Discography:
"Beneath the Encasing of Ashes" (2001)
"As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy (split CD)" (2002)
"Frail Words Collapse" (2003)

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"Frail Words Collapse"

01. 94 Hours
02. Falling Upon Deaf Ears
03. Forever
04. Collision
05. Distance Is Darkness
06. Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier
07. Undefined
08. A Thousand Steps
09. The Beginning
10. Song 10
11. The Pain of Separation
12. Elegy

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"As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy"

01. Illusion (As I Lay Dying)
02. The Beginning (As I Lay Dying)
03. Reinvention (As I Lay Dying)
04. The Pain of Separation (As I Lay Dying)
05. Forever (As I Lay Dying)

06. - (American Tragedy)
07. Choking on a Dream (American Tragedy)
08. World Intruded (American Tragedy)
09. Spite and Splinter (American Tragedy)
10. Porcelain (American Tragedy)
11. Moments and In Between(American Tragedy)

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"Benath the Encasing of Ashes"

01. Beneath the Encasing of Ashes
02. Torn Within
03. Forced to Die
04. A Breath in the Eyes of Eternity
05. Blood Turned to Tears
06. The Voices That Betray Me
07. When this World Fades
08. A Long March
09. Surrounded
10. Refined By Your Embrace
11. The Innocence Spilled
12. Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier

My Thoughts:
Geez...look at the name. Right away, you know these guys are dark. From San Diego, As I Lay Dying is Metalcore/harcore at it's brutal and epic best. Superbly melodic at times, and then shifting to chaos and neck-snapping precision, you'll hear guitar that is unique and a voice that is suited for screaming and singing. I got their new CD, "Frail Words Collapse" and I must say that I am stunned. On the first song 94 Hours, listen to the drums. There is a part that I thought at first thought was a machine gun, no it's the drummer on the double bass pedal. Go get "Frail Words Collapse..."


Links:
As I Lay Dying.com
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