As I Lay Dying To Release Decas Nov 8th Via Metal Blade

Grammy®-nominated metal group AS I LAY DYING is pleased to announce the details of their upcoming release Decas and the “A Decade of Destruction” tour; both coinciding with the band’s 10-year anniversary. With over 1,000,000 units sold in the U.S. in just less than 10 years, San Diego metal act AS I LAY DYING will celebrate this milestone with the very special release Decas, available November 8 in North America, November 7 in the UK and Europe, and November 4 in GAS. Decas celebrates the band’s accomplishments by offering three brand new songs, cover songs that pay homage to just a few of the bands that have influenced AS I LAY DYING, and remixes by INNERPARTYSYSTEM (Katy Perry, Ladyhawke, Thursday, Good Charlotte and many others), Benjamin Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Kelly “Carnage” Cairns (Austrian Death Machine, War of Ages), and Big Chocolate (Asking Alexandria, iwrestledabearonce, Suicide Silence).

Head to www.decasalbum.com to check out a video of the band talking about the upcoming Decas release and A Decade of Destruction tour.

Decas tracklisting:

1. Paralyzed

2. From Shapeless to Breakable

3. Moving Forward

4. War Ensemble (Slayer cover)

5. Hellion (Judas Priest Cover)

6. Electric Eye (Judas Priest Cover)

7. Coffee Mug (Descendents cover)

8. Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (Re-Recorded Medley)

9. The Blinding of False Light (Innerpartysystem Remix)

10. Wrath Upon Ourselves (Benjamin Weinman Remix)

11. Confined (Kelly “Carnage” Cairns Remix)

12. Elegy (Big Chocolate Remix)

In conjunction with the band’s 10^th anniversary and the release of Decas, AS I LAY DYING will finish off 2011 with a national headlining tour that will include selections spanning the band’s career. Joining AS I LAY DYING on A Decade of Destruction tour are special guests Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis. A Decade of Destruction kicks off on November 30 in Long Island, NY and wraps up in the band’s hometown, San Diego, on December 16.

AS I LAY DYING recently launched a Facebook app that lets fans gauge how well they know the band. Take the quiz at: http://apps.facebook.com/ailddecasquiz.