As I Lay Dying – The Powerless Rise (2010)

Album Review

In the three-year interim between 2007′s Ocean Between Us and The Powerless Rise, San Diego’s As I Lay Dying toured widely enough to cement their relationship with then-new bassist Josh Gilbert, who also picks up some backing vocal chores. It’s not that that they’ve changed their formula so much as honed it to something so sharp it bleeds excellence. While everything here charges maniacally and furiously from the opening track — and first single — “Beyond Our Suffering,” right on through to the set-closer “The Blinding of False Light,” there are some slower intros on tracks such as “Parallels” and “Upside Down Kingdom” that work to stellar dramatic effect when the tunes give way to furious thrashing. The twin-guitar attack of Nick Hipa and Phil Sgrosso is sharper and heavier than ever here… Read more on allmusic.com

About the Band

As I Lay Dying are a metal-hardcore crossover band from San Diego, CA. The group formed as a trio in 2001 with vocalist Tim Lambesis, drummer Jordan Mancino, and guitarist Evan White, and shortly thereafter released Beneath the Encasing of Ashes. A split CD with the American Tragedy followed the next year. In 2003 the band signed with Metal Blade and released Frail Words Collapse. After the album’s release, White left the band and the… Read more on allmusic.com

Tracks

				Title	Composer	Time
		1		Beyond Our Suffering	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	2:49
		2		Anodyne Sea	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	4:34
		3		Without Conclusion	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	3:15
		4		Parallels	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	4:57
		5		The Plague	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	3:42
		6		Anger and Apathy	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	4:25
		7		Condemned	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	2:49
		8		Upside Down Kingdom	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	4:00
		9		Vacancy	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	4:26
		10		The Only Constant Is Change	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	4:07
		11		The Blinding of False Light	As I Lay Dying, Lambesis	5:10