Artist: AS I LAY DYING
Album: LONG MARCH - THE FIRST RECORDINGS (CD)

Release date: 2006
Media type: CD

In the United States AS I LAY DYING are already one of the biggest exponents of the Metalcore/New Wave Of American Heavy Metal genre next to KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, with sales figures way up in the five-digit region. In Europe, too, the San Diego five-piece can boast an ever-growing fan base and rising record sales. After their 2005 breakthrough album “Shadows Are Security”, which decidedly influenced a number of new bands soon after its release, and a triumphant Hell on Earth Tour (with NEAERA, END OF DAYS, EVERGREEN TERRACE, AGENTS OF MAN and HEAVEN SHALL BURN) as well as staggering shows at Rock am Ring / Rock im Park (VELVET REVOLVER, IRON MAIDEN, UNEARTH, R.E.M., DIE TOTEN HOSEN, GREEN DAY…), AS I LAY DYING have been able to further build on their exceptional status.

n order to bridge the gap to their next studio album and as a gift to their loyal fans, the band is re-releasing their early recordings on an album titled “A Long March – The First Recordings” on 19.05.2006 (G/A/S) / 22.05.2006 (rest of Europe). Included are all tracks from their debut “Beneath The Encasing Of Ashes“, as well as the songs from their split-CD with AMERICAN TRAGEDY, both originally released in 2001 by Pluto Records. These CDs have become collector’s items which are being sold on the Internet for up to $75! This re-release proves these songs are worth every cent, but in a “value for money” version! On top of all that, AS I LAY DYING will be playing this year’s Pressure Fest in Herne, one of the top events in the scene!

TRACKLIST:

I. The re-recorded…*
THE EP
1. Illusions
2. The Beginning
3. Reinvention
4. The Pain of Separation
5. Forever
* Newly recorded versions of the entire 2002 “EP”

II. The first two months (2001)…
BENEATH THE ENCASING OF ASHES
6. Beneath the Encasing of Ashes
7. Torn Within
8. Forced to Die
9. A Breath in the Eyes of Eternity
10. Blood Turned to Tears
11. The Voices that Betray Me
12. When This World Fades
13. Surrounded
14. A Long March
15. Refined by Your Embrace
16. The Innocence Spilled
17. Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier

III. A year later (2002)…
THE EP (original versions)
18. Illusions
19. The Beginning
20. Reinvention
21. The Pain of Separation
22. Forever

LINE-UP:

Tim Lambesis – Vocals
Phil Sgrosso – Guitar
Nick Hipa – Guitar
Clint Norris – Bass
Jordan Mancino – Drums