Flames fuel rebirth. In the wake of the conflagration, future possibilities flourish out of the ashes. Reigniting a brotherhood dating back nearly two decades, AS I LAY DYING rise together on their seventh full-length and debut for Nuclear Blast, the aptly titled »Shaped By Fire«. The San Diego quintet—Tim Lambesis [vocals], Jordan Mancino [drums], Phil Sgrosso [guitar], Nick Hipa [guitar], and Josh Gilbert [bass]—rally together and recharge the precise and pummelling metallic assault that transformed them into a turn-of-the-century heavy music phenomenon.

These eleven tracks mark their first body of work together since 2012 and represent the dawn of a bold new era.

“For me, this is the most meaningful AS I LAY DYING record,” states Nick. “Every album encapsulates who you are and what you’ve gone through. At this point in time, we’ve gone through more than I ever imagined, but we all grew. I’m so proud of my bandmates and what we’ve done. We became better musicians and better people. People will hear a positive resolve to our journey so far.”

“With everything that’s happened and all of the time away, there really was no other option than to be the best version of AS I LAY DYING we could possibly be,” Tim declares. “We wanted to make sure we made an album that represented our best selves. Individually and collectively, a similar rebirth happened.”

TRACKLIST CD/ LP:

1. Burn To Emerge
2. Blinded
3. Shaped By Fire
4. Undertow
5. Torn Between
6. Gatekeeper
7. The Wreckage
8. My Own Grave
9. Take What's Left
10. Redefined
11. Only After We've Fallen
12. The Toll It Takes

LINE-UP:

Tim Lambesis | Vocals
Nick Hipa | Guitar
Phil Sgrosso | Guitar
Josh Gilbert | Bass, vocals
Jordan Mancino | Drums