AS I LAY DYING completes recording ninth album; announce new songs 'Polarized' and 'Retribution'
09-09-2026
U.S. metalcore veterans AS I LAY DYING have completed recording their ninth studio album, tentatively due in early 2027 via Napalm Records. Two of the songs which are being considered for inclusion on the follow-up to 2024’s “Through Storms Ahead” LP, “Polarized” and “Retribution”, will be made available on Tuesday, September 15.
AS I LAY DYING vocalist Tim Lambesis released a video message in which he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “So we finally finished recording the new AS I LAY DYING album, and we did 12 songs with the intention of keeping 10. We’ve had a lot of conversations amongst us trying to figure out what those 10 songs are, and we figured we should bring you guys in on the conversation.
“So, we’re gonna show you little clips of two songs coming up called ‘Polarized’ and ‘Retribution’,” he continued. “Over the next week, we’ll sort of introduce these songs, and then on September 15th, we’ll have both those songs come out fully, and we’ll open up some voting for you guys to tell us, do these polarizing two different ends of the album both belong on the AS I LAY DYING album?
“‘Polarized’ is quite a bit more melodic, mid-tempo, a little bit more singing, but still very heavy and driving. And then ‘Retribution’ is just fast, dark and heavy, no singing at all whatsoever,” Tim explained. “So those are the two ends of the spectrum. We figured we’d start there, see what you guys thought, and most of the rest of the record lives somewhere in between. But we wanna bring you guys in to just give us your feedback so we can make these final decisions together.”
Last year, AS I LAY DYING released two new singles, “Echoes” and “If I Fall”.
Watch “If I Fall” and “Echoes” below.
Lambesis comments: “I wrote the first version of ‘If I Fall’ before the new lineup even came together, and I knew the song had real potential. As each musician joined the process, that potential only grew — everyone brought something that elevated what I’d already started. Musically it hints at what’s possible with this refreshed energy, and lyrically it reflects the kind of people I want around me for this next and best chapter.”
“Echoes” and “If I Fall” marked the debut of a dynamic new AS I LAY DYING lineup, bringing together seasoned talent and fresh energy:
Tim Lambesis – Vocals
Chris Clancy – Bass, Clean Vocals
Over the past seven years, AS I LAY DYING has gone through a series of lineup changes that have left Lambesis as the only remaining founding member.
Late last year, four members of AS I LAY DYING separately announced that they were leaving the band: longtime guitarist Phil Sgrosso, drummer Nick Pierce, guitarist Ken Susi and bassist/vocalist Ryan Neff.
Sgrosso announced his departure from AS I LAY DYING on October 30, 2024. His exit came just six days after Pierce and Susi left the group, and 12 days after Neff said he was also leaving the band.
AS I LAY DYING‘s 2024 European tour, “Through Storms Ahead”, which was scheduled to kick off on November 15, 2024 in Würzburg, Germany, was eventually canceled. TuskaLive and Grey Beard, the promoters of the Helsinki, Finland concert on the trek, which was supposed to take place on November 21, 2024 at Kulttuuritalo, wrote in a social media post that the tour would “not be rescheduled.”
Bill Hudson – Guitar
Don Vedda – Guitar
Tim Yeung – Drums
Lambesis previously commented: “As the only primary songwriter on every AS I LAY DYING album, I’m always going to a find a path forward for this catalog of music that I’m so passionate about. But sometimes things come together even better than expected. I’m incredibly grateful for my new bandmates. In addition to being incredibly talented, they genuinely care about my well being and the band we are now all a part of.”
Hudson added: “Tim L and I first met almost 20 years ago and I’ve been in multiple bands with Tim Y. It’s an honor to be a part of the new chapter of AS I LAY DYING. What a great way to get together and play with so many friends of 15+ years at the same time!”
Clancy said: “Excited to finally share this new chapter. Check out the music video for ‘Echoes’. Proud of what we’ve created together. Hope you enjoy it.”
Through Storms Ahead tracklisting:
1. Permanence
2. A Broken Reflection
3. Burden
4. We Are The Dead (feat. Alex Terrible, Tom Barber)
5. Whitewashed Tomb
6. Through Storms Ahead
7. The Void Within
8. Strength To Survive
9. Gears That Never Stop
10. The Cave We Fear To Enter
11. Taken From Nothing
Through Storms Ahead will be available in the following formats:
-Digital Album
-1CD Digisleeve
-1LP Gatefold Black
-1LP Gatefold Crystal Clear (North America only)
-1LP Gatefold Solid Verde (Napalm Records mail order only – limited to 200)
-1LP Gatefold Black Clear Dust w/ 12” Booklet, Slipmat (Napalm Records mail order only – limited to 300)
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