AS I LAY DYING announces new, self-titled studio album, shares two singles 'Polarized' and 'Retribution'
16-09-2026
On February 5, 2027, Grammy-nominated metalcore pioneers AS I LAY DYING return with their new self-titled album, “As I Lay Dying”, via Napalm Records.
With the two new singles “Polarized” and “Retribution”, AS I LAY DYING showcases two deliberately contrasting sides of their new album. “Polarized” leans into a more melodic and accessible direction, combining heavy riffs with an immediate, driving song structure. “Retribution” takes a darker, faster and more aggressive approach, highlighting the heavier side of the band’s sound. Together, the two tracks offer an early look at the musical range of AS I LAY DYING, with much of the album occupying the space between those two directions. Both songs are also available together as a physical vinyl single, and new material will be brought to the stage during the band’s upcoming North American tours.
Watch “Polarized” and “Retribution” below.
AS I LAY DYING comments on the new singles: “‘Polarized’ and ‘Retribution’ show two very different sides of what we’ve been creating. One leans more melodic, while the other is darker, faster, and heavier, with much of the record living somewhere between the two. Despite how different they are, both still feel rooted in what AS I LAY DYING is. We’re excited for people to hear them and to bring this new chapter of the band on the road in February.”
On the new album, AS I LAY DYING states: “Making this the first self-titled AS I LAY DYING album felt significant because the record feels like both a continuation and a reset. We weren’t trying to recreate one era of the band or force the songs into a narrow definition of what AS I LAY DYING should sound like. We wanted to bring together everything we naturally gravitate toward: melody, aggression, speed, heaviness, emotion, atmosphere, and big riffs, while making sure every song still felt unmistakably like AS I LAY DYING.”
“As I Lay Dying” track listing:
01. Satellites
02. Echoes
03. Relentless
04. The Cost To Stay
05. Polarized
06. Retribution
07. A Heart Meant To Break
08. No Way Out
09. If I Fall
10. After The Storm
“As I Lay Dying” was produced by AS I LAY DYING bassist/vocalist Chris Clancy and AS I LAY DYING vocalist Tim Lambesis, with “No Way Out” produced by Dusten Boles, connecting the band’s past and future while expanding their sound.
Last year, AS I LAY DYING released two new singles, “Echoes” and “If I Fall”.
Watch “If I Fall” and “Echoes” below.
Lambesis commented “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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