PRESS RELEASE:
The Grammy-nominated group AS I LAY DYING will premiere a new song “Cauterize” today (Friday, June 22) on Sirius Radio’s “Liquid Metal” channel at 5:00pm ET. This Sunday, the song will debut on www.AsILayDying.com for free starting at midnight PST for 24 hours only. It will then be available for download on iTunes and online everywhere the next day. AS I LAY DYING are currently holed up in the Blasting Room with renowned rock producer Bill Stevenson, who’s also the drummer for Descendents (and has played with Black Flag); and mixer Colin Richardson. The group — NICK HIPA (guitar), TIM LAMBESIS (vocals), JORDAN MANCINO (drums), PHIL SGROSSO (guitar) and JOSH GILBERT (bass) — are putting the finishing touches on their new album AWAKENED, due out September 25 on Metal Blade.
AWAKENED marks the follow-up the Decas EP (2011) which reached #2 on the iTunes Rock Chart. The group’s last LP, 2010′s immensely successful The Powerless Rise debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #10. The Powerless Rise also reached #2 on Billboard’s Independent Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard’s Hard Music Albums Chart.
AS I LAY DYING will join the fifth annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world’s largest touring heavy music festival, which kicks off June 30 in San Bernardino, CA. The main stage will be the strongest ever with the headlining slot occupied by multi-platinum Iowa legends Slipknot, with legendary metal acts Slayer, and Motörhead supporting. AS I LAY DYING will join the main stage in rotation, alongside The Devil Wears Prada and Asking Alexandria; see all dates below. During the Mayhem Festival, AS I LAY DYING will be offering a limited edition laminate which serves as the way to pre-order a copy of AWAKENED from the band directly at their merch booth onsite. Each laminate will have a unique code which fans can enter at www.metalblade.com/awakened for the CD to be shipped directly to their doorstep. Fans must redeem the code by November 1st, 2012 (available in the continental U.S. only). Redemptions received by September 12 will ship by September 18. The laminate will only be available for purchase at the band’s merch booth on the Mayhem Festival (purchase price includes the laminate, CD, and shipping).
AS I LAY DYING
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival w/ Slipknot, Slayer, Whitechapel + more
06/30 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater
07/01 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
07/02 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre *Headline show/non-Mayhem
07/03 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheater
07/04 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
07/06 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavillion
07/07 Albuquerque, NM Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion
07/08 Englewood, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
07/10 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
07/11 Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
07/12 Willmar, MN Sonshine Festival *Headline show/non-Mayhem
07/13 Tampa, FL 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater
07/14 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre
07/15 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
07/16 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s *Headline show/non-Mayhem
07/18 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheater
07/19 Wichita, KS The Scene-ary *Headline show/non-Mayhem
07/20 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/21 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
07/22 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/23 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theatre *Headline show/non-Mayhem
07/24 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
07/25 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
07/26 Rochester, NY Club At Water Street *Headline show/non-Mayhem
07/27 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/28 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
07/29 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
07/30 Richmond, VA Canal Club *Headline show/non-Mayhem
07/31 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/01 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
08/03 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
08/04 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
08/05 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
08/08 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ *Supporting Slipknot
08/09 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion *Supporting Slipknot
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