AS I LAY DYING Announces New, Self-Titled Studio Album, Shares Two Singles 'Polarized' And 'Retribution'

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.

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" represents a natural evolution of the band's sound, bringing together melody, aggression, speed, heaviness and atmosphere without being tied to one particular era of AS I LAY DYING.

AS I LAY DYING was shaped through a highly collaborative songwriting and production process. Since forming around the turn of the millennium, AS I LAY DYING have played a defining role in modern metalcore, selling more than one million albums worldwide, earning Top 10 chart positions including on the official German album charts and the U.S. Billboard 200, and influencing generations of bands with their combination of crushing heaviness, melodic songwriting and technical precision.

"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" combines the band's signature heaviness with melodic and modern elements while moving through a wide range of dynamics across the album. Lyrically, the record explores transformation, letting go and personal growth. "If I Fall" combines raw intensity with vulnerability, confronting abandonment, judgment and the strength to rise again, while "Echoes" creates a darker, emotionally charged atmosphere centered around breaking free from destructive bonds.

"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.

AS I LAY DYING delivers an album that captures a broad range of the band's sound. Guest vocalist CJ McCreery of IMMORTAL DISFIGUREMENT appears on "No Way Out". The artwork was created by Corey Meyers, who has worked on the band's visual identity since "My Own Grave".

AS I LAY DYING will return to North America in November and December 2026 with special guest THE CURSE WITHIN for the final dates of their "Shadows Are Security" run. In February and March 2027, AS I LAY DYING will embark on an extensive North American tour with special guest IMMORTAL DISFIGUREMENT, bringing music from the new album directly to fans across the United States.

Over the past eight years, AS I LAY DYING has gone through a series of lineup changes that have left Lambesis as the only remaining founding member.

In late 2024, 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 2026 is:

Tim Lambesis - Vocals
Chris Clancy - Bass and Vocals
Don Vedda - Guitar and Vocals
Bill Hudson - Guitar
Tim Yeung - Drums

Photo credit: Tom Flynn