AS I LAY DYING Confirmed For DUBAI DESERT ROCK FEST

According to Phride.com, San Diego's AS I LAY DYING has been confirmed for this year's Dubai Desert Rock Fest, set to take place March 7-8, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Headlining the festival will be the English rock phenomenon MUSE, who will take the stage on March 8 as the final band to perform at this year's event.

The festival billing is now shaping up as follows:

March 7:

KORN
MACHINE HEAD
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
AS I LAY DYING
SLAPSHOCK
NERVECELL

March 8:

MUSE
VELVET REVOLVER
MARKY RAMONE
SPOONFEEDAS
JULIANA DOWN

Vocalist Tim Lambesis of AS I LAY DYING recently revealed his 10 favorite albums of 2007 for MySpace's "A Place for Metal". Watch the five-minute clip below.