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The members of As I Lay Dying—Nick Hipa [guitar], Phil Sgrosso [guitar], Josh Gilbert [bass, vocals], Jordan Mancino [drums] were left with a bit of a stark choice after their singer Tim Lambesis was incarcerated and sentenced to six years in prison after attempting to have an undercover police officer murder his wife and even poured scorn on the band's much vaunted Christian values – something which Nick Hipa denies. The choice was whether to continue making music or not and also to decide how to go on and with whom. Eventually they combined with Shane Blay of Oh, Sleeper and their debut album has just surfaced.

As a debut the album is promising but falls into the modern day trap of having far too many tracks. Ten would have been fine but fifteen is too much. The album is at its best just after the halfway mark especially with "Father/Son" and the heavy yet tuneful "Profane or Archers". That said, during my initial listen I became bored and restless and hoping that the album was nearly over yet when I checked I was only on track five "The Mason". Both the first and last tracks could be removed and nothing would be lost and personally I could do without "Death to Rights" and/or "The Tempest" which would leave a compact, metalcore-for-the-kids record which would serve as an agreeable introduction to the band.


Track Listing:

  1. Foreward
  2. All Rise
  3. Death to Rights
  4. Tempest
  5. Moving Up
  6. Sight of Shore
  7. Father/Son
  8. Profane
  9. Archers
  10. Ruined Ends
  11. Identity
  12. Matter of Time
  13. Prophets
  14. Onward

Added: August 29th 2014
Reviewer: Simon Bray
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Related Link: Band Website
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Language: english

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