Grammy-nominated metalcore mainstays As I Lay Dying are gearing up for a new chapter. The band’s new self-titled record, As I Lay Dying, arrives Feb. 5, 2027 via Napalm Records.
Lead singles “Polarized” and “Retribution” give an early sense of just how wide a net the album casts. “Polarized” pushes toward a more melodic, hook-driven sound built around heavy riffs, while “Retribution” swings the other way entirely, leaning darker, faster and meaner to show off the band’s heavier instincts. Together, the two tracks bookend a record that mostly lives in the space between them. Both songs are also available together as a physical vinyl single, and the band plans to work new material into its upcoming North American dates.
As I Lay Dying 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 why the album carries the band’s own name, As I Lay Dying added: “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 plays like a natural next step for the band, folding melody, aggression, speed, heaviness and atmosphere into one record without leaning too hard on any single era of the band’s history.
The album came together through a heavily collaborative writing and production process. Since forming around the turn of the millennium, As I Lay Dying has carved out a defining role in modern metalcore, moving more than a million albums worldwide, landing Top 10 chart positions on the German album charts and the U.S. Billboard 200, and shaping generations of bands with a mix of crushing heaviness, melodic songwriting, and technical chops.
As I Lay Dying pairs the band’s trademark heaviness with melodic, modern touches, swinging through a wide range of dynamics across its 10 tracks. Lyrically, the record centers on transformation, letting go and personal growth. “If I Fall” mixes raw intensity with vulnerability, working through abandonment and judgment and the fight to rise back up, while “Echoes” builds a darker, emotionally heavy atmosphere around breaking away from destructive bonds.
Chris Clancy and Tim Lambesis, bassist/vocalist and vocalist of As I Lay Dying respectively, produced the album, with Dusten Boles handling production on “No Way Out,” a track that bridges the band’s past and its next direction.
Guest vocalist CJ McCreery of Immortal Disfigurement appears on “No Way Out.” The album’s artwork comes from Corey Meyers, who has handled the band’s visual identity since My Own Grave.
As I Lay Dying returns to North America in November and December 2026 with support from The Curse Within, closing out the final dates of the “Shadows Are Security” run. Come February and March 2027, the band heads out on a full North American tour with Immortal Disfigurement in support, bringing the new album straight to fans across the U.S.
Over the past eight years, As I Lay Dying has cycled through a series of lineup changes that have left Lambesis as the sole remaining founding member. In late 2024, four members left the band in quick succession: longtime guitarist Phil Sgrosso, drummer Nick Pierce, guitarist Ken Susi and bassist/vocalist Ryan Neff.
As I Lay Dying 2026 lineup:
Tim Lambesis / Vocals
Chris Clancy / Bass and Vocals
Don Vedda / Guitar and Vocals
Bill Hudson / Guitar
Tim Yeung / Drums
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