Decas (As I Lay Dying)

Decas is the second compilation album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying, released through Metal Blade Records on November 4, 2011 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and November 7 in the UK and the rest of Europe and November 8 in the US. The release of Decas was to commemorate the ten years the band has been together and was described by the band as gift to their fans for the years of support. Along with the release of the compilation the band embarked on the "A Decade of Destruction" tour running through November 2011 to December 2011 with opening acts; Of Mice & Men, The Ghost Inside, Iwrestledabearonce and Sylosis.

On September 13, 2011 the band released the lyric video for their new song, "Paralyzed". The band's cover of Judas Priest's "Electric Eye" was made available for streaming through Noisecreep on October 3, 2011. "Paralyzed" was released as a free download on iTunes on November 7, 2011 a day before the US release.

Track Listing

Standard Edition

1. "Paralyzed"
2. "From Shapeless to Breakable"
3. "Moving Forward"
4. "War Ensemble" (Slayer Cover)
5. "Hellion" (Judas Priest)
6. "Electric Eye" (Judas Priest)
7. "Coffee Mug" (Descendents Cover)
8. "Beneath the Encasing of Ashes" (Re-recorded Medley)
9. "The Blinding of False Light" (InnerPartySystem Remix)
10. "Wrath Upon Oursleves" (Ben Weinman Remix)
11. "Confined" (Carnage Remix)
12. "Elegy" (Big Chocolate Remix)

iTunes Bonus Track

• "Upside Down Kingdom" (Iron Krill Remix)

Personnel

As I Lay Dying

• Tim Lambesis - unclean vocals
• Nick Hipa - lead guitar
• Josh Gilbert - bass guitar and clean vocals
• Phil Sgrosso - rhythm guitar
• Jordan Mancino - drums

Production

• Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz and Tim Lambesis
• Remixing on track 9 by InnerPartySystem
• Remixing on track 10 by Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Remixing on track 11 by Carnage
• Remixing on track 12 by Big Chocoalte
• Remixing on track 13 by Iron Krill

Music Video

As I Lay Dying - Paralyzed (Official Music Video)

As I Lay Dying - Paralyzed

As I Lay Dying - Electric Eye (Official Music Video)

As I Lay Dying - Electric Eye

Trivia

• The track, "War Ensemble" was previously released in a limited edition free download on the soundtrack for the video game, Homefront.

References

• http://www.metacritic.com/music/decas
• http://heavymetal.about.com/od/asilaydying/fr/As-I-Lay-Dying-Decas-Review.htm
• http://allmusic.com/album/decas-r2306540
• http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/albums/article/as-i-lay-dying-decas
• http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=2354
• http://www.christianpost.com/news/new-as-i-lay-dying-album-unafraid-of-departing-from-the-divine-60858/
• http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/as_i_lay_dying-decas
• http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/150670-as-i-lay-dying-decas
• http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/as-i-lay-dying-decas.html
• http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/exclusive_as_i_lay_dying_announce_decas_album_details_a_decade_of_destructi
• http://gunshyassassin.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-to-tour-with-sylosis/