As I Lay Dying / American Tragedy “Split CD” (Pluto Records) Angry makes me happy. There’s nothing like a little kicking and screaming to get you fired up. But why would anyone in Southern California be angry? It’s not some…
As I Lay Dying “Beneath the Encasing of Ashes” (Pluto Records) Some hardcore just plain kicks ass….this is definitely the case with As I Lay Dying, formely known as Life Once Lost. True to their name, you can feel the…
AS I LAY DYING interview by Bushman San Diego is known for a lot of things. Hardcore isn’t one of them. There is no urban decay that sprawls across the landscape. It’s a different plague of strip malls and ant-like…
As I Lay Dying “Frail Words Collapse” (Metal Blade) Brutally tight metalcore. Vocals are a singular bark, but are done with intense passion. The real draw here is in the guitars. Lead runs thread themselves through crushing riffage to give…