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As I Lay Dying post entire album online


As I Lay Dying (2009) AS I LAY DYING's new album THE POWERLESS RISE (out May 11 on Metal Blade) is now streaming live on their MySpace page. From today at 12:00pm PST through Monday, May 10 at 6:00pm PST the entire 11-song disc including the furious new single "Parallels" will be unlocked and streaming live. The group will be featured act on the MySpace front page and music pages through May 11.

While AS I LAY DYING cross the U.S. on their headlining tour with Demon Hunter, blessthefall and War Of Ages, the group have announced a day-of-release in-store at Rolling Stones Music (7300 W. Irving Pk. Rd. Norridge, IL 60706). The in-store signing will begin at 3:30 PM sharp and continue until before the band's headlining show later that night at the House of Blues (329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL).

In tech news, AS I LAY DYING's blistering first single "Beyond Our Suffering” is now available for fans to play and download for FREE on Tap Tap Revenge 3 via the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Tap Tap Revenge is a popular music game in the tradition of Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution that puts rhythmic skills to the test in all-new ways. Tap through the beats or shake left and right as the arrows fall. Download exclusive tracks or take on your friends head-to-head in Tap Tap Revenge's unique two-player mode. For more info, visit: http://tapulous.com/taptap3.

Combined sales for the Grammy-nominated group's last four albums now exceed 1.3 million copies. THE POWERLESS RISE marks the follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed fourth album An Ocean Between Us which debuted at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Rock Chart, earning the group a Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance" alongside Slayer and King Diamond. For the new album, the group re-teamed with producer Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage and mixer Colin Richardson who they'd previously worked with on An Ocean Between Us.


After AS I LAY DYING wrap their current headlining U.S Tour with Demon Hunter, blessthefall and War of Ages, the group will head overseas for shows in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, France, Holland, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Sweden and the U.K. On July 12, AS I LAY DYING will launch the "Cool Tour” with Underoath, Between The Buried And Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages. The nationwide trek will launch July 12 in Orlando and wrap up in San Francisco on August 1. For pre-sale tickets and more information, visit: www.cooltour10.com.

For the latest news on AS I LAY DYING, check out the newly designed website: www.AsILayDying.com.

AS I LAY DYING U.S. headlining tour with Demon Hunter, blessthefall and War of Ages and "COOL TOUR" with Between The Buried And Me, blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages (see all confirmed dates below.)


DATE
CITY VENUE
Headlining Tour w/ Demon Hunter, blessthefall, and War of Ages
Fri 5/7 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
Sat 5/8 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
Sun 5/9 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
Mon 5/10 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
Tue 5/11 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Wed 5/12 Minneapolis, MN The Cabooze
Thu 5/13 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
Fri 5/14 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
Sat 5/15 Magna, UT The Great Salt Air
Sun 5/16 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
Mon 5/17 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
Tue 5/18 Eugene, OR McDonald Theater
Thu 5/20 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
Fri 5/21 San Diego, CA SOMA
Sat 5/22 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Cool Tour w/ Underoath, Between the Buried and Me, Blessthefall, The Acacia Strain, Architects, Cancer Bats, and War of Ages

**Mon 7/12 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Tue 7/13 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
Wed 7/14 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Thu 7/15 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
Fri 7/16 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Sat 7/17 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
Sun 7/18 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Tue 7/20 Boston, MA House of Blues
Wed 7/21 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Thu 7/22 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Fri 7/23 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
Sat 7/24 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Complex
Sun 7/25 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Mon 7/27 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater
Wed 7/28 Dallas, TX The Palladium Ballroom
Fri 7/30 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
Sat 7/31 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
Sun 8/1 San Francisco, CA The Warfield




** denotes no Acacia Strain

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Tags:  As I Lay DyingThe Powerless RiseMetal Blade Records  

    May 07, 2010

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