Decas
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Decas |
| type | compilation |
| artist | As I Lay Dying |
| cover | As I Lay Dying - Decas.jpg |
| released | |
| length | 38:20 |
| label | Metal Blade |
| producer | |
| prev_title | The Powerless Rise |
| prev_year | 2010 |
| next_title | Awakened |
| next_year | 2012 |
| :: |
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Decas is the second compilation album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. It features three newly recorded songs, four cover songs, four remixes and one re-recording. The album was released through Metal Blade Records on November 4, 2011, in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; on November 7 in the UK and the rest of Europe; and on November 8 in the US.
The release of Decas is meant to commemorate As I Lay Dying's tenth anniversary of being a band, and was also described by the group as a gift to their fans for their support over the years. Coinciding with the release of Decas, As I Lay Dying embarked on the "A Decade of Destruction" tour running from November through December 2011 with openers Of Mice & Men, The Ghost Inside, Iwrestledabearonce and Sylosis.
"Paralyzed" was first released as a YouTube lyric video on September 13, 2011. Also, on November 7, the day before the album's US release, "Paralyzed" was released on iTunes as a free download. The track was originally intended to be the iTunes pre-order bonus for As I Lay Dying's previous album, The Powerless Rise. "War Ensemble" was previously released in a Limited Edition Free Download of the Video Game, Homefront soundtrack. "Electric Eye" was first available to stream via Noisecreep on October 3, 2011.
Track listing
| all_lyrics = Tim Lambesis, except where noted | all_music = As I Lay Dying, except where noted
| title1 = Paralyzed | length1 = 3:04
| title2 = From Shapeless to Breakable | length2 = 2:44
| title3 = Moving Forward | length3 = 3:42
| title4 = War Ensemble | note4 = originally by Slayer | lyrics4 = Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman | music4 = Hanneman | length4 = 4:50
| title5 = Hellion | note5 = originally by Judas Priest | lyrics5 = (instrumental) | music5 = K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton | length5 = 0:44
| title6 = Electric Eye | note6 = originally by Judas Priest | lyrics6 = Rob Halford | music6 = Downing, Tipton | length6 = 3:45
| title7 = Coffee Mug | note7 = originally by Descendents | lyrics7 = Bill Stevenson | music7 = Stephen Egerton, Stevenson | length7 = 0:40
| title8 = Beneath the Encasing | note8 = re-recorded medley | length8 = 3:57
| title9 = The Blinding of False Light | note9 = Innerpartysystem remix | length9 = 4:18
| title10 = Wrath Upon Ourselves | note10 = Ben Weinman remix | length10 = 2:25
| title11 = Confined | note11 = Kelly "Carnage" Cairns remix | length11 = 3:51
| title12 = Elegy | note12 = Big Chocolate remix | length12 = 4:20 |total_length = 38:20
| headline = iTunes Store bonus track
| title13 = Upside Down Kingdom | note13 = Iron Krill remix | length13 = 3:02
Personnel
As I Lay Dying
- Tim Lambesis – lead vocals
- Nick Hipa – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Phil Sgrosso – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Gilbert – bass, clean vocals
- Jordan Mancino – drums
References
References
- "Decas – As I Lay Dying". [[CBS Interactive]].
- Kapper, Andrew. "As I Lay Dying – Decas". [[The New York Times Company]].
- Heaney, Gregory. "''Decas'' – Overview". [[Rovi Corporation]].
- Hagen, Paul. "As I Lay Dying – Decas". [[Big Cheese (magazine).
- Alisoglu, Scott. "AS I LAY DYING Decas (Metal Blade)". [[Roadrunner Records]].
- Hensch, Mark. (7 November 2011). "New As I Lay Dying Album Unafraid of Departing From the Divine". William Anderson.
- Walschots, Natalie Zina. (8 November 2011). "As I Lay Dying – Decas". Ian Danzig.
- Prokofiev, Dane. (10 November 2011). "As I Lay Dying: Decas". [[PopMatters]].
- McKenna, David. (24 October 2011). "Review: As I Lay Dying – Decas". [[NewBay Media]].
- AP Staff. (September 12, 2011). "Exclusive: As I Lay Dying announce ''Decas'' album details, ''A Decade Of Destruction'' tour". [[Alternative Press (music magazine).
- Harris, Chris. (September 12, 2011). "Update: As I Lay Dying To Tour With Sylosis, Release Decas LP". Gun Shy Assassin.
- (2012), Bosso, Joe: https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-as-i-lay-dyings-nick-hipa-talks-new-album-awakened-561421, Retrieved September 19, 2021
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