As I Lay Dying are heading back on the road this November and December for a newly announced US headlining tour, closing out the band’s long running celebration of Shadows Are Security while simultaneously pushing toward a new chapter that already feels surrounded by familiar tension.
The short run of dates will feature a revamped lineup consisting of vocalist Tim Lambesis, bassist and clean vocalist Chris Clancy, guitarists Bill Hudson and Don Vedda, alongside drummer Tim Yeung, the tour also arrives as the band record a new album, currently scheduled for release in early 2027 via Napalm Records.
Musically, As I Lay Dying are clearly trying to move forward, publicly though, things are nowhere near that simple.
The announcement lands less than a year after former drummer Nick Pierce publicly blamed Lambesis for the band’s internal collapse in a detailed interview with METAL DRUMMERS UNITED. Pierce, who joined the band in 2022, said members had hoped Lambesis had genuinely changed following his prison sentence in 2014.
“We gave Tim that second chance. That was my second chance to Tim. He fcking blew it. Completely fcking blew it.”
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Pierce’s comments followed months of public allegations and online fallout involving Lambesis and his ex-wife Dany Ciara, who accused the vocalist of abuse, coercive behaviour and infidelity during a lengthy podcast interview late last year. Lambesis later denied key allegations in a public Instagram statement, writing:
“I’m not interested in drama or attention. The music either stands on its own or it doesn’t.”
He also claimed: “Context matters. Online narratives don’t always reflect reality.”
Despite the ongoing backlash, As I Lay Dying are still pushing ahead with touring plans and new music, Lambesis reflected on the Shadows Are Security anniversary run by saying:
“I’ve had an incredible time celebrating Shadows Are Security over the past year and reconnecting with the mindset that shaped that album in the earliest days of As I Lay Dying.”
Whether fans are willing to separate the music from the mounting controversy remains another question entirely, either way the band are once again stepping into the spotlight with old wounds still hanging heavily over everything attached to the As I Lay Dying name.
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