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As I Lay Dying<\/a> have\u00a0revealed their full new lineup\u00a0following the\u00a0departures of four previous members last year. With the news also comes a new song titled “Echoes.”<\/p>\n It’s\u00a0the first bit of new music since\u00a0Ken Susi<\/a>, Nick Pierce<\/a>, Ryan Neff<\/a> and Phil Sgrosso<\/a> departed from the group last fall as disturbing videos of vocalist Tim Lambesis<\/a> emerged, leaving\u00a0him\u00a0as the only remaining member.<\/p>\n In addition to Lambesis, As I Lay Dying’s lineup now consists of:<\/p>\n Bill Hudson – guitar (NorthTale<\/a>, I Am Morbid, Tommy Vext<\/a>) This new lineup is set to head out on tour in Europe later this month, which will serve as the band’s first tour since September of 2024.<\/p>\n “As the only primary songwriter on every AILD album, I\u2019m always going to a find a path forward for this catalog of music that I\u2019m so passionate about,” says Lambesis. “But sometimes things come together even better than expected. I\u2019m incredibly grateful for my new bandmates. In addition to being incredibly talented, they genuinely care about my well being and the band we are now all a part of.”<\/p>\n Guitarist Hudson adds, “Tim L and I first met almost 20 years ago and I\u2019ve been in multiple bands with Tim Y. It\u2019s an honor to be a part of the new chapter of As I Lay Dying. What a great way to get together and play with so many friends of 15-plus years at the same time!”<\/p>\n Clancy, who is also an experienced producer, mixer and engineer, shares, “Excited to finally share this new chapter. Check out the music video for ‘Echoes’ \u2014 proud of what we’ve created together. Hope you enjoy it.”<\/p>\n In October of last year, Susi, Pierce, Neff and Sgrosso announced their departures from As I Lay Dying one by one.\u00a0Sgrosso, the only member aside from Lambesis to have been with the band prior to the others all joining in 2022, was the last to leave, having spent 21 years in the band.<\/p>\n “Simply put, recent actions have shown that As I Lay Dying no longer offers a healthy or safe environment for anyone involved \u2014 whether creatively, personally, or professionally,” Sgrosso said, in part, in his exit statement. “After witnessing some concerning patterns of behavior, I\u2019ve realized that I can no longer, in good conscience, enable further actions that could negatively affect anyone working within this space.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Tim Lambesis’ Wife Dany Responds to\u00a0Leaked Video With Statement<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Susi, Pierce and Neff had also released\u00a0statements\u00a0that were mostly vague\u00a0but cited behavioral issues and moral breaking points.<\/p>\n A few weeks later, disturbing video footage surfaced online of the vocalist arguing with his wife and behaving aggressively<\/a> and additional videos of him mistreating a dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the lyrics for “Echoes” and watch the music video below.<\/p>\n Buried by the thoughts, I’m bleeding Haunted by the price I pay A shell of skin around a mind Why would I choose to chase a ghost I watched your body stay yet your heart disappear Hearing echoes, hearing echoes calling I wish there was another way Hearing echoes, hearing echoes calling Let go to become Buried by the thoughts, I’m bleeding They call until I let go Become the architect (the architect) Here is a timeline of what has gone on in the world of As I Lay Dying, from Tim Lambesis’ 2013 arrest through November of 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Lauryn Schaffner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWho Are the New Members of As I Lay Dying?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Don Vedda \u2014 guitar (ex-Jamie’s Elsewhere)
Chris Clancy \u2014 bass\/clean vocals (Mutiny Within)
Tim Yeung \u2014 drums (ex-Morbid Angel<\/a>, ex-Divine Heresy, Tommy Vext, Semi-Rotted)<\/p>\nWhat Happened to As I Lay Dying’s Previous Lineup?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
As I Lay Dying, “Echoes” Music Video + Lyrics<\/h3>\n
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Forged in fire but now I’m seeing
How it’s haunting me
How it’s haunting me<\/p>\n
For passion and impulsivity
But as the blindness fades away
The greatest pain is if I choose to stay<\/p>\n
That’s spiralin’ in a decline
‘Cause you’re dead inside<\/p>\n
When all I would gain is just more loss?
And how could I seek to find my soul
As I kill myself to make you whole?
Why would I sacrifice my only life when
You won’t try to simply even take a look inside?<\/p>\n
Like mourning your death while you’re still here<\/p>\n
(echoes are calling me)
This is haunting how it’s crushing me
It’s crushing me<\/p>\n
But hope cannot save us
The good moments were never gold
Just pyrite giving false hope as we grow old<\/p>\n
(echoes are calling me)
This is haunting how it’s crushing me
(how it’s crushing me)
Now I’m buried by the thoughts, I’m bleeding
Forged in fire but not defeated
I struggle on, I can’t let go<\/p>\n
Who I always should have been
Become the architect
What I was born to build
Become the architect
Of what I was born to build<\/p>\n
Forged in fire but not defeated
I struggle on, I can’t let go
Hearing echoes, hearing echoes calling
(echoes are calling me)
This is haunting how it’s crushing me
(how it’s crushing me)
Now I’m buried by the thoughts, I’m bleeding
Forged in fire but not defeated
I struggle on, I can’t let go
I struggle on, but now let go
(buried by the thoughts, I’m bleeding)
I can’t let go
(forged in fire but not defeated)
I struggle on, the echoes call<\/p>\n
No longer haunted<\/p>\n
Of what I was born to build<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nA Timeline of As I Lay Dying’s Controversial Comeback<\/h2>\n