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Length
  
38:20

Artist
  
As I Lay Dying

Label
  
Metal Blade Records

Decas (2011)
  
Awakened (2012)

Release date
  
4 November 2011

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Released
  
000000002011-11-04-0000November 4, 2011

Genres
  
Metalcore, Thrash metal, Dubstep, Electronica

Producers
  
Adam Dutkiewicz, Tim Lambesis, Ben Weinman, Big Chocolate

Similar
  
As I Lay Dying albums, Melodic death metal albums

As i lay dying 2011 decas full album


Decas is a compilation album by the American metal 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.

Contents

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 written by Tim Lambesis, except where noted; all music composed by As I Lay Dying, except where noted.

Personnel

As I Lay Dying
  • Tim Lambesis – vocals
  • Nick Hipa – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Sgrosso – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Josh Gilbert – bass, clean vocals
  • Jordan Mancino – drums
  • Songs

    1Paralyzed3:03
    2From Shapeless to Breakable2:44
    3Moving Forward3:42

    References

    Decas Wikipedia