As I Lay Dying — Frail Words Collapse

𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

20 years ago today, Frail Words Collapsed!

On this day (July 1) in 2003, American Metalcore band, As I Lay Dying released their second full-length studio album, “Frail Words Collapse” via Metal Blade Records, their first release through the label.

Only two of the four current band-members (drummer Jordan Mancino and frontman Tim Lambesis) appeared on the album. This is also the last album to feature Evan White before his departure from the band shortly after the album's release. Two of the band's signature songs, "94 Hours" and "Forever", appear on the album.

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During early 2003, when As I Lay Dying's Pluto Records contract expired, the band pursued deals with other record labels. After extensive touring and an increase in popularity, As I Lay Dying was offered a record deal with Metal Blade Records in March 2003. Almost four months later (July 2003), the band's released “Frail Words Collapse”. The album gets its name from a lyric of one of the songs on it, "Falling upon Deaf Ears".

Produced by Lambesis, the album peaked at No. 30 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and No. 41 on the Top Heatseekers chart.

Music videos for the songs "94 Hours" and "Forever" received rotation on networks such as Fuse and MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.

William York of AllMusic thought the band "doesn't really add anything new to the mix from a musical standpoint" with the release, while also praising it for being "solid enough and well executed" with "adequate" production. Sherwin Frias of Jesus Freak Hideout had similar sentiments and commented "As I Lay Dying didn't exactly break many boundaries in making this record", but praised that each song is "executed so well (and with such precision) that nary a song misses its target."

To promote the album, As I Lay Dying toured with support from bands like Himsa, Shadows Fall, The Black Dahlia Murder, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Sworn Enemy, and Hatebreed.

The album has sold 250,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Links to Artists, Albums, and Music Videos:

Click this link to listen to “Frail Words Collapse” via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/frail-words-collapse/54266890

Click this link to listen to “Frail Words Collapse” via Spotify: Frail Words Collapse https://open.spotify.com/album/1atsQ3zl1LR122Y1UZajsE

Click this link to watch the official music video for "94 Hours": https://youtu.be/9WxGfjs0kvc

Click this link to watch the official music video for “Forever”: https://youtu.be/RwuBRUcmM_k

Click this link to follow As I Lay Dying on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asilaydying

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