As I Lay Dying is one of the iconic bands of the 2000's. A band that has been looked up to by a generation of youngsters for their blending of just about every heavier rock style one can think of. Blending the obvious base of metal and hardcore, with punk music influences, classic metal, noise, and on their latest release thrash metal.Perhaps the most mature release from AILD to date. the record flows alot better than previous records, and you can def. tell the band is trying to establish a more iconic sound. I think the shear speed of this record is something to be looked at. It's fast past, knuckle driven metal songs, and it rocks like the Anthrax of a new generation. Forget bands like Avenged Sevefold, Bullet For My Valentine, and the Showdown; As I Lay Dying is a representation of this generations great metal.
Bottom line is this band is the epitamy of a group of extreme metal heads that jam with infleunces of so many. Yeah maybe they listened to At The gates too much, and maybe they played "Madhouse" on Guitar Hero too much, but this band is exciting to watch as they are perfecting the wheel in which their four fathers invinted.
FINAL GRADE: B+
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