Today (October 10th) finds San Diego, CA-based metalcore band As I Lay Dying rolling out the fourth single from their new album “Through Storms Ahead“. That song, “Whitewashed Tomb“, comes flanked by a video that was co-directed by Tom Flynn and Mike Watts, as well the following explanation from vocalist Tim Lambesis:
“‘Whitewashed Tomb‘ represents a balance between the melody and aggression that AILD is known for with an interesting modern twist from the way that Phil and Hiram produced it. When Phil wrote the original demo, I could instantly appreciate the classic melodic-metal influences in the guitar melodies contrasted with an underlying darker theme.
So, lyrically it seemed fitting for me to focus on the metaphor of a whitewashed tomb. It is something clean and beautiful at a first glance until the darker hidden side is revealed. I also love what Ryan Neff added to solidify that sense of contrast vocally, as well.”
Napalm Records will be out on November 15th and is the first studio album from the band with their current incarnation, which includes vocalist Tim Lambesis and guitarist/vocalist Phil Sgrosso, plus ex-Unearth members Ken Susi (guitars) and Nick Pierce (drums), and current bassist/vocalist Ryan Neff (of Miss May I).
With Caliban, Decapitated and Ov Sulfur:
11/15 Würzburg, GER – Posthalle
11/16 Prague, CZE – Sasazu
11/18 Gothenburg, SWE – Film Studios
11/19 Oslo, NOR – Rockefeller
11/21 Helsinki, FIN – Kulttuuritalo
11/23 Stockholm, SWE – Fållan
11/24 Copenhagen, DEN – Amager Bio
11/25 Berlin, GER – Huxleys
11/26 Warsaw, POL – Progresja
11/27 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
11/28 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
11/29 Munich, GER – Zenith
11/30 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
12/01 Rome, ITA – Orion
12/03 Zürich, SWI – Xtra
12/04 Lyon, FRA – Transbordeur
12/05 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
12/06 Madrid, SPA – Riviera
12/08 Paris, FRA – Trianon
12/09 Saarbrücken, GER – E-Werk
12/10 Brussels, BEL – AB
12/11 Amsterdam, NET – Melkweg
12/13 Hamburg, GER – Inselpark Arena
12/14 Leipzig, GER – Haus Auensee
12/15 Oberhausen, GER – Turbinenhalle
