As I Lay Dying will release a new single this week

“If I Fall” is the second single from As I Lay Dying‘s most recent return, as reported by theprp. This coming Wednesday, November 19th, the metalcore group will release that song. A new teaser for it can be found below. Naturally, it follows the dramatic mass exodus that occurred in late 2018. That dissolution of the band’s second overall lineup was steeped in controversy due to the activities, and worrying home security footage that was leaked of the band’s contentious vocalist Tim Lambesis. Lambesis, who was left as the only member, rebuilt the band once more and released their most recent lineup last month with the release of a new song called “Echoes.”

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Following Lambesis’ release from prison, the remaining band members went on to form Wovenwar, which included vocals by Shane Blay of Oh, Sleeper fame. They eventually ended that group and returned to As I Lay Dying. However, that reunion was brief because most of the members of that lineup disagreed with Lambesis and started leaving about 2020, without Sgrosso. With their numbers reduced, Lambesis and Sgrosso would rebuild the team until the following lineup collapsed in the latter part of last year due to fresh controversies and heightened scrutiny about Lambesis and his polarizing behavior.

Since releasing their return single “Echoes” earlier, Lambesis has once again reconstructed the As I Lay Dying lineup with entirely new musicians. Lambesis may be heard personally answering a fan who said that they missed the “old members” in the comment below. Lambesis’ reply was as follows:

there are still a couple Wovenwar records if you want to hear what they do without me. Otherwise, if you close your eyes and listen to the new song it’s almost like they didn’t matter nearly as much as everyone thinks they did.

I hope you’re able to enjoy the path ahead with us.

It’s unclear whether he really meant that remark because the screen capture of the response that Lambesis allegedly posted on his Instagram story included the following additional caption:

Just having fun, I’m not that serious. But I hope people can list to music with their ears instead of their eyes.