Decas

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Decas
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)
Length38:20
Label Metal Blade
Producer
As I Lay Dying chronology
The Powerless Rise
(2010)
Decas
(2011)
Awakened
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 59% [1]
Review scores
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About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Big Cheese 3/5 [4]
Blabbermouth.net 7/10 [5]
The Christian Post Favorable [6]
Exclaim! Slightly unfavorable [7]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Revolver 3/5 [9]

Decas is the second compilation album by American metalcore 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. [10] [11]

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. [10] 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. [10] [11]

"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 are written by Tim Lambesis, except where noted; all music is composed by As I Lay Dying, except where noted [3]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Paralyzed"  3:04
2."From Shapeless to Breakable"  2:44
3."Moving Forward"  3:42
4."War Ensemble" (originally by Slayer) Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman Hanneman4:50
5."Hellion" (originally by Judas Priest)(instrumental) K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton 0:44
6."Electric Eye" (originally by Judas Priest) Rob Halford Downing, Tipton3:45
7."Coffee Mug" (originally by Descendents) Bill Stevenson Stephen Egerton, Stevenson0:40
8."Beneath the Encasing" (re-recorded medley)  3:57
9."The Blinding of False Light" (Innerpartysystem remix)  4:18
10."Wrath Upon Ourselves" (Ben Weinman remix)  2:25
11."Confined" (Kelly "Carnage" Cairns remix)  3:51
12."Elegy" (Big Chocolate remix)  4:20
Total length:38:20
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Upside Down Kingdom" (Iron Krill remix)3:02

Personnel

As I Lay Dying [12]

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