San Diego metallers As I Lay Dying have released a new song called ‘Roots Below’. You can now listen to the track below.
Frontman Tim Lambesis comments: “Its exciting to be working on music again after some downtime.
“‘Roots Below’ was originally a B-side leftover from when we recorded [the 2019 album] ‘Shaped By Fire’, but Phil [Sgrosso, guitar] and Josh [Gilbert, bass, clean vocals] really brought new life to it when they recently finished it and added new layers.
“It’s been refreshing to get back to the creative process with the same team of songwriters being intact that have been writing with me since they joined the band.
“The lyrics were influenced by someone I recently met who shared a story of trauma with me that would have destroyed most people, yet from that struggle came strength, openness, and growth that inspired me.”
Sgrosso states, “‘Roots Below’ was a track I initially wrote for the ‘Shaped By Fire’ album, but at the time we collectively felt it needed more time and attention to develop to its fullest potential. We were finally able to piece it all together along with some other material taken from the ‘Shaped By Fire’ touring cycle, bundling it all into a deluxe version of the album.