Lambgoat are reporting that guitarist Nick Hipa has exited As I Lay Dying. Citing a number of changes on the band’s and Hipa‘s own social media accounts (the two parties are no longer following each other), Lambgoat have apparently got confirmation from an unnamed source that Hipa is no longer in the band. Thus far an official statement on the matter has yet to be issued.
Last May, the band announced that its May/June 2020 “Burn To Emerge” U.S. tour would be rescheduled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new dates will take place in February and March 2021, and will keep the same lineup with Whitechapel and Shadow of Intent.
Tickets purchased for the canceled tour will be honored at the rescheduled dates.
Confirmed dates for As I Lay Dying‘s “Burn To Emerge” U.S. 2021 tour with Whitechapel and Shadow of Intent are:
Feb. 17 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto
Feb. 18 – Flagstaff, AZ @ The Orpheum Theater
Feb. 19 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
Feb. 20 – Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos
Feb. 21 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Feb. 23 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec
Feb. 25 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
Feb. 26 – Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Feb. 27 – Destin, FL @ Rock Destin
Mar. 01 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
Mar. 03 – New York, NY @ Gramercy
Mar. 05 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Mar. 06 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Mar. 07 – Albany, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
Mar. 09 – Columbus, OH @ The Athenaeum Theatre
Mar. 10 – Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live
Mar. 11 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Mar. 12 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Mar. 13 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
Mar. 14 – Wichita, KS @ Wave
Mar. 15 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios
Mar. 16 – Fort Collins, CO @ Washington’s
Mar. 17 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater
Mar. 19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
Mar. 20 – Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal Auditorium
This past March, As I Lay Dying issued a previously unreleased song called ‘Destruction Or Strength‘. The track, which was recorded during the sessions for “Shaped By Fire”, is available on all streaming platforms and digital retailers, including Bandcamp as a “pay-what-you-want” download.
All proceeds from the single and the ‘Destruction Or Strength‘ cover artwork t-shirt will be aggregated and donated to the As I Lay Dying road crew and Feeding San Diego.
“Shaped By Fire” was produced by As I Lay Dying and was mixed by Joseph McQueen at Sparrow Sound in Los Angeles, California, while mastering was completed by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in Nashville, Tennessee. The only exception was the track ‘My Own Grave‘, which was produced by As I Lay Dying, co-produced by Drew Fulk and mixed by Adam “Nolly” Getgood.
Óur review of “Shaped by Fire” can be found here.
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