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| label = [[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]]
| label = [[Metal Blade Records|Metal Blade]]
| producer = [[Adam Dutkiewicz]], [[Tim Lambesis]], [[Innerpartysystem]], [[Ben Weinman]], Kelly "Carnage" Cairns, Big Chocolate, Iron Krill
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| prev_title = [[The Powerless Rise]]
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| MC = 59%<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|title=Decas - As I Lay Dying|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/decas|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=11 May 2012}}</ref>
| MC = 59%<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|title=Decas – As I Lay Dying|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/decas|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref>
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|rev1 = [[About.com]]
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|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Kapper|first=Andrew|title=As I Lay Dying - Decas|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/asilaydying/fr/As-I-Lay-Dying-Decas-Review.htm|work=[[About.com]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|accessdate=11 May 2012}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Kapper|first=Andrew|title=As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/asilaydying/fr/As-I-Lay-Dying-Decas-Review.htm|work=[[About.com]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174007/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/asilaydying/fr/As-I-Lay-Dying-Decas-Review.htm|archive-date=6 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web| last = Heaney| first = Gregory| title = ''Decas'' – Overview| work = [[Allmusic]]| publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]| url = http://allmusic.com/album/decas-r2306540| accessdate = November 18, 2011}}</ref>
|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web| last = Heaney| first = Gregory| title = ''Decas'' – Overview| work = [[Allmusic]]| publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]]| url = http://allmusic.com/album/decas-r2306540| access-date = November 18, 2011}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
|rev3 = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
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|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=metacritic />
|rev4 = ''[[Big Cheese (magazine)|Big Cheese]]''
|rev4 = ''[[Big Cheese (magazine)|Big Cheese]]''
|rev4score = 3/5<ref>{{cite web|last=Hagen|first=Paul|title=As I Lay Dying - Decas|url=http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/albums/article/as-i-lay-dying-decas|work=[[Big Cheese (magazine)|Big Cheese]]|accessdate=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102223612/http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/albums/article/as-i-lay-dying-decas|archive-date=2 January 2013|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|rev4score = 3/5<ref>{{cite web|last=Hagen|first=Paul|title=As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/albums/article/as-i-lay-dying-decas|work=[[Big Cheese (magazine)|Big Cheese]]|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102223612/http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/albums/article/as-i-lay-dying-decas|archive-date=2 January 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|rev5 = [[Blabbermouth.net]]
|rev5 = [[Blabbermouth.net]]
|rev5score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Alisoglu |first=Scott |title=AS I LAY DYING Decas (Metal Blade) |url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=2354 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]] |accessdate=11 May 2012 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|rev5score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Alisoglu |first=Scott |title=AS I LAY DYING Decas (Metal Blade) |url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=2354 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722143636/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=2354 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2012 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]] |access-date=11 May 2012 }}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[The Christian Post]]''
|rev6 = ''[[The Christian Post]]''
|rev6score = Favorable<ref>{{cite web|last=Hensch|first=Mark|title=New As I Lay Dying Album Unafraid of Departing From the Divine|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/new-as-i-lay-dying-album-unafraid-of-departing-from-the-divine-60858/|work=[[The Christian Post]]|publisher=William Anderson|accessdate=11 May 2012|date=7 November 2011}}</ref>
|rev6score = Favorable<ref>{{cite web|last=Hensch|first=Mark|title=New As I Lay Dying Album Unafraid of Departing From the Divine|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/new-as-i-lay-dying-album-unafraid-of-departing-from-the-divine-60858/|work=[[The Christian Post]]|publisher=William Anderson|access-date=11 May 2012|date=7 November 2011}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
|rev7 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
|rev7score = Slightly unfavorable<ref>{{cite web|last=Walschots|first=Natalie Zina|title=As I Lay Dying - Decas|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/as_i_lay_dying-decas|work=[[Exclaim!]]|publisher=Ian Danzig|accessdate=11 May 2012|date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
|rev7score = Slightly unfavorable<ref>{{cite web|last=Walschots|first=Natalie Zina|title=As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/as_i_lay_dying-decas|work=[[Exclaim!]]|publisher=Ian Danzig|access-date=11 May 2012|date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
|rev8 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
|rev8 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
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|rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=metacritic />
|rev9 = [[PopMatters]]
|rev9 = [[PopMatters]]
|rev9score = {{rating|4|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Prokofiev|first=Dane|title=As I Lay Dying: Decas|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/150670-as-i-lay-dying-decas|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=11 May 2012|date=10 November 2011}}</ref>
|rev9score = {{rating|4|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Prokofiev|first=Dane|title=As I Lay Dying: Decas|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/150670-as-i-lay-dying-decas|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=11 May 2012|date=10 November 2011}}</ref>
|rev10 = ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''
|rev10 = ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''
|rev10score = 3/5<ref>{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=David|title=Review: As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/as-i-lay-dying-decas.html|work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|publisher=[[NewBay Media]]|accessdate=11 May 2012|date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509111328/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/as-i-lay-dying-decas.html|archive-date=9 May 2012|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|rev10score = 3/5<ref>{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=David|title=Review: As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/as-i-lay-dying-decas.html|work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|publisher=[[NewBay Media]]|access-date=11 May 2012|date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509111328/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/as-i-lay-dying-decas.html|archive-date=9 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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'''''Decas''''' is a compilation album by the American metal band [[As I Lay Dying (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.<ref name="altpress">{{cite web| author = AP Staff| title = Exclusive: As I Lay Dying announce ''Decas'' album details, ''A Decade Of Destruction'' tour| work = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]| date = September 12, 2011| url = http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/exclusive_as_i_lay_dying_announce_decas_album_details_a_decade_of_destructi| accessdate = September 12, 2011}}</ref><ref name="gsn">{{cite web| last = Harris| first = Chris| title = Update: As I Lay Dying To Tour With Sylosis, Release Decas LP| work = Gun Shy Assassin| date = September 12, 2011| url = http://gunshyassassin.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-to-tour-with-sylosis/| accessdate = September 12, 2011}}</ref>
'''''Decas''''' is the second compilation album by American [[metalcore]] band [[As I Lay Dying (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.<ref name="altpress">{{cite web| author = AP Staff| title = Exclusive: As I Lay Dying announce ''Decas'' album details, ''A Decade Of Destruction'' tour| work = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]| date = September 12, 2011| url = http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/exclusive_as_i_lay_dying_announce_decas_album_details_a_decade_of_destructi| access-date = September 12, 2011}}</ref><ref name="gsn">{{cite web| last = Harris| first = Chris| title = Update: As I Lay Dying To Tour With Sylosis, Release Decas LP| work = Gun Shy Assassin| date = September 12, 2011| url = http://gunshyassassin.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-to-tour-with-sylosis/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111030035627/http://gunshyassassin.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-to-tour-with-sylosis/| url-status = usurped| archive-date = October 30, 2011| access-date = September 12, 2011}}</ref>


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.<ref name="altpress"/> 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 (band)|Of Mice & Men]], [[The Ghost Inside (band)|The Ghost Inside]], [[Iwrestledabearonce]] and [[Sylosis]].<ref name="altpress"/><ref name="gsn"/>
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.<ref name="altpress"/> 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 (band)|Of Mice & Men]], [[The Ghost Inside (band)|The Ghost Inside]], [[Iwrestledabearonce]] and [[Sylosis]].<ref name="altpress"/><ref name="gsn"/>
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{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = [[iTunes]] bonus track
| headline = [[iTunes Store]] bonus track


| title13 = Upside Down Kingdom
| title13 = Upside Down Kingdom
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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
'''As I Lay Dying'''<ref>(2012), Bosso, Joe: https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-as-i-lay-dyings-nick-hipa-talks-new-album-awakened-561421, Retrieved September 19, 2021</ref>
;As I Lay Dying
* [[Tim Lambesis]] – [[Lead vocalist|vocals]]
* [[Tim Lambesis]] – lead vocals
* [[Nick Hipa]] – [[lead guitar]], [[backing vocals]]
* [[Nick Hipa]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
* [[Phil Sgrosso]] – [[rhythm guitar]], backing vocals
* [[Phil Sgrosso]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* [[Josh Gilbert (musician)|Josh Gilbert]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], [[singing|clean vocals]]
* [[Josh Gilbert (musician)|Josh Gilbert]] – bass, clean vocals
* [[Jordan Mancino]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* [[Jordan Mancino]] – drums


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:As I Lay Dying (band) compilation albums]]
[[Category:As I Lay Dying (band) compilation albums]]

Latest revision as of 20:49, 18 October 2024

Decas
Compilation album by
As I Lay Dying
ReleasedNovember 4, 2011 (2011-11-04)
Length38:20
LabelMetal Blade
Producer
As I Lay Dying chronology
The Powerless Rise
(2010) 		Decas
(2011) 		Awakened
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59%[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press[1]
Big Cheese3/5[4]
Blabbermouth.net7/10[5]
The Christian PostFavorable[6]
Exclaim!Slightly unfavorable[7]
Kerrang![1]
PopMatters[8]
Revolver3/5[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]

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

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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 HannemanHanneman4:50
5."Hellion" (originally by Judas Priest)(instrumental)K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton0:44
6."Electric Eye" (originally by Judas Priest)Rob HalfordDowning, Tipton3:45
7."Coffee Mug" (originally by Descendents)Bill StevensonStephen 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

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As I Lay Dying[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Decas – As I Lay Dying". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. ^ Kapper, Andrew. "As I Lay Dying – Decas". About.com. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b Heaney, Gregory. "Decas – Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  4. ^ Hagen, Paul. "As I Lay Dying – Decas". Big Cheese. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  5. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "AS I LAY DYING Decas (Metal Blade)". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  6. ^ Hensch, Mark (7 November 2011). "New As I Lay Dying Album Unafraid of Departing From the Divine". The Christian Post. William Anderson. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  7. ^ Walschots, Natalie Zina (8 November 2011). "As I Lay Dying – Decas". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  8. ^ Prokofiev, Dane (10 November 2011). "As I Lay Dying: Decas". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  9. ^ McKenna, David (24 October 2011). "Review: As I Lay Dying – Decas". Revolver. NewBay Media. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  10. ^ a b c AP Staff (September 12, 2011). "Exclusive: As I Lay Dying announce Decas album details, A Decade Of Destruction tour". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  11. ^ a b Harris, Chris (September 12, 2011). "Update: As I Lay Dying To Tour With Sylosis, Release Decas LP". Gun Shy Assassin. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  12. ^ (2012), Bosso, Joe: https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-as-i-lay-dyings-nick-hipa-talks-new-album-awakened-561421, Retrieved September 19, 2021
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