An Ocean Between Us

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An Ocean Between Us
Studio album by As I Lay Dying
Released	August 21, 2007
Recorded	March, 2007
Genre	Metalcore
Length	43:15
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Adam Dutkiewicz Tim Lambesis
Professional reviews
About.com link AbsolutePunk.net (89%) link All Music Guide link Daily Dischord link PopMatters link SputnikMusic link Type 3 Media link
As I Lay Dying chronology
A Long March: The First Recordings (2006) An Ocean Between Us (2007)

An Ocean Between Us is the fourth studio album by metalcore band As I Lay Dying. It was released on August 21, 2007 through Metal Blade Records. The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, with sales close to 39,500.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Musical style 3 Production credits 4 Line-up 5 Chart positions 5.1 Album 5.2 Singles 6 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Separation" – 1:15
2. "Nothing Left" – 3:43
3. "An Ocean Between Us" – 4:13
4. "Within Destruction" – 3:54
5. "Forsaken" – 5:15
6. "Comfort Betrays" – 2:50
7. "I Never Wanted" – 4:44
8. "Bury Us All" – 2:23
9. "The Sound of Truth" – 4:20
10. "Departed" – 1:40
11. "Wrath Upon Ourselves" – 4:01
12. "This Is Who We Are" – 4:54

[edit] Musical style

Guitarist Nick Hipa had the following to say regarding the direction of the album.^[2]

“	"Collectively we've all pushed ourselves, and we're all doing things that we weren't even capable of doing on the last record. And on top of just experimenting and trying different things, I think we just wrote some pretty sick jams, so I'm happy with it. That's all I can say. For kids who like our band and think they know what to expect from us, it might throw them off a little bit . . . I encourage anybody who likes our band to approach this album with an open mind."	„
—Nick Hipa

Vocalist Tim Lambesis also said the following regarding the album's direction.^[3]

“	"(We) spent some time listening to our last album [2005's Shadows Are Security] and, just from being on tour, we became a little bit jaded by how the genre — as a whole — has sort of copied itself over and over again. We decided we wanted to be more diverse, even down to the point where we sort of felt like we should really focus on writing songs in different categories, and then pick the best songs from those categories and use them for the record."	„
—Tim Lambesis

[edit] Production credits

• Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz and Tim Lambesis
• Assisted by Daniel Castleman
• Mixed by Colin Richardson, except Departed mixed by Daniel Castleman
• Mix engineer: Matt Hyde
• Guitar re-amping by Andy Sneap
• Mastered by Ten Jensen at Sterling Sound

[edit] Line-up

• Tim Lambesis – Vocals
• Nick Hipa – Guitar
• Phil Sgrosso – Guitar, piano
• Josh Gilbert – Bass, backup vocals
• Jordan Mancino – Drums

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Position
2007	Billboard 200	8

[edit] Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
2007	"Nothing Left"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	-
2008	"The Sound of Truth"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	-
2008	"Within Destruction"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	-

[edit] References

v • d • e As I Lay Dying Tim Lambesis · Jordan Mancino · Phil Sgrosso · Nick Hipa · Josh Gilbert Evan White · Clint Norris · Noah Chase · Aaron Kennedy · Jasun Krebs Studio albums Beneath the Encasing of Ashes · Frail Words Collapse · Shadows Are Security · An Ocean Between Us Compilations A Long March: The First Recordings Split albums As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy Singles "94 Hours" · "Forever" · "Confined" · "Through Struggle" · "The Darkest Nights" · "Nothing Left" · "The Sound of Truth" "Within Destruction"