Frail Words Collapse

Frail Words Collapse
Studio album by As I Lay Dying
Released July 1, 2003
Recorded February, 2003
Genre Metalcore
Length 38:44
Label Metal Blade
Producer Evan White
Tim Lambesis
As I Lay Dying chronology
As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy
(2002)		 Frail Words Collapse
(2003)		 Shadows Are Security
(2005)
Singles from Frail Words Collapse
  1. "94 Hours"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Forever"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Jesus Freak Hideout [2]
Punknews.org [3]

Frail Words Collapse is the second studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album is their first release on the record label Metal Blade Records. Only two of the five current band-members (vocalist Tim Lambesis and drummer Jordan Mancino) appeared on the album. Two of the band's signature songs, "94 Hours" and "Forever", appear on the album.

Music videos have been produced for the songs "94 Hours" and "Forever." The album has sold 250,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen Soundscan.

"Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier" also appeared on their debut album Beneath the Encasing of Ashes.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "94 Hours"   3:11
2. "Falling Upon Deaf Ears"   2:31
3. "Forever"   4:43
4. "Collision"   3:11
5. "Distance Is Darkness"   2:39
6. "Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier"   3:03
7. "Undefined"   2:17
8. "A Thousand Steps"   1:46
9. "The Beginning"   3:29
10. "Song 10"   4:16
11. "The Pain of Separation"   2:57
12. "Elegy"   4:47
Total length:
 38:44

Forever, The Beginning and The Pain of Separation are re-recordings of songs from the As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy split album.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2004 Top Heatseekers 47
2004 Top Independent Albums 30

Personnel

As I Lay Dying
Production

References

  1. ^ "Frail Words Collapse - As I Lay Dying". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r646378. 
  2. ^ "As I Lay Dying, "Frail Words Collapse" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/FrailWordsCollapse.asp. 
  3. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse". Punknews.org. http://www.punknews.org/review/3518. 
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
Compilations
Videos
Split albums
Songs
"94 Hours" • "Forever" • "Confined" • "Through Struggle" • "The Darkest Nights" • "Nothing Left" • "The Sound of Truth" • "Within Destruction" • "Beyond Our Suffering" • "Parallels" • "Anodyne Sea"
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