AS I LAY DYING’S POWERLESS RISE IS ALMOST RISEN

Did you know that resident MetalSucks L O S T columnist Nick Hipa is also one of the guitar players for As I Lay Dying? It’s true, we swear! He doesn’t just sit around watching TV for us all day – he has actual shit to do! It’s why we credit him as “Nick Hipa of As I Lay Dying.” Weird, right?

In point of fact, it’s a minor miracle that Nick has been able to write such great columns for us week after week, as AILD have been working on a new album, The Powerless Rise. That album now has a May 11 release date via Metal Blade, and some sweet cover art. Check it out:

This is the band’s second album with producer Adam Dutkiewicz and master mixer Colin Richardson is handling the, y’know, mixing. In other words: if you’re fan of NWOAHM, you should be really, really stoked for this…

-AR