their technical skill has helped this hardcore metal band earn success across
hardcore metal band earn success across
hardcore metal band earn success across multiple genres and a Grammy Award
multiple genres and a Grammy Award
multiple genres and a Grammy Award nomination hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
nomination hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
nomination hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Tim and Nick from As I Lay
speaking with Tim and Nick from As I Lay
speaking with Tim and Nick from As I Lay Dying about their album the powerless
Dying about their album the powerless
Dying about their album the powerless rise
how is the powerless rise different than
how is the powerless rise different than your previous albums I mean one thing I
your previous albums I mean one thing I
your previous albums I mean one thing I read was that it was more collaborative
read was that it was more collaborative
read was that it was more collaborative think we were conscious of utilizing
think we were conscious of utilizing
think we were conscious of utilizing everybody’s strengths I think for
everybody’s strengths I think for
everybody’s strengths I think for instance I had some of my favorite leads
instance I had some of my favorite leads
instance I had some of my favorite leads we ever actually all almost all my
we ever actually all almost all my
we ever actually all almost all my fairleads we were had her on this album
fairleads we were had her on this album
fairleads we were had her on this album you nothing Nick did it a great job with
you nothing Nick did it a great job with
you nothing Nick did it a great job with those and can’t appreciate that thank
those and can’t appreciate that thank
those and can’t appreciate that thank you
for jordan is drumming and i think we
for jordan is drumming and i think we really captured the sound that he’d been
really captured the sound that he’d been
really captured the sound that he’d been going for for a long time I mean all of
going for for a long time I mean all of
going for for a long time I mean all of our albums are very drum dripping but I
our albums are very drum dripping but I
our albums are very drum dripping but I think we finally maybe from a technical
think we finally maybe from a technical
think we finally maybe from a technical standpoint captured the right tones and
standpoint captured the right tones and
standpoint captured the right tones and you know kind of the energy to Jordan
you know kind of the energy to Jordan
you know kind of the energy to Jordan has is a drummer
and when you guys are recording are you
and when you guys are recording are you going for a live sound or kind of
going for a live sound or kind of
going for a live sound or kind of striving for perfection definitely we’re
striving for perfection definitely we’re
striving for perfection definitely we’re striving for perfection like sometimes
striving for perfection like sometimes
striving for perfection like sometimes like you having troubles apart like now
like you having troubles apart like now
like you having troubles apart like now maybe we should make it sound more alive
maybe we should make it sound more alive
maybe we should make it sound more alive but then someone will usually be to it
but then someone will usually be to it
but then someone will usually be to it whatever you put out is there for
whatever you put out is there for
whatever you put out is there for forever you know and like I think we all
forever you know and like I think we all
forever you know and like I think we all just want our part to sound as its tight
just want our part to sound as its tight
just want our part to sound as its tight and in tune as possible
the band has gone through some lineup
the band has gone through some lineup changes obviously throughout its history
changes obviously throughout its history
changes obviously throughout its history how has that affected the band dynamic
how has that affected the band dynamic
how has that affected the band dynamic and kind of the writing process they
and kind of the writing process they
and kind of the writing process they never took anything away from the
never took anything away from the
never took anything away from the songwriting like for instance you know
songwriting like for instance you know
songwriting like for instance you know the band / started from the guitar
the band / started from the guitar
the band / started from the guitar standpoint I was the really the only
standpoint I was the really the only
standpoint I was the really the only person dedicated to the band that played
person dedicated to the band that played
person dedicated to the band that played guitar so that was the only input on
guitar so that was the only input on
guitar so that was the only input on that level and then when guys would
that level and then when guys would
that level and then when guys would leave it wouldn’t necessarily take much
leave it wouldn’t necessarily take much
leave it wouldn’t necessarily take much away but but when guys would join the
away but but when guys would join the
away but but when guys would join the band it would add tremendously so it
band it would add tremendously so it
band it would add tremendously so it only I think added over time with Nick
only I think added over time with Nick
only I think added over time with Nick Josh and Phil you know all of them have
Josh and Phil you know all of them have
Josh and Phil you know all of them have contributions to some of my favorite
contributions to some of my favorite
contributions to some of my favorite songs you know from our dad
like with this record in particular we
like with this record in particular we all just wrote as much as we could and
all just wrote as much as we could and
all just wrote as much as we could and try to come up with the sick of stuff
try to come up with the sick of stuff
try to come up with the sick of stuff and I think the cream of the crop as far
and I think the cream of the crop as far
and I think the cream of the crop as far as all the the riffs and stuff is most
as all the the riffs and stuff is most
as all the the riffs and stuff is most of what made it on the record so yeah we
of what made it on the record so yeah we
of what made it on the record so yeah we just we have more to work with I guess
just we have more to work with I guess
just we have more to work with I guess is we’re going to put it
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