Frail Words Collapse

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. This is also the last album to feature Evan White before his departure from the band shortly after the album's release. Two of the band's signature songs, "94 Hours" and "Forever", appear on the album.

Frail Words Collapse
Studio album by
As I Lay Dying
ReleasedJuly 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)
RecordedFebruary 2003
StudioBig Fish Studio
GenreMetalcore
Length38:44
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerEvan White, Tim Lambesis
As I Lay Dying chronology
As I Lay Dying / American Tragedy
(2002)		 Frail Words Collapse
(2003)		 Shadows Are Security
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!Highly favorable[2]
HM MagazineHighly favorable[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]
Imperiumi[5]

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.

The album gets its name from a lyric of one of the songs on it, "Falling upon Deaf Ears".

Track listing

All tracks are written by As I Lay Dying

No.TitleWriter(s)Re-recorded version, originally appeared on:Length
1."94 Hours"  3:11
2."Falling upon Deaf Ears"  2:31
3."Forever" As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy4:43
4."Collision"  3:11
5."Distance Is Darkness"  2:39
6."Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier"As I Lay Dying, Jon JamesonBeneath the Encasing of Ashes3:03
7."Undefined"  2:17
8."A Thousand Steps"  1:46
9."The Beginning"As I Lay Dying, Tommy GarciaAs I Lay Dying/American Tragedy3:29
10."Song 10"  4:16
11."The Pain of Separation" As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy2:57
12."Elegy"  4:47
Total length:38:44

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

As I Lay Dying

Production

  • Tim Lambesis – production
  • Evan White – production
  • Steve Russell – engineer, mixing
  • Evan White – lead guitar, bass, production
  • Dan de la Isla – assistant engineer, mixing
  • Brad Vance – mastering
  • Brandon O'Connell – pre-production
  • Jacob Bannon – artwork

Additional musicians

  • Dylan Plymale – guitars
  • Tommy Garcia – backing vocals on "94 Hours"
  • Johnny Upton – clean vocals on "Forever"
  • Jarrod – clean vocals on "Distance is Darkness"

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] 30
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 41

References
  1. "Frail Words Collapse - As I Lay Dying". Allmusic.
  2. Pratt, Gregg (September 2003). "As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. Rhorer, Sean. "As I Lay Dying - FRAIL WORDS COLLAPSE". HM Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. "As I Lay Dying, "Frail Words Collapse" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout.
  5. Niko Kaartinen (2003-06-23). "Levyarviot: As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  6. "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  7. "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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