As I Lay Dying is one of those metal bands that you just have to appreciate. They are one of the most powerful and aggressive bands going that is able to feature grindcore vocals (I am amazed that Tim Lambesis is able to keep it up for even one song) and have some totally killer melodic songs backing him up. They’re not all like that though. As I Lay Dying looks for every opportunity to rip a listener's head clean off and succeeds on several occasions on Frail Words Collapse. The powerful drumming adds a lot to what they have to offer too. Jordan Mancino’s skin bashing is really top notch on this Metal Blade release. If you enjoyed where Dillinger Escape Plan was going with their lastest release, then you will get much enjoyment with this disc. It may take a couple of spins before you realize the charm of this band (especially if you are unfamiliar with the genre), but it's there.
Imagine a combination of early In Flames or The Crown with their aggressive, yet targeted rhythmical strike fronted by the death screams of Philip Anselmo and before long, “Frail Worlds” aren’t the only things to collapse! There’s more to this twelve-track story. For instance, the unexpectedly Gothic poetry where interrelational outpourings of devotion, love, and loss bleed through a barrage of Death Metal style intensity with technically targeted melodies and well executed harmonic breaks compliment a breakneck pace that flees the confines of yesteryear’s Metal-Core fusion and forges an unlikely combination of passionate wanderings and rude awakenings. The percussion is wonderful and it gives the music almost an underground quality noticeably present on the opening of “94 Hours,” fade out to “Distance Is Darkness,” and the entirety of “The Pain Of Separation.”
While many Death-gone-Gothic groups have failed to live up to their youthful potential, As I Lay Dying leaves it all out in the open by replacing gratuitous Death Metal, H/C, and Thrash elements like malevolence and moral decay with inner turmoil trampling the trials of a tortured soul without the sacrifice of speed, intensity, or vocals. Frail Words Collapse is an invitingly catchy, edgy, yet traditionally-inspired dark and domestic creation.
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vocals (I am amazed that Tim Lambesis is able to keep it up for even one song) and have some totally killer melodic songs backing him up. They’re not all like that though. As I Lay Dying looks for every opportunity to rip a listener's head clean off and succeeds on several occasions on Frail Words Collapse. The powerful drumming adds a lot to what they have to offer too. Jordan Mancino’s skin bashing is really top notch on this Metal Blade release. If you enjoyed where Dillinger Escape Plan was going with their lastest release, then you will get much enjoyment with this disc. It may take a couple of spins before you realize the charm of this band (especially if you are unfamiliar with the genre), but it's there. 
the death screams of Philip Anselmo and before long, “Frail Worlds” aren’t the only things to collapse! There’s more to this twelve-track story. For instance, the unexpectedly Gothic poetry where interrelational outpourings of devotion, love, and loss bleed through a barrage of Death Metal style intensity with technically targeted melodies and well executed harmonic breaks compliment a breakneck pace that flees the confines of yesteryear’s Metal-Core fusion and forges an unlikely combination of passionate wanderings and rude awakenings. The percussion is 
wonderful and it gives the music almost an underground quality noticeably present on the opening of “94 Hours,” fade out to “Distance Is Darkness,” and the entirety of “The Pain Of Separation.”