As I Lay Dying have confirmed May 11 as the release date for their upcoming album, "The Powerless Rise", through Metal Blade.

The album was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage) and mixed by Colin Richardson (Bullet For My Valentine, DevilDriver).

As I Lay Dying have checked in with an update on their new album and current events. Guitarist Phil Sgrosso comments:

"We've been pretty busy the past few months.  We're about several last minute pickscrapes/thunderchugs away from finishing ALL tracking for The Powerless Rise.  We've had Colin Richardson and his assistant Martyn "Ginge" Ford out in San Diego working on mixes every day for about a month so far.   It took a bit of time for us to get the guitar tone in the right place, but we've finally settled on something we all love and compliments the drums and bass quite nicely. Josh and Tim's vocals are sounding great as well.  Colin and Ginge are doing a killer job!"

"Besides stopping by the studio a couple days a week, we've all been preparing to start up the next tour cycle.  We've got an Australian/New Zealand run in late March, the Revolver awards April 8th in LA, followed by a US headliner that'll be going on right around the time our new record comes out.  It's been nice being home most of the past year but it's time to get back out there with some new songs and an entirely new stage setup to intensify the live show.  I've been missing that adrenaline rush from playing to our fans and I assure you the new songs will bring our live energy to a new level.  Keep an eye out, we'll be coming to you soon..."

As I Lay Dying have announced a string of Australian dates for March and early April. Dates are as follows:

Mar 28 Perth, AUS @ Amplifier
Mar 29 Adelaide, AUS @ Enigma Bar
Mar 30 Melbourne, AUS @ Corner Hotel
Mar 31 Sydney, AUS @ Annandale Hotel
Apr 01 Newcastle, AUS @ Cambridge Hotel
Apr 03 Toowoomba, AUS @ Easterfest

As I Lay Dying have lined up two December dates in Sri Lanka. Dates are as follows:

Dec 18  Colombo, Sri Lanka @ Viharahamadevi Open Air
Dec 19  Colombo, Sri Lanka @ Viharahamadevi Open Air

As I Lay Dying have begun working on new album with Adam D (Killswitch Engage, Underoath) and Daniel Castleman (Winds of Plague, Sworn Enemy). In a recent blog, Tim Lambesis stated that "there are only drums for 8 songs tracked so far. One of them may be questionable, but maybe vocals will help it make sense. Either way, we need write more than 8 songs... Therefore we're working on writing MORE new songs as soon as we finish recording what's been started."