As I Lay Dying return to the UK for Download @ Donnington Park INTERVIEW
AS I LAY DYING - whose last four albums count combines sales in excess of one million copies - have entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #10 with over 38,000 copies sold of their much anticipated THE POWERLESS RISE album. THE POWERLESS RISE also reached #2 on Billboard's Independent Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard's Hard Music Albums Chart.

THE POWERLESS RISE also entered the official German Media Control Charts at position 22, they entered the Austrian Charts at 21 and the Swiss Charts at position 39. All three Chart positions mark the highest chart entries AS I LAY DYING ever had in those countries! THE POWERLESS RISE entered the inhouse Charts of the two bigget German chains on even higher positions - # 12 in the Media Markt Charts and # 15 in the Müller Markt Charts.

In Canada, the new album debuted at #11 on the Top 200 Chart, #2 on the Indie Chart and #3 on the Hard Rock Chart. Additionally, the album reached the Top 40 in Japan and position 49 in the official Australian album charts.

Potent and provocative, THE POWERLESS RISE elevates the group well-beyond their previous work, the new album marks their fifth disc and fourth to be released on Metal Blade Records.

The Billboard chart debut comes on the heels of AS I LAY DYING's acclaimed An Ocean Between Us. "Jordan and I started this band knowing we might be held back by the intensity of our music," says lead singer TIM LAMBESIS. "Nine years later we've released our second record to make it into the Top 10! It's an amazing testament to our diehard fan base, underground music and the heavy music listeners that truly know what they want despite what's perceived to be more popular."

AS I LAY DYING will head over to Europe next week to play a good bunch of festival and club shows. See complete schedule below.

AS I LAY DYING
04-06/06/10 – DE – Nürnberg – Rock im Park Festival
04-06/06/10 – DE – Nürburg – Rock am Ring Festival
07/06/10 – CH – Solothurn – Kofmehl (support: WHITECHAPEL)
08/06/10 – DE – München – Backstage Halle (support: WHITECHAPEL)
09/06/10 – DE – Frankfurt – Batschkapp (support: WHITCHAPEL)
11/06/10 – UK – Derby – Donington Park
13/06/10 – AT – Nickelsdorf – Nova Rock Festival
15/06/10 – HU – Budapest – Durer Kert
16/06/10 – AT – Salzburg - Rockhouse
18/06/10 – CH – Jonschwil – Sonisphere Festival
19/06/10 – FR – Clisson – Hellfest
20/06/10 – NL – Enschede – Atak
22/06/10 – RU – St. Petersburg – Glav Club
23/06/10 – RU – Moscow – Tochka Club
25/06/10 – IT – Torino – Gods Of Metal Festival
27/06/10 – BE – Dessel - Graspop
28/06/10 – DE – Bochum – Matrix (support: JOB FOR A COWBOY + Atreyu)
29/06/10 – DE – Hamburg – Grosse Freiheit 36 (support: JOB FOR A COWBOY + Atreyu)
01/07/10 – NO – Tromov – Hove Festival
02/07/10 – SE – Borlänge – Peace & Love Festival
04/07/10 – DE – Rojtzschjora – With Full Force Festival

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