As I Lay Dying has recently sparked career-defining return to the scene that was driven by the release of their upcoming eighth full-length studio album, Through Storms Ahead, which will be out November 15, through Napalm Records. Poised to be one of the most highly-anticipated metal comebacks in years, the audacious new album features the critically acclaimed new tracks “Burden,” “The Cave We Fear To Enter” and the recently revealed “We Are The Dead” featuring guest vocalists Alex Terrible (Slaughter to Prevail) and Tom Barber (Chelsea Grin, Darko.)
And now, a fourth new single has arrived and is the ominous metalcore anthem “Whitewashed Tomb,” alongside a brand new music video. The track bleeds in with a cinematic underscore before its potent vocal lines, hair-raising, rhythmic guitar leads and reverberating electronic atmosphere takes over. As for the music video, each scene is about a story brewing in people’s lives and inside the dark clouds, the band is wildly performing the tune.
While talking about the track and video, frontman Tim Lambesis says: “Whitewashed Tomb’ represents a balance between the melody and aggression that AILD is known for with an interesting modern twist from the way that Phil and Hiram produced it. When Phil wrote the original demo, I could instantly appreciate the classic melodic-metal influences in the guitar melodies contrasted with an underlying darker theme. So, lyrically it seemed fitting for me to focus on the metaphor of a whitewashed tomb. It is something clean and beautiful at first glance until the darker hidden side is revealed. I also love what Ryan Neff added to solidify that sense of contrast vocally, as well.”
Photo credit: Raymond Flotat
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