AS I LAY DYING have issued the following statement regarding the arrest of singer Tim Lambesis over accusations he sought the help of an undercover detective to have his estranged wife killed:
“As we post this, the legal process is taking its course and we have no more information than you do. There are many unanswered questions, and the situation will become clearer in the coming days and weeks. We’ll keep you informed as best we can. Our thoughts right now are with Tim, his family, and with everyone else affected by this terrible situation – and with our fans, whom we love and draw strength from. Thank you for understanding, and as always, for your support of As I Lay Dying.”
Jan Caldwell, Public Affairs Director for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, spoke with Artisan News about the capture, arrest and charges against Tim Lambesis. Check out the video report below. Lambesis is expected to appear in court for an arraignment this week.
According to FOX 5 San Diego and Reuters, singer Tim Lambesis of San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING was arrested for allegedly hiring someone to kill his estranged wife.
Lambesis, 32, was taken into custody without incident on Tuesday (May 7) around 2 p.m. at an Oceanside business, according to San Diego Sheriff’s Department.
He was charged with solicitation of another to commit murder of his wife, who resides in Encinitas.
The investigation began after Lambesis contacted an undercover detective on May 2 to kill his wife, according to deputies.
Jan Caldwell, spokeswoman for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, told U-T San Diego she could not release details about the investigation at the direction of the District Attorney’s Office, which will prosecute the case.
“The information came to us late last week,” she told Reuters. “We acted quickly on it. I believe that we averted a great tragedy.”
Lambesis was booked into the Vista Detention Facility. He is expected be arraigned on Wednesday or Thursday.
The musician’s wife, Meggan, reportedly filed for divorce on September 20, 2012 in Vista Superior Court, and the court record indicates at least one minor child was involved in the marriage.
The official San Diego Sheriff’s Department press release regarding Lambesis‘ arrest can be downloaded as a PDF file at this location. It can also be found at SDSheriff.net/press/.
Back in March 2009, Lambesis had to miss several shows on AS I LAY DYING‘s tour with LAMB OF GOD since he was finalizing the adoption process for a baby. The vocalist of the Grammy-nominated band told Noisecreep at the time, “It’s an amazing thing to become a father, but an honor like that is something that can never be timed perfectly. I’ve been in the process of adoption from Ethiopia for about a year now and it turns out that I will be able to take my son home in the first week of April.”
In a January 2013 interview with Loudwire, Lambesis was asked if his humanitarianism provides him with a source of lyrical inspiration. “Yes, it’s definitely a part of my life for me,” he replied. “My kids are adopted and I’ve visited their country; they’re from Ethiopia, and that was eye-opening to what the world is really like, at least a third of the world. I think that just influences my entire worldview. Even if I’m not necessarily writing a song about humanitarian work, I’m writing a song about what truly makes us happy in life, and those types of things that have been influenced by my experiences.”
AS I LAY DYING‘s sixth album, “Awakened”, sold around 28,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Image below: Official San Diego Sheriff’s Department press release regarding Lambesis‘ arrest
Metal Blade has issued that AS I LAY DYING, fresh off their co-headlining tour with The Devil Wears Prada, have announced that they will be joining fellow metal pioneers, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, for the headlining tour this summer. The bands have toured together on multiple occasions, including 2005′s Ozzfest, and 2004′s tour with In Flames. Additional support on this tour will come from Miss May I and Affiance. The tour will begin May 30th in Oklahoma City and will conclude on July 8th in Joliet, IL. The entire list of dates can be found below and on facebook.com/asilaydying.
AS I LAY DYING vocalist Tim Lambesis adds, “We are excited to be touring with our long time friends and looking forward to sharing the stage with them every night.”
Recently, a lyric video for the track, “No Lungs To Breathe,” which was made by the band’s guitarist Nick Hipa, was posted via AS I LAY DYING’s youtube channel. The video is streaming now at youtube.com/asilaydying.
Awakened, whichAlternative Press heralded as “the best As I Lay Dying album you can point to as metal both modernized and maximized,” debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #11, selling over 28,000 copies in its first week in the US alone. Awakened also landed at the #47 spot on Guitar World’s top 50 albums of 2012.
AS I LAY DYING w/ Killswitch Engage, Miss May I, Affiance
05/30 Oklahoma City Diamond Ballroom
05/31 Austin, TX Stubbs BBQ
06/01 Houston, TX House of Blues
06/03 Orlando, FL House of Blues
06/04 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
06/06 Richmond, VA The National
06/07 Syracuse, NY F Shed at The Market
06/08 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
06/09 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
06/11 New York, NY Best Buy Theater
06/12 Silver Spring, MD Fillmore
06/14 Montebello, QC Montebello Marina/D-Tox Rockfest
06/15 Guelph, ON Guelph Concert Theater
06/16 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
06/17 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
06/18 Sauget, IL Pops
06/20 Denver, CO Summit
06/21 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air
06/22 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
06/23 Phoenix, AZ Marquee
06/25 San Francisco, CA Regency Grand
06/27 Vancouver, BC Commodore
06/28 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
06/29 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium
07/01 Fargo, ND The Venue
07/02 Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
07/03 Wichita, KS Cottilion
07/05 Milwaukee, WI Rave
07/06 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
07/07 Detroit, MI Crofoot
For their latest release, Awakened, As I Lay Dying –NICK HIPA (guitar), TIM LAMBESIS (vocals), JORDAN MANCINO (drums), PHIL SGROSSO (guitar) and JOSH GILBERT (bass)–holed up in the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO with renowned rock producer Bill Stevenson (Descendents) and mixer Colin Richardson. The group’s last LP, 2010s “THE POWERLESS RISE,” debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #10, at #2 on Billboard’s Independent Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard’s Hard Music Albums Chart.
NeKronos Promotion has issued that NOCTEM, Spanish Blackened Death Metal warriors have been confirmed for the Resurrection Fest 2013, sharing stage with bands like Slayer, As I Lay Dying, Lamb of God, Bad Religion, Trivium, etc.
Spanish Hellions NOCTEM will also take part of Asaco Metal Fest II in the 29th of June in the Bullfighting “Plaza” Parla (Madrid) , the band shall share stage with their Metal Hermanos CRISIX ULTRA THRASH, VENDETTA FUCKING METAL, Cuernos De Chivo, Hells fire, XXL and more!!!
A new lyric video for the track “No Lungs To Breathe”, which was made by the band’s guitarist Nick Hipa, is now live in conjunction with the band’s North American tour with The Devil Wears Prada that kicked off this past Friday (2/22) in Ventura, Calif. at the Ventura Theater. Check out the lyric video for “No Lungs To Breathe” below.
Metal Blade Records’ AS I LAY DYING and Ferret Music recording group The Devil Wears Prada are hitting the road for a full North American co-headline tour with support coming from For Today (on all dates except March 7th-March 8th), The Color Morale (February 22nd – March 7th), and The Chariot (March 8th – April 4th).
AS I LAY DYING preceded the release of their 6th full-length studio album, “AWAKENED,” with a highly successful run on 2012′s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival where the band rotated between the side and main stages. Just before “AWAKENED” dropped via Metal Blade Records on September 25th, the band released their first production video for the album for the track “A Greater Foundation.” Fans instantly took to the Internet to express their love of the new song – AND to discuss the relevance of the lyrics. Check out the video and comments HERE.
“AWAKENED,” which Rick Florino from Artist Direct called “…their best album yet,” noting “it’s a high water mark for modern metal, and it’s going to wake up the entire genre” giving the release 5 out of 5 stars, debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #11, selling over 28,000 copies in its first week in the US alone.
AS I LAY DYING & The Devil Wears Prada w/ For Today, The Color Morale
02/28 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia
03/01 San Diego, CA SOMA
03/02 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
03/03 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
03/05 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street
03/06 San Antonio, TX Backstage Live **
03/07 Dallas, TX House of Blues ** AS I LAY DYING & The Devil Wears Prada w/ For Today, The Chariot
03/08 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Events Center
03/09 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
03/10 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
03/12 Nashville, TN Rocketown
03/13 Charlotte, NC Amos Southend
03/14 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
03/15 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
03/16 Silver Springs, VA The Fillmore
03/17 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
03/19 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
03/20 Long Island, NY Paramount Theater
03/21 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
03/22 Buffalo, NY Infinity
03/23 Toronto, ON Sound Academy
03/24 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
03/25 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
03/27 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
03/28 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
03/29 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
03/30 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
04/01 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
04/02 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
04/03 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep
04/04 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep ** No For Today
For their latest release, “AWAKENED,” As I Lay Dying –NICK HIPA (guitar), TIM LAMBESIS (vocals), JORDAN MANCINO (drums), PHIL SGROSSO (guitar) and JOSH GILBERT (bass)–holed up in the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO with renowned rock producer Bill Stevenson (Descendents) and mixer Colin Richardson. The group’s last LP, 2010s “THE POWERLESS RISE,” debuted on the Billboard Top 200 at #10, at #2 on Billboard’s Independent Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard’s Hard Music Albums Chart.
CARCASS, ENSIFERUM, SYLOSIS are the latest acts confirmed for the 18th edition of the Brutal Assault Festival 2013 which is set to take place August 7th-10th in Josefov, Czech Republic.
Carcass are putting the finishing touches on their first studio album in 17 years with acclaimed producer Colin Richardson. Guitarist Bill Steer said: “People can expect to hear a fairly different Carcass set, the old favourites will in there, of course, but we’re also planning to play a couple of the less obvious tracks from our past, as well as songs from the album we’ve just completed.“
Carcass
Confirmed acts now include: ABORYM, ALCEST, AMORPHIS, ANTHRAX, ANTROPOFAGUS, AS I LAY DYING, ATARI TEENAGE RIOT, BEHEMOTH, BENEDICTION, BORKNAGAR, CARCASS, CARPATHIAN FOREST, COFFINS, CRUSHING CASPARS, CULT OF LUNA, DOWNSET, D.R.I., DR. LIVING DEAD, DYING FETUS, ENSIFERUM, ENTOMBED, FEAR FACTORY, IHSAHN LEPROUS, IN FLAMES, MADBALL, MAGRUDERGRIND, MARDUK, MESHUGGAH, NACHTMYSTIUM, OCTOBER FILE, OPETH, OVERKILL, SATURNUS, SOLEFALD, SUFFOCATION, SYLOSIS, TRIVIUM, VRIED, and WHITECHAPEL.
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
