Interview: As I Lay Dying (Jordan Mancino)

As I Lay Dying will soon be converting the non believers with a string of national shows throughout Australia and New Zealandl kicking off later this month. Metal Obsession recently had the pleasure to speak with Jordan Mancino about the band’s upcoming new album”The Powerless Rise” and their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.


Metal Obsession: Welcome to Metal Obsession, Jordan.

Jordan Mancino: Thank you!

MO: As I Lay Dying are currently working on their forthcoming album “The Powerless Rise”. Could you give us an update on how the album is going so far and how many songs we can expect on the final product?

JM: The album is coming along nicely. We can’t wait for everyone to hear it! We are currently mixing all of the tracks with Colin Richardson and his assistant Martyn Ford, and it couldn’t be sounding any better.

There will be 11 songs on the initial release of The Powerless Rise, and we will have one bonus track that will be released at a later date. We are not sure yet when or where this bonus track will end up though, so more info to come on that in the near future.

MO: Is there a main concept or story behind the new album?

JM: There’s quite a few topics within the lyrics for this album, but the main concept of the record is the “rise” of all of the people that have been forgotten or neglected by society.

MO: Most of As I Lay Dying’s music is directed towards human emotions and life in general. It’s quite clear when listening to AILD that not everyone who is Christian has a good life or is completely happy with themselves. Have you found music to be a good outlet to exercise your feelings, or do you think its harder due to being under a magnifying glass from the general population?

JM: I think it’s very important to be honest with others and ourselves about the struggles and imperfections of life. You are right in saying that being a Christian doesn’t always mean ‘life is good’. I do find our music to be a great outlet for my frustrations, struggles, emotions, etc., however, at times it can be hard to really feel comfortable opening up to the general population when you aren’t feeling up to getting an unknown reaction.

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