As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy

As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy
Studio album by As I Lay Dying and American Tragedy
Released	June 18, 2002
Recorded	April, 2002
Genre	Metalcore
Length	36:08
Label	Pluto Records
Producer	Brian Cobbel & Eric Shirey
As I Lay Dying chronology
Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (2001) As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy (2002) Frail Words Collapse (2003)
American Tragedy chronology
As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy (2002)

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As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy is a split album by the two metalcore bands As I Lay Dying and American Tragedy released in 2002 through Pluto Records. As I Lay Dying has since re-released its half of the album through Metal Blade Records. Their compilation album A Long March: The First Recordings also features the original and re-recorded tracks from the split album. Tracks 1 through 5 are performed by As I Lay Dying, while tracks 6 through 11 are performed by the now defunct American Tragedy.

American Tragedy's sound on the split album is slightly similar to that of As I Lay Dying.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Illusions"	3:56
2.	"The Beginning"	2:48
3.	"Reinvention"	4:56
4.	"The Pain of Separation"	2:50
5.	"Forever"	4:16
6.	"-"	1:14
7.	"Choking On a Dream"	1:49
8.	"World Intruded"	4:05
9.	"Spite and Splinter"	3:12
10.	"Porcelain Angels"	2:03
11.	"Moments and In Between"	5:07
Total length:		36:08

Credits

As I Lay Dying

• Tim Lambesis – vocals
• Evan White – guitars
• Brandon Hays – bass
• Jordan Mancino – drums
• Tommy Garcia – additional guitar and vocals

American Tragedy

• Tim Syler – vocals
• Jon Greene – guitar
• Todd Shields – bass
• Ryan Douglass – guitar
• Justin Greene – drums

Other credits

• Nolan Brett – mastering
• Jeff Forest – recording, engineering, harmony vocals
• Eric Shirey – executive producer
• Brian Cobbel – executive producer

Trivia

• This album would mark the last recording for American Tragedy (band).
• As I Lay Dying (band) would later re-record #2, #4, #5 for their second album Frail Words Collapse and re-record #1 for their third album Shadows Are Security.