# Decas

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Decas
| type       = compilation
| artist     = [As I Lay Dying](/source/As_I_Lay_Dying_(band))
| cover      = As I Lay Dying - Decas.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|2011|11|04}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| genre      =
| length     = 38:20
| label      = [Metal Blade](/source/Metal_Blade_Records)
| producer   = {{hlist|[Adam Dutkiewicz](/source/Adam_Dutkiewicz)|[Tim Lambesis](/source/Tim_Lambesis)|[Innerpartysystem](/source/Innerpartysystem)|[Ben Weinman](/source/Ben_Weinman)|Kelly "Carnage" Cairns|Big Chocolate|Iron Krill}}
| prev_title = [The Powerless Rise](/source/The_Powerless_Rise)
| prev_year  = 2010
| next_title = [Awakened](/source/Awakened_(album))
| next_year  = 2012
}}
{{Music ratings
<!-- Aggregate scores -->
| MC = 59%<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|title=Decas – As I Lay Dying|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/decas|work=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|publisher=[CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive)|access-date=11 May 2012}}</ref>
<!-- Reviewers -->
|rev1 = [About.com](/source/About.com)
|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Kapper|first=Andrew|title=As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/asilaydying/fr/As-I-Lay-Dying-Decas-Review.htm|work=[About.com](/source/About.com)|publisher=[The New York Times Company](/source/The_New_York_Times_Company)|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174007/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/asilaydying/fr/As-I-Lay-Dying-Decas-Review.htm|archive-date=6 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev2 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web| last = Heaney| first = Gregory| title = ''Decas'' – Overview| work = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)| publisher = [Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation)| url = http://allmusic.com/album/decas-r2306540| access-date = November 18, 2011}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine))''
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=metacritic />
|rev4 = ''[Big Cheese](/source/Big_Cheese_(magazine))''
|rev4score = 3/5<ref>{{cite web|last=Hagen|first=Paul|title=As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/albums/article/as-i-lay-dying-decas|work=[Big Cheese](/source/Big_Cheese_(magazine))|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102223612/http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/albums/article/as-i-lay-dying-decas|archive-date=2 January 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|rev5 = [Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net)
|rev5score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Alisoglu |first=Scott |title=AS I LAY DYING Decas (Metal Blade) |url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=2354 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722143636/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=2354 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2012 |work=[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net) |publisher=[Roadrunner Records](/source/Roadrunner_Records) |access-date=11 May 2012 }}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[The Christian Post](/source/The_Christian_Post)''
|rev6score = Favorable<ref>{{cite web|last=Hensch|first=Mark|title=New As I Lay Dying Album Unafraid of Departing From the Divine|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/new-as-i-lay-dying-album-unafraid-of-departing-from-the-divine-60858/|work=[The Christian Post](/source/The_Christian_Post)|publisher=William Anderson|access-date=11 May 2012|date=7 November 2011}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)''
|rev7score = Slightly unfavorable<ref>{{cite web|last=Walschots|first=Natalie Zina|title=As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/as_i_lay_dying-decas|work=[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)|publisher=Ian Danzig|access-date=11 May 2012|date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
|rev8 = ''[Kerrang!](/source/Kerrang!)''
|rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=metacritic />
|rev9 = [PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)
|rev9score = {{rating|4|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Prokofiev|first=Dane|title=As I Lay Dying: Decas|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/150670-as-i-lay-dying-decas|publisher=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)|access-date=11 May 2012|date=10 November 2011}}</ref>
|rev10 = ''[Revolver](/source/Revolver_(magazine))''
|rev10score = 3/5<ref>{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=David|title=Review: As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/as-i-lay-dying-decas.html|work=[Revolver](/source/Revolver_(magazine))|publisher=[NewBay Media](/source/NewBay_Media)|access-date=11 May 2012|date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509111328/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/as-i-lay-dying-decas.html|archive-date=9 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}

'''''Decas''''' is the second compilation album by American [metalcore](/source/metalcore) band [As I Lay Dying](/source/As_I_Lay_Dying_(band)). It features three newly recorded songs, four [cover songs](/source/cover_songs), four [remixes](/source/remixes) and one re-recording. The album was released through [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records) on November 4, 2011, in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; on November 7 in the UK and the rest of Europe; and on November 8 in the US.<ref name="altpress">{{cite web| author = AP Staff| title = Exclusive: As I Lay Dying announce ''Decas'' album details, ''A Decade Of Destruction'' tour| work = [Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine))| date = September 12, 2011| url = http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/exclusive_as_i_lay_dying_announce_decas_album_details_a_decade_of_destructi| access-date = September 12, 2011}}</ref><ref name="gsn">{{cite web| last = Harris| first = Chris| title = Update: As I Lay Dying To Tour With Sylosis, Release Decas LP| work = Gun Shy Assassin| date = September 12, 2011| url = http://gunshyassassin.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-to-tour-with-sylosis/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111030035627/http://gunshyassassin.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-to-tour-with-sylosis/| url-status = usurped| archive-date = October 30, 2011| access-date = September 12, 2011}}</ref>

The release of ''Decas'' is meant to commemorate As I Lay Dying's tenth anniversary of being a band, and was also described by the group as a gift to their fans for their support over the years.<ref name="altpress"/> Coinciding with the release of ''Decas'', As I Lay Dying embarked on the "A Decade of Destruction" tour running from November through December 2011 with openers [Of Mice & Men](/source/Of_Mice_%26_Men_(band)), [The Ghost Inside](/source/The_Ghost_Inside_(band)), [Iwrestledabearonce](/source/Iwrestledabearonce) and [Sylosis](/source/Sylosis).<ref name="altpress"/><ref name="gsn"/>

"Paralyzed" was first released as a [YouTube](/source/YouTube) lyric video on September 13, 2011. Also, on November 7, the day before the album's US release, "Paralyzed" was released on [iTunes](/source/iTunes) as a free download. The track was originally intended to be the iTunes pre-order bonus for As I Lay Dying's previous album, ''[The Powerless Rise](/source/The_Powerless_Rise)''. "War Ensemble" was previously released in a Limited Edition Free Download of the Video Game, Homefront soundtrack. "[Electric Eye](/source/Electric_Eye_(song))" was first available to stream via Noisecreep on October 3, 2011.

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics      = [Tim Lambesis](/source/Tim_Lambesis), except where noted
| all_music       = [As I Lay Dying](/source/As_I_Lay_Dying_(band)), except where noted<ref name="allmusic"/>

| title1          = Paralyzed
| length1         = 3:04

| title2          = From Shapeless to Breakable
| length2         = 2:44

| title3          = Moving Forward
| length3         = 3:42

| title4          = War Ensemble
| note4           = originally by [Slayer](/source/Slayer)
| lyrics4         = [Tom Araya](/source/Tom_Araya), [Jeff Hanneman](/source/Jeff_Hanneman)
| music4          = Hanneman
| length4         = 4:50

| title5          = Hellion
| note5           = originally by [Judas Priest](/source/Judas_Priest)
| lyrics5         = (instrumental)
| music5          = [K. K. Downing](/source/K._K._Downing), [Glenn Tipton](/source/Glenn_Tipton)
| length5         = 0:44

| title6          = [Electric Eye](/source/Electric_Eye_(song))
| note6           = originally by Judas Priest
| lyrics6         = [Rob Halford](/source/Rob_Halford)
| music6          = Downing, Tipton
| length6         = 3:45

| title7          = Coffee Mug
| note7           = originally by [Descendents](/source/Descendents)
| lyrics7         = [Bill Stevenson](/source/Bill_Stevenson_(American_musician))
| music7          = [Stephen Egerton](/source/Stephen_Egerton_(guitarist)), Stevenson
| length7         = 0:40

| title8          = Beneath the Encasing
| note8           = re-recorded medley
| length8         = 3:57

| title9          = The Blinding of False Light
| note9           = [Innerpartysystem](/source/Innerpartysystem) remix
| length9         = 4:18

| title10         = Wrath Upon Ourselves
| note10          = [Ben Weinman](/source/Ben_Weinman) remix
| length10        = 2:25

| title11         = Confined
| note11          = Kelly "Carnage" Cairns remix
| length11        = 3:51

| title12         = Elegy
| note12          = Big Chocolate remix
| length12        = 4:20
|total_length = 38:20
}}

{{Track listing
| headline        = [iTunes Store](/source/iTunes_Store) bonus track

| title13         = Upside Down Kingdom
| note13          = Iron Krill remix
| length13        = 3:02
}}

== Personnel ==
'''As I Lay Dying'''<ref>(2012), Bosso, Joe: https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-as-i-lay-dyings-nick-hipa-talks-new-album-awakened-561421, Retrieved September 19, 2021</ref>
* [Tim Lambesis](/source/Tim_Lambesis) – lead vocals
* [Nick Hipa](/source/Nick_Hipa) – lead guitar, backing vocals
* [Phil Sgrosso](/source/Phil_Sgrosso) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* [Josh Gilbert](/source/Josh_Gilbert_(musician)) – bass, clean vocals
* [Jordan Mancino](/source/Jordan_Mancino) – drums

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:As I Lay Dying (band) compilation albums
Category:2011 compilation albums
Category:Metal Blade Records compilation albums

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