As I Lay Dying is back with a second strike in their new era, dropping “If I Fall,” a fast, melodic, and surprisingly vulnerable track that shows exactly what this refreshed lineup is able to do when everyone is firing at once.

This follows October’s “Echoes,” the first introduction to the band’s new roster: Chris Clancy on bass and clean vocals, Bill Hudson and Don Vedda on guitars, and Tim Yeung behind the kit. The chemistry was obvious on that first single, but “If I Fall” feels like the real proof of life moment.

The song comes paired with a video that leans into shadows, movement, and pure energy rather than theatrics. No narrative. No overproduction. Just the band, locked in, making their case.

Lambesis wrote the first version of “If I Fall” before the lineup shift, and you can hear that early skeleton, the classic AILD melodic streak, the big chorus, the speed. But the final result is clearly the product of the new team. Every addition sharpens the song rather than reshaping it. It’s the kind of track that says, “Yes, we’ve changed, but we know exactly who we are.”

Lyrically, it leans reflective without drifting into melodrama, threading that familiar tension between conviction and collapse that has run through their catalog for 20+ years. It’s personal without pretending to be poetic, and that honesty fits where the band seems to be headed.

“If I Fall” is out now on all platforms, and the video is live today on YouTube. The band continues to push this new phase ahead of their most recent full length, Through Storms Ahead, out via Napalm Records.

Whatever comes next, it’s clear they’re past the “reintroduction” stage. This is a band settling into its next identity, and leaning into it hard.

AS I LAY DYING is:
Tim Lambesis – Vocals
Chris Clancy – Bass, Clean Vocals
Bill Hudson – Guitar
Don Vedda – Guitar
Tim Yeung – Drums
 
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