Frail Words Collapse

Frail Words Collapse is the second studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album is their first release on the record label Metal Blade Records. This is also the last album to feature Evan White before his departure from the band shortly after the album's release. Two of the band's signature songs, "94 Hours" and "Forever", appear on the album.

Frail Words Collapse
Studio album by As I Lay Dying
Released	July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)
Recorded	February 2003
Studio	Big Fish Studio
Genre	Melodic metalcore[1]
Length	38:44
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Evan White, Tim Lambesis
As I Lay Dying chronology
As I Lay Dying / American Tragedy (2002) Frail Words Collapse (2003) Shadows Are Security (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	Highly favorable[3]
HM Magazine	Highly favorable[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[5]
Imperiumi	[6]

Music videos have been produced for the songs "94 Hours" and "Forever". The album has sold 250,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.^{[citation needed]}

The album's title is derived from a lyric in the song "Falling upon Deaf Ears".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Re-recorded version, originally appeared on:	Length
1.	"94 Hours"			3:11
2.	"Falling upon Deaf Ears"			2:31
3.	"Forever"		As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy	4:43
4.	"Collision"			3:11
5.	"Distance Is Darkness"			2:39
6.	"Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier"	As I Lay Dying, Jon Jameson	Beneath the Encasing of Ashes	3:03
7.	"Undefined"			2:17
8.	"A Thousand Steps"			1:46
9.	"The Beginning"	As I Lay Dying, Tommy Garcia	As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy	3:29
10.	"Song 10"			4:16
11.	"The Pain of Separation"		As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy	2:57
12.	"Elegy"			4:47
Total length:				38:44

All tracks are written by As I Lay Dying

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

As I Lay Dying

• Tim Lambesis – lead vocals, keyboards
• Evan White – guitars, bass
• Jordan Mancino – drums

Production

• Tim Lambesis – production
• Evan White – production
• Steve Russell – engineer, mixing
• Evan White – lead guitar, bass, production
• Dan de la Isla – assistant engineer, mixing
• Brad Vance – mastering
• Brandon O'Connell – pre-production
• Jacob Bannon – artwork

Additional musicians

• Dylan Plymale – guitars
• Tommy Garcia – backing vocals on "94 Hours"
• Johnny Upton – clean vocals on "Forever"
• Jarrod – clean vocals on "Distance is Darkness"

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7]	30
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8]	41

References

1. https://loudwire.com/who-invented-metalcore/
2. "Frail Words Collapse - As I Lay Dying". Allmusic.
3. Pratt, Gregg (September 2003). "As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
4. Rhorer, Sean. "As I Lay Dying - FRAIL WORDS COLLAPSE". HM Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
5. "As I Lay Dying, "Frail Words Collapse" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout.
6. Niko Kaartinen (2003-06-23). "Levyarviot: As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
7. "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
8. "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.