Beneath the Encasing of Ashes

Beneath the Encasing of Ashes
Studio album by As I Lay Dying
Released	June 12, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Metalcore
Length	29:57
Label	Pluto
Producer	Tim Lambesis, Evan White
As I Lay Dying chronology
Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (2001) As I Lay Dying / American Tragedy (2002)

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Beneath the Encasing of Ashes is the debut studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. Many reviewers and also casual listeners compared the overall sound of this album to Zao. It is widely thought that the band found its own sound on later albums, Frail Words Collapse and Shadows Are Security. All the songs on Beneath the Encasing of Ashes appear on the compilation album A Long March: The First Recordings.

Re-recordings

The closing track, "Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier" was re-recorded for the band's second album, Frail Words Collapse. They also re-recorded a medley, which includes parts from several songs from the album, which was included on Decas.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beneath the Encasing of Ashes"	3:03
2.	"Torn Within"	1:46
3.	"Forced to Die"	2:43
4.	"A Breath in the Eyes of Eternity"	2:58
5.	"Blood Turned to Tears"	1:38
6.	"The Voices That Betray Me"	2:58
7.	"When This World Fades"	2:32
8.	"A Long March"	1:56
9.	"Surrounded"	0:50
10.	"Refined by Your Embrace"	1:44
11.	"The Innocence Spilled"	3:36
12.	"Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier"	4:13
Total length:		29:57

Personnel

As I Lay Dying

• Tim Lambesis – vocals, keyboards, production
• Evan White – guitars, production
• Noah Chase – bass
• Jordan Mancino – drums

Additional personnel

• Brian Cobbel – executive production
• Eric Shirey – executive production
• Jeff Forest – engineering
• Nolan Brett – mastering
• Darren Paul – design, layout concept