Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This video tells the story of my perspective as I witness the rise and fall of As I Lay Dying, the band that got me into metal music.

Time stamps:
0:00 - My discovery
1:45 - The rise of a titan
4:13 - The bigger they are...
8:38 - Decoding the lyrics
13:19 - Aftermath
16:35 - Without conclusion

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Music used:
94 Hours, Forever, Through Struggle, The Sound of Truth, Nothing Left, No Lungs to Breathe, and A Greater Foundation by As I Lay Dying
Stark Goes Dark by the Whole Other
Leoforos Alexandras by Dan Bodan
The Halloween Dawn by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: twinmusicom.org/song/248/the-halloween-dawnArtist: twinmusicom.org

Source: twinmusicom.org/song/248/the-halloween-dawn

Artist: twinmusicom.org

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