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The Powerless Rise
Studio album by As I Lay Dying
Released	May 7, 2010 (2010-05-07)
Recorded	October 2009 – February 2010
Studio	Lambesis Studio, San Diego, CA
Genre	Melodic metalcore
Length	44:08
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Adam Dutkiewicz, As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying chronology
This Is Who We Are (2009) The Powerless Rise (2010) Decas (2011)

The Powerless Rise is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album was released on May 7, 2010 in Europe, and on May 11, 2010 in the United States. The Powerless Rise debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 38,000. The album features three singles: "Beyond Our Suffering", "Parallels", and "Anodyne Sea". Music videos have been released for all three, with the latest one ("Beyond Our Suffering") consisting of live footage. The album title is taken from their lyric of the song ("Upside Down Kingdom").

Writing and recording

As I Lay Dying began writing songs for The Powerless Rise in mid-2009 following two years of touring for the band's 2007 album An Ocean Between Us. By the end of September, the group had finished "about 6-7" songs and was scheduled to enter the studio on October 17, 2009 where they would continue to write new songs. This is in contrast to previous albums by As I Lay Dying that had been written over the course of only a few months. The three years between the release of An Ocean Between Us and The Powerless Rise previously was the largest gap between releases from the band at that time. Frontman Tim Lambesis stated that while some bands "need to rush out a crappy record so they can start touring again to pay their bills," As I Lay Dying had been working hard to "make a record worth listening to (hopefully), and start touring again when we're done."

The Powerless Rise was produced by Killswitch Engage lead guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and Daniel Castelman, and was mixed by Colin Richardson and Martyn Ford. Adam Dutkiewicz also produced As I Lay Dying's An Ocean Between Us. According to guitarist Phil Sgrosso, Dutkiewicz was chosen over ten other producers the band had talked with after "realizing that Adam understands our sound better than most." Castelman and Richardson were also audio engineers on An Ocean Between Us.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com
AbsolutePunk	88%
Allmusic
Blabbermouth.net
Cross Rhythms
Exclaim!	"most accomplished record yet"
Jesus Freak Hideout
PopMatters
Rock Sound
Sputnikmusic

The Powerless Rise was released in May 2010 to generally positive acclaim. It currently holds "universal acclaim" status for generally good reviews on Metacritic with an 81 out of 100.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tim Lambesis; all music is composed 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
• Nick Hipa – guitar, backing vocals
• Phil Sgrosso – guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Gilbert – bass, clean vocals
• Jordan Mancino – drums

Production

• Adam Dutkiewicz – production, engineering
• Daniel Castleman – engineering, pre-production
• Joseph McQueen – vocal engineering
• Colin Richardson – mixing
• Martyn "Ginge" Ford – mix engineering
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Kelly Cairns – pre-production
• Joey St. Lucas – guitar tech
• Mike Catalano – drum tech, additional percussion
• Jacob Bannon – artwork, design

Charts

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v t e As I Lay Dying
Tim Lambesis Nick Hipa Josh Gilbert Jordan Mancino Phil Sgrosso
Studio albums	Beneath the Encasing of Ashes Frail Words Collapse Shadows Are Security An Ocean Between Us The Powerless Rise Awakened Shaped by Fire Through Storms Ahead
Compilations	A Long March: The First Recordings Decas
Videos	This Is Who We Are
Split albums	As I Lay Dying / American Tragedy
Songs	"My Own Grave"
Related articles	Discography
Category

• 2010 albums
• Albums produced by Adam Dutkiewicz
• Albums with cover art by Jacob Bannon
• As I Lay Dying (band) albums
• Metal Blade Records albums