Frail Words Collapse is the second studio album by the metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album is their first release on the record label Metal Blade Records on July 1, 2003. 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. Music videos have been produced for these songs. The album has sold 250,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album gets its name from a lyric of one of the songs on it, Falling upon Deaf Ears.
Tracklist:
- 94 Hours
- Falling upon Deaf Ears
- Forever
- Collision
- Distance Is Darkness
- Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier
- Undefined
- A Thousand Steps
- The Beginning
- Song 10
- The Pain of Separation
- Elegy
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”
