Guitarist Caysen Russo and vocalist Craig Betit only appear on the band's first studio album, they were both replaced, respectively, with Chris Storey and Hernan "Eddie" Hermida by the time of their second release.
Matt Kuykendall has commented on the origin of the band's name, how he came up with it: "Sitting in my room in Berkeley, California, reading news websites and thinking about the fucked up shit going on in the world and my own life at the time. The name itself is a simple truism, but it's something that we all too easily forget."
All Shall Perish have completed several successful tours across America in the past year, sharing the stage with a variety of fellow deathcore groups, including acts such as Suicide Silence, Through the Eyes of the Dead, The Red Chord, The Acacia Strain, Misery Index, Job for a Cowboy, Antagony, among many others. The band maintained a blog during their early 2006 tour, known as the Spreading Disease tour. It can be read on the band's official web page, as well as on their MySpace page. All Shall Perish has recently had a tour with Stick to Your Guns, War of Ages, The Warriors, and Terror. They were also on The Darkness Over Europe 2007 tour with Bleeding Through, I Killed the Prom Queen and Caliban. They often add a cover of the song "Breaking the Law" by Judas Priest to their setlist. They recently headlined a tour with support from Emmure and From a Second Story Window. Bray Almini occasionally fills in for Mike Tiner on bass during tours. They are touring Europe in early 2010.
While touring in Australia on December 19, a van carrying people associated with the tour crashed north of the town of Coffs Harbour. The members of All Shall Perish were uninjured, but the lead singer and roadie of death metal band The Red Shore were killed.
The band have recently released a brand new full length entitled Awaken The Dreamers, taking on a new sound which seems to venture away from the core and more into the metal. They have since stated they are working on a follow-up.
On Wednesday, February 5, 2009, Chris Storey announced his departure from All Shall Perish. They have already recruited another guitarist and will continue playing the currently lined up shows on their tour.
But recently their newest guitarist left the band to join Born of Osiris and was replaced by Francesco Artusato, former lead gutarist of Hiss of Atrocities.
Hermida joined Suicide Silence on October 3, 2013, which was officially announced on the Suicide Silence Facebook page. On October 4, All Shall Perish released a statement about Hermida leaving, confirming that the band would continue. An interview with Mike Tiner on the Metal Injection website stated that Mike Tiner's position was that Hermida chose to leave by not being able to commit to the band.
On October 21, 2015, All Shall Perish announced the return of Hernan "Eddie" Hermida and guitarist Chris Storey, alongside founding members Matt Kuykendall, Ben Orum, and Caysen Russo, now on bass. The group's press release noted that original vocalist Craig Betit will participate in some fashion as well. The band stated that bassist Mike Tiner, the last original member in the lineup before the return of Orum, Kuykendall, and Russo declined a personal invitation to participate. Francesco Artusato and drummer Adam Pierce are no longer part of the band.
On April 21, 2020, vocalist Hernan "Eddie" Hermida announced that the reunion was no longer happening
The Death Plague
All Shall Perish Lyrics
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My eyes turn black with the hunger for flesh
I wander around broken and aimless smelling of death
A lifeless cadaver needing nourishment
We sooth to no end a hunger that will not subside
The animalistic impulse that keeps us alive
Bring me to find the soon to be pile of rotting stench
Satisfaction has temporarily come over me
And once it's gone I move on towards another feed
We are the foul infestation
We are resilient
Soon as I bite my children live on, living as death incarnate
We where conceived as a plague
A cataclysmic device
You will tremble in agoraphobic fear for the outside
Will become a place unwelcome to your kind
We are the dominant species
You do not have a choice
I'll come from the shadows to tear you apart
We are the dominant spices
You do not have a choice
You will become a feast, toss the scraps to the dogs
We are the dominant species
Species
We are the foul infestation
We are resilient
Soon as I bite my children live on, living as death incarnate
Cataclysmic device
With every passing moment my kind grows strong
We only serve our primal instinct
We've set our eyes upon you
We are the dominant species
We are the dominant species
The song "The Death Plague" by All Shall Perish paints a picture of a post-apocalyptic world where humans have devolved into mindless, flesh-eating creatures. The first verse describes the hunger of the singer, who has turned into a "lifeless cadaver needing nourishment". The "animalistic impulse that keeps us alive" refers to the primal instinct to survive by any means necessary. The imagery of the singer "smelling of death" adds to the graphic and disturbing picture being painted.
The second verse continues the theme of primal survival, with the singer describing how the "sounds of prey fighting for life" lead them to their next meal. The phrase "living as death incarnate" suggests that the singer and their kind have become so entrenched in the idea of survival that it is their only way of life. The repetition of "We are the dominant species" and "You do not have a choice" emphasizes the power dynamic between the remaining humans and these flesh-eating creatures.
The overall theme of the song seems to be the idea that survival is the most important thing, and that in a fight for survival, there are no rules. The idea of humans turning into flesh-eating monsters is a common one in horror and post-apocalyptic fiction, and "The Death Plague" captures the desperation and violence that such a scenario would entail.
Line by Line Meaning
Cold chill running up into the cortex
A chilling feeling runs through my brain.
My eyes turn black with the hunger for flesh
I crave flesh, as my eyes turn black with hunger.
I wander around broken and aimless smelling of death
As a lifeless cadaver, I search aimlessly for nourishment, reeking of death.
A lifeless cadaver needing nourishment
I am a lifeless cadaver, in need of nourishment.
We sooth to no end a hunger that will not subside
We try to soothe an insatiable hunger.
The animalistic impulse that keeps us alive
Our primal impulses are what keeps us alive.
The sounds of prey fighting for life
I am drawn to the sounds of prey struggling to survive.
Bring me to find the soon to be pile of rotting stench
I find the source of the dying prey, and the stench of decay fills my senses.
Satisfaction has temporarily come over me
I feel a momentary satisfaction after feeding on the prey.
And once it's gone I move on towards another feed
But soon after, I must move on to find another prey to feed on.
We are the foul infestation
We are a pestilence that spreads decay.
We are resilient
We are strong and unyielding.
Soon as I bite my children live on, living as death incarnate
My offspring carry on my legacy of death after I bite them.
We where conceived as a plague, a cataclysmic device
We were born to spread destruction, as a catastrophic force.
You will tremble in agoraphobic fear for the outside
You will be afraid to venture outside, paralyzed with the fear of open spaces.
Will become a place unwelcome to your kind
The outside world will no longer be hospitable to your kind.
You do not have a choice
You have no say in what happens.
I'll come from the shadows to tear you apart
I will attack you when you least expect it, tearing you limb from limb.
You will become a feast, toss the scraps to the dogs
You will become my meal, and the remains will be discarded like garbage.
We are the dominant species
We are the most powerful species on Earth.
With every passing moment my kind grows strong
With every moment, my kind becomes stronger.
We only serve our primal instinct
We are only driven by our basic, animalistic desires.
We've set our eyes upon you
You are in our sights, and we will not be deterred from our goal.
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The Budds
a new All Shall Perish album...
That'd be great...
hellawaits77NY
One of my favorites from TIWIE.
Federico TB
Brilliant video \m/
DIEGO LINARES
Excelente
Joe Hosney
Hell Yeah!!!
Dumitrescu Mihai Dan
ASP is way better than SS in my opinion. Although I'm not a deathcore fan, it's always something fresh coming from them.
Matt Weismiller
I'm awaiting the long paragraphs about how it's okay for a band to change their sound.
Alberto Izquierdo
Lyrics are fucking brutal :D
ProjectDragonEye
RIP All Shall Perish
Despair Bear
I really like that open string, but I think they should've hit it a little more :| I might not despise the whole deathcore thing as much if so many of the fans of it weren't such clueless idiots. Had to watch them once on a tour Hate Eternal was headlining, almost everybody left before Hate Eternal's set. Yeah, lets leave before one of the pioneering guitarists of death metal plays -_-