{"id":5616,"date":"2026-01-01T05:14:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2026\/01\/01\/nick-pierce-breaks-silence-on-as-i-lay-dying-says-tim-lambesis-blew-his-second-chance-i-trusted-the-wrong-guy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T05:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:14:40","slug":"nick-pierce-breaks-silence-on-as-i-lay-dying-says-tim-lambesis-blew-his-second-chance-i-trusted-the-wrong-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2026\/01\/01\/nick-pierce-breaks-silence-on-as-i-lay-dying-says-tim-lambesis-blew-his-second-chance-i-trusted-the-wrong-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"NICK PIERCE Breaks Silence On AS I LAY DYING, Says TIM LAMBESIS Blew His Second Chance: “I Trusted The Wrong Guy”"},"content":{"rendered":"


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More than a year after his exit from the deeply troubled metalcore outfit As I Lay Dying<\/a><\/strong>, drummer Nick Pierce<\/strong> has finally addressed what happened \u2014 and why he walked away \u2014 in a new interview with Metal Drummers United<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pierce<\/strong>‘s departure came during the now-infamous collapse of As I Lay Dying<\/strong> in 2024<\/a>, when bassist\/vocalist Ryan Neff<\/strong> and guitarist Ken Susi<\/strong> exited the band, followed soon after by guitarist Phil Sgrosso<\/strong>. The mass exodus marked the second time a lineup had abandoned vocalist Tim Lambesis<\/strong>, whose past includes a 2014 prison sentence for attempting to hire a hitman to murder his then-wife.<\/p>\n

At the time, the departing members cited a toxic environment tied to Lambesis<\/strong>‘ behavior. While Susi<\/strong> previously went into detail on the situation, Pierce<\/strong> had largely stayed silent \u2014 until now. Which is great timing too, considering Lambesis’ ex-wife is also out there having some words about the man too<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In his interview, Pierce<\/strong> made it clear that the band knowingly gave Lambesis<\/strong> another chance, but ultimately came to regret it. His comments leave little ambiguity about where he places responsibility for the band’s implosion.<\/p>\n

“We were all pretty stoked. Like we partially knew some of the predicaments that we were getting into with the pretense of Tim<\/strong>‘s past\u2026 and we were willing to give him that second \u2014 or second and a half chance \u2014 or whatever you want to call it. So we kind of blindly went into it hoping for the best and hoping that Tim<\/strong> had changed, and had changed for the better.”<\/p>\n

Pierce<\/strong> described the early rehearsals as inspiring and creatively energizing, praising the chemistry between himself, Susi<\/strong>, Neff<\/strong>, and Sgrosso<\/strong>: “After playing that first song together and realizing what we could all do as a group, we were like, ‘Holy fuck, this is sick.’ \u2026 Everybody collaboratively fucking crushed.”<\/p>\n

But that optimism didn’t last. Pierce<\/strong> explained that while he believes strongly in second chances \u2014 citing friendships with recovering addicts and former felons \u2014 Lambesis<\/strong> ultimately squandered the opportunity: “We gave Tim<\/strong> that second chance. That was my second chance to Tim<\/strong>. He fucking blew it. Completely fucking blew it. He made some really stupid fucking decisions. He blew it in the endgame.”<\/p>\n

Pierce<\/strong> added that the fallout was sudden and brutal, hitting him personally at the worst possible moment: “I found out the band was breaking up on my birthday. It was a shit fucking predicament. Within 24 or 48 hours, I went from thinking I was going on tour in Europe to finding out the band was falling apart \u2014 all because of the shit that Tim<\/strong> had done.”<\/p>\n

While Pierce<\/strong> said he doesn’t want to endlessly rehash the situation, he didn’t hide his frustration or regret: “My bad. I trusted the wrong fucking guy this time and so did everybody else. So, fuck us \u2014 it fucking happens.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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