Decas

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{{Infobox album

| name = Decas

| type = compilation

| artist = As I Lay Dying

| cover = As I Lay Dying - Decas.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2011|11|04}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 38:20

| label = Metal Blade

| producer = {{hlist|Adam Dutkiewicz|Tim Lambesis|Innerpartysystem|Ben Weinman|Kelly "Carnage" Cairns|Big Chocolate|Iron Krill}}

| prev_title = The Powerless Rise

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Awakened

| next_year = 2012

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 59%{{cite web|title=Decas – As I Lay Dying|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/decas|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=11 May 2012}}

|rev1 = About.com

|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Kapper|first=Andrew|title=As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/asilaydying/fr/As-I-Lay-Dying-Decas-Review.htm|work=About.com|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174007/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/asilaydying/fr/As-I-Lay-Dying-Decas-Review.htm|archive-date=6 March 2012|url-status=dead}}

|rev2 = AllMusic

|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web| last = Heaney| first = Gregory| title = Decas – Overview| work = Allmusic| publisher = Rovi Corporation| url = http://allmusic.com/album/decas-r2306540| access-date = November 18, 2011}}

|rev3 = Alternative Press

|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}

|rev4 = Big Cheese

|rev4score = 3/5{{cite web|last=Hagen|first=Paul|title=As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/albums/article/as-i-lay-dying-decas|work=Big Cheese|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102223612/http://www.bigcheesemagazine.com/albums/article/as-i-lay-dying-decas|archive-date=2 January 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

|rev5 = Blabbermouth.net

|rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|last=Alisoglu |first=Scott |title=AS I LAY DYING Decas (Metal Blade) |url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=2354 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722143636/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=2354 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2012 |work=Blabbermouth.net |publisher=Roadrunner Records |access-date=11 May 2012 }}

|rev6 = The Christian Post

|rev6score = Favorable{{cite web|last=Hensch|first=Mark|title=New As I Lay Dying Album Unafraid of Departing From the Divine|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/new-as-i-lay-dying-album-unafraid-of-departing-from-the-divine-60858/|work=The Christian Post|publisher=William Anderson|access-date=11 May 2012|date=7 November 2011}}

|rev7 = Exclaim!

|rev7score = Slightly unfavorable{{cite web|last=Walschots|first=Natalie Zina|title=As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Metal/as_i_lay_dying-decas|work=Exclaim!|publisher=Ian Danzig|access-date=11 May 2012|date=8 November 2011}}

|rev8 = Kerrang!

|rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}

|rev9 = PopMatters

|rev9score = {{rating|4|10}}{{cite web|last=Prokofiev|first=Dane|title=As I Lay Dying: Decas|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/150670-as-i-lay-dying-decas|publisher=PopMatters|access-date=11 May 2012|date=10 November 2011}}

|rev10 = Revolver

|rev10score = 3/5{{cite web|last=McKenna|first=David|title=Review: As I Lay Dying – Decas|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/as-i-lay-dying-decas.html|work=Revolver|publisher=NewBay Media|access-date=11 May 2012|date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509111328/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/as-i-lay-dying-decas.html|archive-date=9 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

}}

Decas is the second compilation album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. It features three newly recorded songs, four cover songs, four remixes and one re-recording. The album was released through Metal Blade Records on November 4, 2011, in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; on November 7 in the UK and the rest of Europe; and on November 8 in the US.{{cite web| author = AP Staff| title = Exclusive: As I Lay Dying announce Decas album details, A Decade Of Destruction tour| work = Alternative Press| date = September 12, 2011| url = http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/exclusive_as_i_lay_dying_announce_decas_album_details_a_decade_of_destructi| access-date = September 12, 2011}}{{cite web| last = Harris| first = Chris| title = Update: As I Lay Dying To Tour With Sylosis, Release Decas LP| work = Gun Shy Assassin| date = September 12, 2011| url = http://gunshyassassin.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-to-tour-with-sylosis/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111030035627/http://gunshyassassin.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-to-tour-with-sylosis/| url-status = usurped| archive-date = October 30, 2011| access-date = September 12, 2011}}

The release of Decas is meant to commemorate As I Lay Dying's tenth anniversary of being a band, and was also described by the group as a gift to their fans for their support over the years. Coinciding with the release of Decas, As I Lay Dying embarked on the "A Decade of Destruction" tour running from November through December 2011 with openers Of Mice & Men, The Ghost Inside, Iwrestledabearonce and Sylosis.

"Paralyzed" was first released as a YouTube lyric video on September 13, 2011. Also, on November 7, the day before the album's US release, "Paralyzed" was released on iTunes as a free download. The track was originally intended to be the iTunes pre-order bonus for As I Lay Dying's previous album, The Powerless Rise. "War Ensemble" was previously released in a Limited Edition Free Download of the Video Game, Homefront soundtrack. "Electric Eye" was first available to stream via Noisecreep on October 3, 2011.