Tim Lambesis

Timothy Peter Lambesis was born on November 21, 1980 to Nick and Vicki Lambesis. Nick and Vicki founded an advertising firm in La Jolla, CA known as The Lambesis Agency, which handled international clients such as Coca-Cola, Airwalk, SKYY Vodka, Gold Peak Tea, Tacori, Bebe Stores and Campari among others. The agency's work for Airwalk was profiled by Malcolm Gladwell in his book The Tipping Point published in 2000.{{cite web| url=https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-tipping-point/chapter-six-case-study-rumors-sneakers-and-the-power-of-translation| title=The Tipping Point: Chapter Six - Summary & Analysis |author= |website=litcharts.com }} The company closed in 2019,{{cite web |last=Griffin| first=Rick |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2019/12/29/marketink-lambesis-agency-closes-but-2-former-execs-launch-gestalt-brand-lab/ |title=Lambesis Agency Closes, But 2 Former Execs Launch Gestalt Brand Lab|date= December 19, 2019 |publisher=timesofsandiego.com}} with Nick co-founding a new agency called Sublym Digital in 2023.{{cite web| url=https://www.sublym.digital/about |title= Sublym Digital - About Us}}

Lambesis grew up in Southern California and was voted "Most Like Jesus" by classmates when he attended Santa Fe Christian School in Solana Beach, California as a teen.{{cite web|last=Garske |first=Monica |url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Bail-2M-for-Accused-Singer-Tim-Lambesis-As-I-Lay-Dying-207952471.html |title=Bail Lowered to $2M for Accused Metal Singer | NBC 7 San Diego |date=May 18, 2013 |publisher=Nbcsandiego.com |access-date=May 28, 2013}} He attended Liberty University for a time and majored in religious studies.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/metal-rocker-charged-with-soliciting-wifes-murder/ |title=Metal rocker charged with soliciting wife's murder |publisher=Fox News |date=April 8, 2010 |access-date=May 10, 2013}}

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Lambesis started his musical career while he was still in high school, playing bass in the first few bands he was in.{{cite web |url=https://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/as-i-lay-dying-this-is-who-we-are/|title=As I Lay Dying - This Is Who We Are|publisher=Metal Blade Records|date=April 14, 2009}} He and Matt Carlson (drums) formed the band Against the Mark, where Lambesis would become the band's vocalist. The two would get a full band together, including bassist Jon Jameson. The band changed their name to Life Once Lost, but only for a short time, until they entered an indefinite hiatus. Lambesis left in 2000 to join Society's Finest, but only for a brief time, as they did not have plans to tour. Lambesis returned to California to restart Life Once Lost, but with a whole new lineup. The band discovered A Life Once Lost, which caused the band to change their name to As I Lay Dying. Lambesis hired Jordan Mancino, former drummer of Edge of Mortality, and Evan White. In 2001, Lambesis and Mancino joined Point of Recognition and recorded on the album Day of Defeat in 2002. The two quit soon after to further pursue As I Lay Dying.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/urban-achiever/id951354327?mt=2&i=356580858|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110014525/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/urban-achiever/id951354327?mt=2&i=356580858|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2016|title=Episode 38 - Aaron Irizarry|publisher=Urban Achiever Podcast|first=Aaron|last=Irizarry|interviewer=Billy Power|date=November 7, 2015|access-date=September 4, 2017}}

Over the years, the band went through many lineup changes. Lambesis and Mancino were the only remaining original members and constant members until 2003, when 19-year-old guitarist Phil Sgrosso joined the band.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2016/10/17/jordan-mancino-of-wovenwar-on-the-metalsucks-podcast-167/|title=Jordan Mancino of Wovenwar on the MetalSucks Podcast #167|publisher=MetalSucks|author=Chuck & Godless|date=October 17, 2016|access-date=October 25, 2016}} The next year, in 2004, the band hired Nick Hipa as the band's lead guitarist. Hipa was playing previously with Evelynn, a band that was signed to Pluto Records, As I Lay Dying's former label. Bassist Clint Norris was, most likely, the band's most consistent bassist until his departure in 2007 and the introduction of Josh Gilbert. The five of them recorded and released An Ocean Between Us, including "Nothing Left", which was Grammy-nominated for "Best Metal Performance".{{cite web |url=http://www.punktv.ca/?c=131&a=2963 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107135116/http://www.punktv.ca/?c=131&a=2963 |archive-date=January 7, 2008 |title=As I Lay Dying Nominated for 2008 'Best Metal Performance' Grammy |publisher=PunkTV.ca |date=December 6, 2007 |access-date=September 4, 2017}} In 2008, Lambesis and Destroy the Runner vocalist Chad Ackerman formed Austrian Death Machine, a parody metal band based around Arnold Schwarzenegger. The two recorded two releases, Total Brutal and A Very Brutal Christmas the same year. The next year saw the release of Double Brutal.

The band wrote and recorded The Powerless Rise, which was released in 2010 to much critical acclaim.{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ThePowerlessRise.asp|title=As I Lay Dying, "The Powerless Rise"|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|first=Tim|last=Harro|date=May 18, 2010|access-date=September 4, 2017}} In 2011, Austrian Death Machine released Jingle All the Way. Lambesis would release three albums over the next three years; Awakened with As I Lay Dying (2012), The Burden of Sorrow by Pyrithion, a side project with members of Allegaeon and The Famine (2013), and Triple Brutal with Austrian Death Machine (2014). In 2014, all of Lambesis' projects went on hiatus, due to his criminal acts.

In 2017, Lambesis resurrected As I Lay Dying, initially rumoured with all new members.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/rumors/report-tim-lambesis-working-on-new-as-i-lay-dying-record-with-new-band-members|title=Report: Tim Lambesis Working On New AS I LAY DYING Record With New Band Members - Metal Injection|date=September 2, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://hmmagazine.com/blog/the-jump/tim-lambesis-planning-resurrect-lay-dying/|title=Tim Lambesis planning to resurrect As I Lay Dying|publisher=HM Magazine|first=David|last=Stagg|date=September 4, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2017}} After consolidation with the old members, the band reunited in form of the old lineup. On June 7, 2018, the band released a new single, "My Own Grave".{{cite web |last1=Kennetly |first1=Greg |title=New AS I LAY DYING Song "My Own Grave" Surfaces, Will Be Officially Released Tomorrow |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/av/new-music/as-i-lay-dying-to-release-new-song-my-own-grave-tomorrow-hear-it-now |access-date=June 7, 2018|date=June 7, 2018 }}{{cite web |title=It's Official: Classic AS I LAY DYING Lineup Is Back; 'My Own Grave' Video Released|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/its-official-classic-as-i-lay-dying-lineup-is-back-my-own-grave-video-released/|access-date=June 7, 2018|date=June 7, 2018}} On April 12, 2019, As I Lay Dying released another single, "Redefined", and on September 20, 2019, the band released their seventh studio album, Shaped by Fire, although three of the four reunited members would depart gradually afterwards. In 2021 he announced that he and guitarist Joey Alarcon of Wolves at the Gates are working on a new side project, Born Through Fire.{{Cite web |last=Loudwire Staff |date=2021-11-12 |title=Tim Lambesis Debuts His New Band Called Born Through Fire |url=https://loudwire.com/tim-lambesis-born-through-fire-new-band-bone-by-bone-reintroduction/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Loudwire |language=en}} The debut album "Purify and Refine" was released in 2023.{{Cite web |title=BORN THROUGH FIRE (Tim Lambesis and Joey Alacorn) share music video on eve of debut album release |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/38567/born-through-fire-tim-lambesis-and-joey-alacorn-share-music-video-on-eve-of-debut-album-release/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=lambgoat.com |language=en}}

In October 2024, all members of As I Lay Dying, new and longterm, quit the band along with the touring manager, alluding to moral and safety reasons and leaving Lambesis the only member of the band, along with cancelling the scheduled European tour for their new album Through Storms Ahead. Lambesis addressed the sudden deterioration in a statement posted on social media, admitting to creating an unhealthy environment within the band and supporting his bandmates' decisions to leave; despite the mass exodus, Lambesis stated he will continue As I Lay Dying and that the upcoming album would still be released on November 15, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/tim-lambesis-admits-unhealthy-environment-within-as-i-lay-dying-led-to-split-with-his-bandmates|title=TIM LAMBESIS Admits 'Unhealthy Environment' Within AS I LAY DYING Led To Split With His Bandmates|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=November 20, 2024|date=November 4, 2024}}

Lambesis is a bodybuilder{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1560792/as-i-lay-dying-frontman-tim-lambesis-arrested-over-plot-to-kill-wife |title=As I Lay Dying Frontman Tim Lambesis Arrested over Plot to Kill Wife |publisher=Billboard |access-date=May 9, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Mckinley |first=James C. |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/metal-bands-frontman-charged-with-attempting-to-hire-hit-man/ |title=Metal Band's Frontman Charged With Attempting to Hire Hit Man - NYTimes.com |publisher=Artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com |date=November 14, 2007 |access-date=May 9, 2013}} and started his own YouTube fitness channel.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5kMkotHu-A#at=26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525074540/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5kMkotHu-A |archive-date=May 25, 2014 |url-status=dead|title=Tim Lambesis - The Beginning |publisher=YouTube |date=February 6, 2013 |access-date=May 9, 2013}} He is also heavily tattooed. His tattoos include a "rocking Jesus," and cyborg Arnold Schwarzenegger,{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2010/may/19/five-questions-singer-tim-lambesis-metal-band-i-la/ |title=Five questions with singer Tim Lambesis of metal band As I Lay Dying |date=May 19, 2010 |publisher=Las Vegas Weekly |access-date=May 9, 2013}} a Koi fish swimming upstream, which represents a quest for meaning and fulfillment, Hebrew writing, a cross, Jesus Christ in clouds, and his largest (completely covering his back), a samurai fighting a tiger, which represents the battle between reason and instinct.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQZwZFYokOM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/wQZwZFYokOM |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|title=AS I LAY DYING - Behind The Ink with Tim Lambesis ( Tattoo talk) |publisher=YouTube |date=November 24, 2012 |access-date=August 2, 2013}}{{cbignore}}

Lambesis married Meggan Murphy in June 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2013/may/08/band-singer-arrested-for-trying-to-hire-out-a-murd/ |title=Band singer arrested for trying to hire out a murder, Sheriff said |publisher=San Diego Reader |date=September 20, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2013}} They have two daughters and a son, all adopted from Ethiopia.{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/as-i-lay-dying-frontman-interviewed-by-the-world-s-leading-metal-journalist/ |title=As I Lay Dying Interview|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 11, 2009}}{{cite web |author=Julie Watson |url=http://www.wdbj7.com/news/sns-ap-us-metal-singer-murder-for-hire-20130507,0,2889401.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518113831/https://www.wdbj7.com/news/sns-ap-us-metal-singer-murder-for-hire-20130507,0,2889401.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |title=Documents: Singer's wife was concerned about behavior changes before murder-for-hire arrest |publisher=wdbj7.com |access-date=May 9, 2013 }}

Lambesis has previously stated on multiple occasions that he is a Christian.{{cite web|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/08/lambesi-arrest-murder-hire-singer/ |title=Rock singer's arrest shocks fans | UTSanDiego.com Mobile |publisher=M.utsandiego.com |access-date=May 9, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=12929 |title=Interview With Tim Lambesis From As I Lay Dying - in Interviews |publisher=Metal Underground.com |access-date=May 9, 2013}} During an August 2010 radio interview on The Full Armor of God Broadcast, Lambesis said "I can only really write about what I'm passionate about in life, so naturally my faith, my belief in the teachings of Jesus and his resurrection come across in our lyrics."{{cite web |url=http://podcast.fullarmorradio.com/2010/08/13/as-i-lay-dying.aspx |title=As I Lay Dying radio interview |work=The Full Armor of God Broadcast |access-date=August 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207165451/http://podcast.fullarmorradio.com/2010/08/13/as-i-lay-dying.aspx |archive-date=February 7, 2011 }} He was described as a "follower of Jesus" once more.{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2014/04/09/news/as-i-lay-dying-officially-on-hiatus-band-members-confirm-new-projects/ |title=As I Lay Dying Officially on Hiatus, Band Members Confirm New Projects | Theprp.com – Metal, Hardcore And Rock News, Reviews And More |date=April 9, 2014 |publisher=Theprp.com |access-date=June 26, 2014}}

Starting in 2012, Lambesis has made several statements indicating a change in his religious beliefs: in a post on his personal Tumblr page explaining some of the lyrics from the As I Lay Dying album Awakened (released September 2012), Lambesis stated that his studies of theology had led him to the conclusion that "tradition and truth are often at odds with each other". While he noted that he "didn't hate all religious belief" and was "still inspired by the words of [Jesus]", he was finding it "very difficult for to outline exactly who it is that's worth siding with", and was increasingly regarding "the god of tradition and ritual that I grew up with as less and less of a probable truth". He also quoted the book Pagan Christianity by George Barna and Frank Viola, noting that both "Protestant and Catholic denominations have poisonous roots".[http://timlambesis.tumblr.com/post/32380385279/clarification-on-a-greater-foundation Clarification on "A Greater Foundation"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508105143/http://timlambesis.tumblr.com/post/32380385279/clarification-on-a-greater-foundation |date=May 8, 2013 }}. Tim Lambesis. Retrieved May 8, 2013.

In August 2012, Lambesis sent an email to his wife, Meggan Murphy-Lambesis, while on tour with As I Lay Dying in which he stated he no longer loved her, had engaged in an extramarital affair, and "no longer believed in God".[http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Christian-Tim-Lambesis-Million-Dollar-Bail-Murder-Hire-Wife-San-Diego-206836711.html Affairs Alleged in Christian Metal Singer's Murder-for-Hire Case]. NBC-7 San Diego. Accessed Feb 27, 14. "In an email sent in August, Lambesis told his wife he had been having an affair and no longer loved her the prosecutor said in court. 'He also told her he no longer believes in God," Grasso said."{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/as-i-lay-dying-frontman-tim-lambesis-denies-plotting-his-wifes-murder-8611211.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/as-i-lay-dying-frontman-tim-lambesis-denies-plotting-his-wifes-murder-8611211.html |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title= As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis denies plotting his wife's murder|access-date=May 10, 2013 | location=London |work=The Independent |date=May 10, 2013}}{{cbignore}} They separated the same month. She filed papers in San Diego Superior Court one month later in September 2012 seeking a dissolution of their marriage, according to an online court database.{{cite web |url=http://www.whittierdailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_23197510/heavy-metal-singer-tim-lambesis-arrested-murder-hire |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615185134/http://www.whittierdailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_23197510/heavy-metal-singer-tim-lambesis-arrested-murder-hire |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |title=Heavy metal singer Tim Lambesis arrested in murder-for-hire plot |publisher=Whittier Daily News |date=April 8, 2010 |access-date=May 9, 2013 }} In divorce papers, Murphy stated that Lambesis was obsessed with bodybuilding, spending "endless hours at the gym", and was wasting "thousands of dollars on tattoos". She also alleged that he had become "dangerously distracted" while watching their children, including falling asleep while they played in their pool, and had taken two last-minute trips to Florida to see an extramarital girlfriend.[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lay-dying-singer-charged-solicitation-murder-article-1.1339755 ‘As I Lay Dying’ singer Tim Lambesis charged with solicitation of murder after trying to hire hitman to kill his estranged wife]. New York Daily News. Retrieved February 27, 2014.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5915744/as-i-lay-dying-singer-tim-lambesis-pleads-guilty-in-plot-to-kill-wife As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Pleads Guilty In Plot to Kill Wife. Retrieved February 9, 2014.]

When not on tour, Lambesis lived in Del Mar, California.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-usa-singer-arrest-idUSBRE94700Z20130508 |title=Heavy metal singer Tim Lambesis arrested in murder-for-hire plot |publisher=Reuters |date= May 8, 2013|access-date=May 9, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tim-lambesis-whack-wife-authorities-article-1.1337968 |title=Singer in Christian band 'As I Lay Dying' hired hitman to kill wife: cops |publisher=NY Daily News |date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2013 |location=New York}} Murphy and their children live in Encinitas.{{cite web|url=http://gma.yahoo.com/lay-dying-singer-tim-lambesis-arrested-murder-hire-171723742--abc-news-topstories.html |title=As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Arrested in Murder-for-Hire Plot - Yahoo! |publisher=Gma.yahoo.com |date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=May 9, 2013}}

On May 7, 2013, Lambesis was arrested in Oceanside, California, for attempting to hire a hitman to murder his estranged wife Meggan Murphy,{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-singer-tim-lambesis-arrested-in-murder-for-hire-plot/ |title=As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis arrested in murder-for-hire plot |work=CBS News |access-date=May 9, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/07/showbiz/singer-lambesis-arrested/index.html |title=As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis charged with trying to hire hit man |publisher=CNN.com |date= May 8, 2013|access-date=May 9, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Martens |first=Todd |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-as-i-lay-dying-singer-arrested-murder-plot-20130507,0,7183759.story |title=As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis arrested in murder-for-hire plot |work=Los Angeles Times |date= May 8, 2013|access-date=May 9, 2013}} and, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, was charged with soliciting "an undercover detective to kill his wife."{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22446997|title=Metal singer Tim Lambesis arrested over murder plot|date=May 8, 2013|work=BBC News}} Lambesis approached someone at a gym and asked if he knew anyone who would kill his wife. Lambesis met with the undercover agent posing as a hitman, code name "Red", according to Deputy District Attorney Claudia Grasso. "Red" asked Lambesis if he wanted his wife of eight years gone, and Lambesis replied, "Yes, that's what I want." He then gave [the] undercover agent an envelope containing US$1,000 for expenses, pictures of his wife, her address, the code to get through a gate, and the date on which to kill her.{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Sasha |date=February 25, 2014 |title=As I Lay Dying lead singer Tim Lambesis admits he tried to hire man to kill wife |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/lay-dying-singer-tim-lambesis-admits-hire-man-kill-wife-article-1.1701916 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217031953/https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/02/25/as-i-lay-dying-lead-singer-tim-lambesis-admits-he-tried-to-hire-man-to-kill-wife/ |archive-date=Feb 17, 2025 |access-date=February 28, 2014 |work=Daily News |location=New York}} Lambesis had directed the detective he believed to be a hitman to kill his wife while he was with his children so he would have an alibi. He agreed to pay $20,000 for the hit.

On May 9, 2013, Lambesis pled not guilty to a felony charge of solicitation of murder and was ordered held on $3 million bail despite prosecutors deeming Lambesis a "flight risk" and "danger to the public".{{cite web |date=May 9, 2013 |title=Local musician accused in 'murder for hire' case pleads not guilty |url=http://www.cbs8.com/story/22205716/local-musician-to-be-arraigned-in-murder-for-hire-case |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404043732/https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local-musician-accused-in-murder-for-hire-case-pleads-not-guilty/509-81c5bca6-a143-4947-ac0c-45696724c10b |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2013 |website=CBS8}} Lambesis' bandmates, representatives from management and Metal Blade Records, and band attorney Ian Friedman were in attendance at his arraignment.{{cite web |last=Whitt |first=Cassie |date=May 30, 2013 |title=Updated coverage of the Tim Lambesis murder-for-hire case |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/as_i_lay_dying_vocalist_accused_of_hiring_a_hitman_to_kill_estranged_wife |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080259/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/as_i_lay_dying_vocalist_accused_of_hiring_a_hitman_to_kill_estranged_wife |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=May 9, 2013 |website=Alternative Press}} According to the District Attorney of the case, an audio recording of the transaction between Lambesis and the undercover detective exists and was reportedly used at the trial. A readiness conference was set for June 10, 2013, and a preliminary court date was scheduled for July 10, 2013. During the month of his initial arrest, Lambesis pled "not guilty" and his lawyer stated: "His thought processes were devastatingly affected by his steroid use."{{cite news|title=As I Lay Dying singer pleads guilty to trying to hire hitman to kill wife|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/26/as-i-lay-dying-singer-tim-lambesis-hitman-kill-wife?CMP=twt_gu|access-date=February 26, 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=February 26, 2014|author=Ben Beaumont-Thomas}} A new bail hearing was held for Lambesis on May 17, 2013, at which defense attorney Tom Warwick had bail reduced from $3 million to $2 million. Lambesis was released on bail on May 30.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/as-i-lay-dying-frontman-tim-lambesis-released-from-custody.html |title=AS I LAY DYING Frontman Tim Lambesis Released From Custody - Metal Injection | Tim Lambesis Trial |publisher=Metal Injection |access-date=May 31, 2013|date=May 31, 2013 }}{{cite web|last=Blake |first=Emily |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1708287/as-i-lay-dying-tim-lambesis-released-2-million-bail.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607152339/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1708287/as-i-lay-dying-tim-lambesis-released-2-million-bail.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |title=As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Makes $2 Million Bail, Heads Home - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV.com |access-date=May 31, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/30/murder-for-hire-case-rocker-released/ |title=Rocker released after posting $2M bond |publisher=UTSanDiego.com |access-date=May 31, 2013|date=May 31, 2013 }} Lambesis was ordered to wear a GPS monitor, was subject to strict travel restrictions, and was unable to see or communicate with his wife and three children.{{cite news|title=As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Posts $2M Bail|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1565537/as-i-lay-dying-singer-tim-lambesis-posts-2m-bail|agency=Associated Press|access-date=May 31, 2013}} As a result, As I Lay Dying's mid-2013 tour with Killswitch Engage was cancelled.{{cite web

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On February 25, 2014, Lambesis changed his plea from "not guilty" to "guilty"{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/tim-lambesis-pleads-guilty-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison/ |title=Tim Lambesis Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To Nine Years in Prison | News |publisher=Metal Hammer |access-date=February 25, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christian-metal-singer-pleads-guilty-murder-hire-n38636 |title=Christian Metal Singer Pleads Guilty in Murder for Hire |work=NBC News |date=November 22, 2013 |access-date=February 25, 2014}} and was sentenced to six years in prison on May 16, 2014, and credited with 48 days for time served.{{cite web|author=Kory Grow |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tim-lambesis-sentenced-to-six-years-in-jail-for-murder-for-hire-plot-20140516 |title=Tim Lambesis Sentenced to Six Years in Jail for Murder-for-Hire Plot | Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=May 7, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2014}}

While on house arrest, Lambesis made a lengthy post on his personal blog in which he stated that (due to the ongoing criminal case) he was unable to "explain more about my case or to explicitly state what my current worldview is", but noted that "after my incarceration, I found myself re-evaluating topics that I had previously sworn I would never waste my time looking at again." Lambesis stated that "I grew up in a Christian home and held that belief myself for many years. In the process of sincerely trying to defend that belief in a scholarly way and shortly after finishing my degree, I felt that it was unreasonable to call myself a Christian in light of the evidence. Many As I Lay Dying fans picked up on the not-so-subtle hints at my worldview change in a couple songs on Awakened. It was never really hidden."{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tim_lambesis_as_i_lay_dying_posts_blog_update_details_time_in_house_arrest |title= Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying) posts blog update; details time in house arrest awaiting murder trial |publisher=altpress.com |date=July 7, 2013 |access-date=August 2, 2013}} In June 2014, Lambesis came out as an atheist, claiming that he, along with other members of the band, just kept pretending to be Christian just to sell records, a claim called slanderous and defamatory by then guitarist Nick Hipa.{{cite web|url = http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/tim-lambesis-trial/former-as-i-lay-dying-guitarist-nick-hipa-responds-to-tim-lambesis-slanderous-accusations|title = Former AS I LAY DYING Guitarist Nick Hipa Responds To Tim Lambesis' Slanderous Accusations|date = May 19, 2014|access-date = June 20, 2014|website = Metal Injection|last = Pasbani|first = Robert}} He even recalls feeling awkward when asked for their testimonies and when fans ask to pray with them.{{cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/as-i-lay-dying-singer-tim-lambesis-said-he-became-atheist-but-kept-claiming-to-be-christian-to-keep-selling-music-to-faithful-121712/ |title=As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Said He Became Atheist But Kept Claiming to be Christian to Keep Selling Music to Faithful |publisher=The Christian Post |date=June 18, 2014}} According to Lambesis, his renunciation of Christianity made it easier to have an affair.{{cite web|url=http://christiannews.net/2014/06/18/convicted-heavy-metal-christian-singer-admits-being-atheist-duped-fans-to-sell-music/|title=Convicted Heavy Metal 'Christian' Singer Admits Being Atheist, Duped Fans to Sell Music|publisher=Christian News |date=June 18, 2014}} However, since his arrest, the band has released a statement that Lambesis "has spent much of the last year re-evaluating what originally convinced him to abandon belief in God. After much brokenness and repentance he sees things differently, considers himself a follower of Jesus, someone submitted to the will of God, or whatever you want to call it," adding, "That's for him to talk about when he's comfortable and only time will tell if he is sincere."{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2014/04/09/news/as-i-lay-dying-officially-on-hiatus-band-members-confirm-new-projects/|title=As I Lay Dying Officially on Hiatus, Band Members Confirm New Projects|date=April 9, 2014}}

In 2016, after two years in prison, Lambesis filed a lawsuit against two Southern California detention centers, Vista Detention Facility and George Bailey Detention Facility, for gross negligence in denying his request for anastrozole, a drug he'd been prescribed to fight the side effects of withdrawal from steroids. The lawsuit alleges that as a result of the failure to provide him with the drug, Lambesis developed breasts and underwent severe emotional distress. His request for punitive damages of $35 million was dismissed in September 2016, but his claims of medical negligence have yet to be tried.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/as-i-lay-dyings-tim-lambesis-files-35-million-lawsuit-over-steroid-man-boobs|title=AS I LAY DYING's Tim Lambesis Files $35 Million Lawsuit Over Steroid Man-Boobs|publisher=Metal Injection|first=Robert|last=Pasbani|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2016}}

He was released on parole on December 17, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/is-tim-lambesis-out-of-prison-according-to-dokkens-george-lynch-hes-out/ |title=Tim Lambesis Reportedly Released From Prison |date=February 9, 2017 |publisher=Loudwire.com |access-date=February 9, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/as-i-lay-dyings-tim-lambesis-released-from-prison-w466183|title=As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis Released From Prison|publisher=Rolling Stone|first=Althea|last=Legaspi|date=February 9, 2017|access-date=January 10, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/as_i_lay_dying_frontman_tim_lambesis_reportedly_out_of_jail|title=As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis released from prison|publisher=Alternative Press|date=February 9, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2017}} He married Amanda Dubord in April 2017.{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/as-i-lay-dying-vocalist-tim-lambesis-reportedly-marry-fiance-april/|title=As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis to Reportedly Marry in April|publisher=Loudwire|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2017}} They divorced in 2020, after which Lambesis married Danielle Norris (Dany Ciara) in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Soumyajyoti |date=2024-10-25 |title=Who is Tim Lambesis' wife? Dany Lambesis denies domestic violence allegations against As I Lay Dying member |url=https://www.soapcentral.com/entertainment/who-tim-lambesis-wife-dany-lambesis-denies-domestic-violence-allegations-as-i-lay-dying-member |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.soapcentral.com |language=en-us}}

In December 2020, Lambesis said that he had accidentally spilled gasoline on himself while trying to add it to a bonfire. He suffered burns over 25 percent of his body and was hospitalized.{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2020-12-17 |title=As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Hospitalized After Setting Himself on Fire |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/as-i-lay-dying-tim-lambesis-hospitalized-setting-himself-on-fire-1234865118/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

In late 2024, Lambesis and Norris divorced. Following this, numerous videos began circulating on the internet showing Lambesis being verbally abusive towards Norris, flipping tables and punching himself in the head and chest repeatedly. Lambesis then released a statement alleging that he had filed a restraining order against Norris due to her ongoing physical and mental abuse of him. In January 2025, Norris shared a statement on her social media pages countering that the opposite was true and alleging Lambesis of being mentally unstable and hiding behind his PR team to control the narrative of his pattern of abuse.https://loudwire.com/tim-lambesis-wife-dany-not-silent-statement/https://lambgoat.com/news/45676/tim-lambesiss-ex-wife-releases-statement-regarding-recent-videos/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tim-lambesis-wife-dany-speaks-out-disturbing-behaviour-videos-emerge-3830432https://www.theprp.com/2025/01/17/news/tim-lambesis-ex-wife-fires-back-in-new-statement-i-will-no-longer-stay-silent-out-of-fear-of-tim/

Following this, in January 2025, a leaked video appeared to show Lambesis striking a dog with his foot.{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad|date=2025-01-17 |title=More Leaked Tim Lambesis Footage Shows Him Mistreating Dog |url=https://loudwire.com/tim-lambesis-mistreats-dog-video/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Loudwire |language=en}} In April 2025, a petition with roughly 70,000 signatures began circulating due to this incident with the goal of having California authorities open an investigation into Lambesis' alleged animal abuse.https://loudwire.com/petition-investigate-tim-lambesis-animal-cruelty/https://lambgoat.com/news/47084/as-i-lay-dyings-tim-lambesis-faces-animal-cruelty-petition-amid-ongoing-controversy/https://www.theprp.com/2025/04/06/news/over-68000-supporters-sign-petition-to-have-authorities-investigate-tim-lambesis-over-alleged-animal-cruelty/

In April 2025, former As I Lay Dying and Unearth guitarist Ken Susi revealed on a podcast that the exodus of the entire 2024 lineup of As I Lay Dying stemmed from an incident where Lambesis abused Norris in the kitchen of Susi's home, which was captured on security video and subsequently brought to the rest of the band's attention, causing the entire band—including longtime member Phil Sgrosso—to leave.https://lambgoat.com/news/47103/as-i-lay-dyings-former-guitarist-ken-susi-talks-bands-demise-and-frontman-lambesis-controversy/comments/#0https://loudwire.com/ken-susi-as-i-lay-dying-implosion-interview/https://www.theprp.com/2025/04/08/news/ex-as-i-lay-dying-member-ken-susi-reveals-exactly-what-led-the-band-to-implode-last-november/

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with As I Lay Dying

• Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (2001)
• Frail Words Collapse (2003)
• Shadows Are Security (2005)
• A Long March: The First Recordings (compilation, 2006)
• An Ocean Between Us (2007)
• The Powerless Rise (2010)
• Decas (compilation, 2011)
• Awakened (2012)
• Shaped by Fire (2019)
• Through Storms Ahead (2024)

as/with Austrian Death Machine

• Total Brutal (2008)
• A Very Brutal Christmas (EP, 2008)
• Double Brutal (2009)
• Jingle All the Way (EP, 2011)
• Triple Brutal (2014)
• Quad Brutal (2024)

as/with Pyrithion

• The Burden of Sorrow (EP, 2013)

with Born Through Fire

• Purify and Refine (2023)

• "To the Nines", from The Fall of Rome (2005) – by Winter Solstice
• "After the Fall", from The Beginning of the End (2006) – by Sworn Enemy
• "Declaration", from Declaration (2008) – by Bleeding Through
• "God Rocky, Is This Your Face?", from Almost Home (2009) – by Evergreen Terrace
• "Orphans", from There Will Be Violence (2010) – by Impending Doom
• "Desire", from Eternal (2010) – by War of Ages
• "Constance", from Dead Throne (2011) – by The Devil Wears Prada
• "With a Resounding Voice", from Jasta (2011) – by Jamey Jasta
• "Wake Up", from Ending Is the Beginning: The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show (2014) – by Suicide Silence
• "Oblivion", from Oblivion (2021) – by Ov Sulfur

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• [https://timlambesis.tumblr.com/ Tim Lambesis' blog]
• {{cite web|title=As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis Speaks on His Arrest And Current Mindstate in New Update|url=https://www.theprp.com/2013/07/07/news/as-i-lay-dyings-tim-lambesis-speaks-on-his-arrest-and-current-mindstate-in-new-update/|publisher=theprp.com|date=July 8, 2013}}
• {{cite web|url=https://asilaydying.com/band_members/tim/band_members_tim.htm|title=Biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302101758/http://asilaydying.com/band_members/tim/band_members_tim.htm|archive-date=March 2, 2007|access-date=January 10, 2017}}

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