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Timothy Peter Lambesis (born November 21, 1980) is an American musician, producer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founding member, lead vocalist, and the sole continuous member of the metalcore band As I Lay Dying.
Lambesis was arrested in 2013 after attempting to hire an undercover police officer to murder his wife. He pled guilty in 2014 and became a convicted felon. He was sentenced to serve six years in prison and was released on parole in December 2016. Since his release, he has gone through 2 different lineups of As I Lay Dying and released the albums Shaped by Fire and Through Storms Ahead in 2019 and 2024 respectively. Lambesis is currently the only member of the band.
He also has a solo/side thrash metal project in tribute to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Death Machine, in which he performed all the instruments. He also formed a death metal band called Pyrithion and was the former guitar player for Society's Finest and Point of Recognition. Lambesis was a judge for the 8th and 10th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
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