Tim Lambesis
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| Born |
Timothy Peter Lambesis November 21, 1980 |
| Criminal charge | Hiring a hitman to kill ex-wife |
| Criminal penalty | 6 years in prison (started May 26, 2014) |
| Criminal status | Released 2 years later (on December 17, 2016) with parole |
| Spouse(s) |
Meggan Lambesis (m. 2004–12) Amanda Dubord (m. 2017) |
| Children | 3 |
| Musical career | |
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| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, songwriter, record producer, manager |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards |
| Years active | 2000–2014, 2016–present |
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Meggan Lambesis (m. 2004–12)
Tim Lambesis (born November 21, 1980) is an American extreme metal musician, producer, and convicted felon, best known as the founding member and lead vocalist of American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. He also had 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 played guitar 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.
Lambesis was arrested in 2013 after attempting to hire an undercover police officer to murder his wife. He pleaded guilty in 2014 and was sentenced to serve six years in prison. Lambesis was released on parole in December 2016.
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. He attended Liberty University for a time and majored in Religious Studies.
Lambesis is a bodybuilder and started his own YouTube fitness channel. He is also heavily tattooed. His tattoos include a "rocking Jesus," and cyborg Arnold Schwarzenegger, 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.
Lambesis married Meggan Murphy in June 2004. They have two daughters and a son all adopted from Ethiopia.
Lambesis has previously stated on multiple occasions that he is a Christian. 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." He was described as a "follower of Jesus" once more.
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