Phil Sgrosso

Who is Phil Sgrosso?

Phil Sgrosso is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitar player of American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. Joining the band at the age of 17, Sgrosso has honed his creative talents as one of the songwriters on 2005’s Shadows Are Security. His work with the band extends from solely instrumentation.

Throughout his tenure with As I Lay Dying, the band has been named “Artist of the Year” at the San Diego Music Awards in 2005, 2007, and 2008; received the “Ultimate Metal God” award from MTV2 in 2007; and was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song “Nothing Left” in 2008. Through six studio albums and one split release, As I Lay Dying has sold more than 1,000,000 albums worldwide, with their DVD, This Is Who We Are, being Certified Gold within one month of its release. As I Lay Dying’s sixth album, Awakened, was released on September 25, 2012 to high critical acclaim.