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Shadows Are Security

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Shadows Are Security
Studio album by
As I Lay Dying
ReleasedJune 14, 2005 (2005-06-14)
RecordedDecember 2004-January 2005
StudioBig Fish, Encinitas, California
GenreMelodic metalcore[1]
Length43:23
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerTim Lambesis, Phil Sgrosso, Steve Russell
As I Lay Dying chronology
Frail Words Collapse
(2003) 		Shadows Are Security
(2005) 		A Long March: The First Recordings
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net6.5/10[3]
Cross Rhythms[4]
Exclaim!Slightly unfavorable[5]
MusicOMH[6]
Imperiumi[7]

Shadows Are Security is the third studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album was released on June 14, 2005 through Metal Blade Records, and was produced by lead vocalist Tim Lambesis, guitarist Phil Sgrosso and Steve Russell. The album's title is derived from a lyric in the song Control Is Dead.

The album peaked at #35 on the US Billboard 200 in July 2005.[8]

Reception

Allmusic rated the album at 3 1/2 stars and Wade Kergan of Allmusic commented on the incorporation of different popular music styles, writing "these are things that shouldn't work on a metal record, but As I Lay Dying have proven here that they can." Kergan also commented on the apparent Scandinavian metal, thrash, nu metal and emo influences present on the album, joking that it "would lead metal purists to call for an old-fashioned record burning".[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by As I Lay Dying

No.TitleLength
1."Meaning in Tragedy"3:13
2."Confined"3:12
3."Losing Sight"3:24
4."The Darkest Nights"3:52
5."Empty Hearts"2:49
6."Reflection"3:12
7."Repeating Yesterday"4:02
8."Through Struggle"3:59
9."The Truth of My Perception"3:06
10."Control Is Dead"2:56
11."Morning Waits"3:56
12."Illusions"5:48
Total length:43:23
Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Falling Upon Deaf Ears" 
2."94 Hours" 
3."A Thousand Steps" 
4."Elegy" (written by Kyle Fehr) 
5."Reflection" 
6."Distance Is Darkness" 
7."Collision" 
Special edition DVD content
No.TitleLength
1."Behind The Shadows: The Making of Shadows Are Security" 
2."Confined" (music video) 
3."Through Struggle" (music video) 
4."The Darkest Nights" (music video) 
5."Behind the Scenes featurettes on all three videos" 

Notes

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

As I Lay Dying[10]

Additional musicians

  • Dave Arthur – sung vocals

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 35
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 1

References

  1. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security - CD". Nuclear Blast Records.
  2. ^ "Shadows Are Security - As I Lay Dying". Allmusic.
  3. ^ "CD Reviews". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
  4. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Cross Rhythms.
  5. ^ Deneau, Max (August 1, 2005). "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". MusicOMH.
  7. ^ Miika Ruokokoski (September 7, 2005). "Levyarviot: As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  8. ^ "As I Lay Dying | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Shadows Are Security - as I Lay Dying | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  10. ^ (2012), Bosso, Joe: https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-as-i-lay-dyings-nick-hipa-talks-new-album-awakened-561421, Retrieved September 19, 2021
  11. ^ "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadows_Are_Security