Shadows Are Security

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Allmusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net6.5/10[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
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MusicOMH[4]
Imperiumi[5]

Shadows Are Security is the third 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 Tim Lambesis, the band's vocalist, and Phil Sgrosso, one of the band's guitarists, along with Steve Russell. A Limited Edition was released on June 23, 2005 with a bonus DVD of a show filmed at the Substage Club in Karlsruhe, Germany on November 28, 2004. The CD was released again as a Special Edition on October 17, 2006 with a DVD on the making of the album and included videos of Confined, Through Struggle, and The Darkest Nights. It also featured additional linear notes from vocalist Tim Lambesis on the concept of the record and little known facts on the making of the album.

The album peaked at #35 on the US Billboard 200 and sold as of 2007, about 275 000 copies. It has also produced three singles in "Confined," "Through Struggle" and "The Darkest Nights." Music videos were shot for all three of them.

Although Clint Norris was the bassist when this album was recorded, he is not featured on the album on either bass or vocals. Phil Sgrosso is credited with recording bass on the album. Norris still performed with the band at live shows during his time as bassist, and even appeared in all three music videos from the album.

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" 

Illusions is a re-recording of a song called 'Illusion' from the As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy split album.

Personnel

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

As I Lay Dying
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 35
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 30

References

  1. ^ "Shadows Are Security - As I Lay Dying". Allmusic.
  2. ^ "CD Reviews". Blabbermouth.net.
  3. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Cross Rhythms.
  4. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". MusicOMH.
  5. ^ Miika Ruokokoski (September 7, 2005). "Levyarviot: As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "AS I LAY DYING Frontman Explains Bassist Change". www.blabbermouth.net. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. August 3, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  7. ^ "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
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