Shadows Are Security

Shadows Are Security
Studio album by As I Lay Dying
Released June 14, 2005
Recorded Big Fish (Encinitas, CA), January, 2005
Genre Metalcore
Length 43:23
Label Metal Blade
Producer Tim 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)
Singles from Shadows Are Security
  1. "Confined"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Through Struggle"
    Released: 2005
  3. "The Darkest Nights"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Blabbermouth.net 6.5/10[2]
Cross Rhythms [3]
MusicOMH [4]
Punknews.org [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.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by As I Lay Dying

No. Title Length
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

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2005 The Billboard 200 35
2005 Top Independent Albums 1
2006 Top Independent Albums 1

Personnel

As I Lay Dying
Additional musicians
Production

References

  1. ^ "Shadows Are Security - As I Lay Dying". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r777700. 
  2. ^ "CD Reviews". Blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=332. 
  3. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Cross Rhythms. http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/As_I_Lay_Dying/Shadows_Are_Security/13645/. 
  4. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". MusicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/as-i-lay-dying_1106.htm. 
  5. ^ "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Punknews.org. http://www.punknews.org/review/4077. 
As I Lay Dying
Tim Lambesis • Jordan Mancino • Phil Sgrosso • Nick Hipa • Josh Gilbert
Evan White • Clint Norris • Noah Chase • Aaron Kennedy • Jasun Krebs
Studio albums
Compilations
Videos
Split albums
Songs
"94 Hours" • "Forever" • "Confined" • "Through Struggle" • "The Darkest Nights" • "Nothing Left" • "The Sound of Truth" • "Within Destruction" • "Beyond Our Suffering" • "Parallels" • "Anodyne Sea"
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