Shadows Are Security

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Shadows Are Security
Studio album by As I Lay Dying
Released	June 14, 2005 Limited Edition June 23, 2005 Special Edition October 17, 2006
Recorded	Big Fish (Encinitas, CA), January, 2005
Genre	Metalcore
Length	43:24
Label	Metal Blade Records
Producer	Tim Lambesis Phil Sgrosso Steve Russell
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Cross Rhythms link Montagpress.co.uk link Blabbermouth.net 6.5/10 link MetalReview.com Favorable link MusicOMH.com link Punknews.org link
As I Lay Dying chronology
Frail Words Collapse (2003) Shadows Are Security (2005) A Long March: The First Recordings (2006)

Shadows Are Security is the third album by the 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.

It 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 both bass and vocals. Phil Sgrosso is credited with recording bass on the album.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Limited Edition Bonus DVD track listing: 3 Special Edition DVD Content 4 Line-up 5 Credits 6 Charts

Track listing

All songs by As I Lay Dying

1. "Meaning in Tragedy" – 3:12 (feat. Matt Mentley of Throwdown)
2. "Confined" – 3:11 (feat. Matt Mentley of Throwdown and Dave Arthur of Kings to You)
3. "Losing Sight" – 3:24
4. "The Darkest Nights" – 3:51 (feat. Dave Arthur of Kings to You)
5. "Empty Hearts" – 2:49
6. "Reflection" – 3:11
7. "Repeating Yesterday" – 4:02
8. "Through Struggle" – 3:58 (feat. Dave Arthur of Kings to You)
9. "The Truth of My Perception" – 3:06
10. "Control is Dead" – 2:56 (feat. Dan Weyandt of Zao)
11. "Morning Waits" – 3:56
12. "Illusions" – 5:48 (feat. Jason Moody of No Innocent Victim)

Limited Edition Bonus DVD track listing:

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

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

Line-up

• Tim Lambesis – Vocals
• Nick Hipa – Guitar
• Phil Sgrosso – Guitar, Bass guitar (studio), Piano
• Clint Norris – Bass guitar (live), backing vocals
• Jordan Mancino – drums

• Dave Arthur (Kings to You) - Clean vocals (guest musican)

Credits

• Jacob Bannon - Artwork, Design
• Danny De La Isla - Editing
• Kevin Estrada - Photography
• Michael Faley - A&R
• Nick Hipa - Guitar, Group Member
• Tim Lambesis - vocals, Producer, Group Member
• Jordan Mancino - drums, Group Member
• Clint Norris - Bass, Vocals, Group Member
• Kevin Puig - Pre-production
• Steve Russell - Producer, Engineer
• Phil Sgrosso - Guitar, Producer, Group Member
• Dave Arthur - vocals, Kings To You
• Brian Slagel - A&R
• Andy Sneap - Mastering, Mixing

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

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

v • d • e 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 Beneath the Encasing of Ashes · Frail Words Collapse · Shadows Are Security · An Ocean Between Us Compilations A Long March: The First Recordings Split albums As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy Singles "94 Hours" · "Forever" · "Confined" · "Through Struggle" · "The Darkest Nights" · "Nothing Left" · "The Sound of Truth" "Within Destruction"

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