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	'''''Shadows Are Security''''' is the third album by American ] band ]. The album was released on June 14, 2005 through ], and was produced by ], ~~the band's vocalist, and~~ ], ~~one of the band's guitarists, along with~~ Steve Russell~~. A Limited Edition was released on June 23, 2005 with a bonus ] of a show filmed at the Substage Club in ] 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 liner notes~~ from ~~vocalist~~ ~~Tim~~ ~~Lambesis on~~ the ~~concept~~ of ~~the~~ ~~record and little known facts on the making of the album~~.		'''''Shadows Are Security''''' is the third studio album by American ] band ]. The album was released on June 14, 2005 through ], and was produced by lead vocalist ], guitarist ] 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 ] ~~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.~~		The album peaked at #35 on the ] in July 2005.<ref>{{cite web \|title=As I Lay Dying {{!}} Biography, Music & News \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/as-i-lay-dying/ \|website=Billboard \|access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref>

			==Reception==
	Although the album doesn't feature a title track, the album gets its name from a lyric of their song, "Control Is Dead".
			Allmusic rated the album at 3 1/2 stars and Wade Kergan of Allmusic commented on the incorporation of different ] 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 ], ], ] and ] influences present on the album, joking that it "would lead metal purists to call for an old-fashioned record burning".<ref>{{cite web \|title=Shadows Are Security - as I Lay Dying \| Album \| AllMusic \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shadows-are-security-mw0000343238 \|website=]}}</ref>

	== Track listing ==		== Track listing ==
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			{{track listing
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	\| title1 = Falling Upon Deaf Ears		\| title1 = Falling Upon Deaf Ears
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			{{track listing
	{{tracklist
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	\| title1 = Behind The Shadows: The Making of Shadows Are Security		\| title1 = Behind The Shadows: The Making of Shadows Are Security
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	Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.		Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

			'''As I Lay Dying'''<ref>(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</ref>
	'''As I Lay Dying'''

	* ] – ~~lead~~ vocals		* ] – harsh vocals, production
	* ] – guitar		* ] – guitar, backing vocals
	* ] – guitar, bass		* ] – guitar, backing vocals, bass, production
⚫	* ~~Clint~~ ~~Norris~~ – ~~bass, clean~~ vocals
	* ] – drums		* ] – drums

	'''Additional musicians'''		'''Additional musicians'''
		⚫	* Dave Arthur – sung vocals

	* Dave Arthur – backing clean vocals
	* ] – guest vocals on "Control is Dead".

	'''Production'''

	* Tim Lambesis – production
	* Phil Sgrosso – production
	* Steve Russell – co-producer, ]
	* ] – ], ]
	* Danny de la Isla – editing
	* Kevin Puig – ]
	* ] – artwork, design
	* Kevin Estrada – photography

	== Charts ==		== Charts ==
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2005 studio album by As I Lay Dying

Shadows Are Security

Studio album by As I Lay Dying

Released

June 14, 2005 (2005-06-14)

Recorded

December 2004-January 2005

Studio

Big Fish, Encinitas, California

Genre

Melodic 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)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Blabbermouth.net	6.5/10
Cross Rhythms
Exclaim!	Slightly unfavorable
MusicOMH
Imperiumi

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.

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".

Track listing

All tracks are written 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

Limited edition bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

"Illusions" is a re-recording of a song 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

Tim Lambesis – harsh vocals, production
Nick Hipa – guitar, backing vocals
Phil Sgrosso – guitar, backing vocals, bass, production
Jordan Mancino – drums

Additional musicians

Dave Arthur – sung vocals

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	35
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	1

References

"As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security - CD". Nuclear Blast Records.
"Shadows Are Security - As I Lay Dying". Allmusic.
"CD Reviews". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
"As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Cross Rhythms.
Deneau, Max (August 1, 2005). "As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
"As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". MusicOMH.
Miika Ruokokoski (September 7, 2005). "Levyarviot: As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
"As I Lay Dying | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
"Shadows Are Security - as I Lay Dying | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic.
(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
"As I Lay Dying Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"As I Lay Dying Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.

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Tim Lambesis Nick Hipa Josh Gilbert Jordan Mancino Phil Sgrosso
Studio albums	Beneath the Encasing of Ashes Frail Words Collapse Shadows Are Security An Ocean Between Us The Powerless Rise Awakened Shaped by Fire Through Storms Ahead
Compilations	A Long March: The First Recordings Decas
Videos	This Is Who We Are
Split albums	As I Lay Dying / American Tragedy
Songs	"My Own Grave"
Related articles	Discography
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