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
"Confined" Released: 2005 "Through Struggle" Released: 2005 "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.

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.

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"

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

• Tim Lambesis – lead vocals/harsh vocals
• Nick Hipa – lead guitar
• Phil Sgrosso – rhythm guitar
• Clint Norris – Bass Guitar, clean vocals
• Jordan Mancino – drums

Additional musicians

• Dave Arthur - clean vocals
• Dan Weyandt - Vocals on 'Control Is Dead'
• Matt Mentley - Guitar on 'Meaning In Tragedy' and 'Confined'
• Jason Moody - Vocals on 'Illusions'

Production

• Andy Sneap - mastering, mixing
• Steve Russell - producer, engineer
• A&R by Brian Slagel and Michael Faley
• Jacob Bannon - artwork, design
• Danny De La Isla - editing
• Kevin Estrada - photography
• Kevin Puig - pre-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.