Shadows Are Security

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.

Shadows Are Security
Studio album by As I Lay Dying
Released	June 14, 2005 (2005-06-14)
Recorded	January 2005
Studio	Big Fish, Encinitas, California
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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	6.5/10[2]
Cross Rhythms	[3]
Exclaim!	Slightly unfavorable link
MusicOMH	[4]
Imperiumi	[5]

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 the album doesn't feature a title track, the album gets its name from a lyric of their song, "Control Is Dead".

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 – lead vocals, producer
• Nick Hipa – guitars
• Phil Sgrosso – guitars, bass, producer
• Clint Norris – bass, clean vocals
• Jordan Mancino – drums

Additional musicians

• Dave Arthur – backing clean vocals
• Daniel Weyandt – guest vocals on "Control is Dead".

Production

• Steve Russell – co-producer, engineer
• Andy Sneap – mixing, mastering
• Danny de la Isla – editing
• Kevin Puig – pre-production
• Jacob Bannon – artwork, design
• Kevin Estrada – photography

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	35
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7]	1

References

1. "Shadows Are Security - As I Lay Dying". Allmusic.
2. "CD Reviews". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
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. "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
7. "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.