Shadows Are Security - As I Lay Dying

Shadows Are Security by As I Lay Dying is about as in your face as metal core can get. The riffs are brilliant and are probably one of the best things about the band. The drumming is also excellent, the drummer sounds like an absolute machine throughout. I have some problems with this album, it isnt exactly something new. It is pretty much similar to any other metalcore band, they just do it really well. Tim Lambesis' vocals are quite simple and monotonal, it adds to the brutality of the music well but has little range. Also the songs are all quite similar to each other. Over time I have become quite tired of it. Aside from this it is definantly worth checking ...  Read the complete review

Released by: METAL BLADE, 2005 Genre: Metalcore This is American Metalcore outfit, As I Lay Dying's, third consecutive album which promises to cross new boundaries and push the metalcore scene forward to new heights. Album Cover Design: As always, following a trend of dark and gloomy elements, this sleeve portrays a mysterious skull hiding behind the shadows of a crescent moon, which incorporates some modern grunge splatter brushing and texture effects, by artist and designer Jacob Bannon. Album Packaging: Great inlay and presentation. As 'Shadows Are Security' kicked off with 'Meaning In Tragedy'. my first impressions ...  Read the complete review