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Awakened is the sixth studio album by the American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. It is the final album released by the band before their hiatus in 2014. The album was released on September 25, 2012 through Metal Blade Records. The album was produced by Bill Stevenson (the drummer of the Descendents) and recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado and Lambesis Studios in San Diego, California. On June 22, 2012, the album title, release date, and first single were announced. On June 25, the first single "Cauterize" was released for free download and became available online for purchase the following day. On June 27, a lyric video for "Cauterize" was released along with album artwork, also the band created an event on Facebook inviting fans to participate in a music video shoot for "A Greater Foundation". Fans were able to pre-order a copy on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival tour of 2012.
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| Released | September 25, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 2012[citation needed] | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, thrash metal[1] | |||
| Length | 42:46 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Bill Stevenson, As I Lay Dying, Jason Livermore | |||
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The band has released clips of the album via SoundCloud, prior to the release date, and on September 11 the music video for "A Greater Foundation" was released.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78%[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [4] |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Exclaim! | Positive[5] |
| Metal Forces | 10/10[6] |
Overall reception towards the album has been positive.
Mark Fisher of Metal Forces gave the album an impressive 10/10.[6]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Tim Lambesis; all music is composed by As I Lay Dying.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cauterize" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "A Greater Foundation" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Resilience" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Wasted Words" | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Whispering Silence" | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Overcome" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "No Lungs to Breathe" | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Defender" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Washed Away" (instrumental) | 1:00 |
| 10. | "My Only Home" | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Tear Out My Eyes" | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 42:46 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Unwound" (B-Side demo) | 3:58 |
| 13. | "A Greater Foundation" (extended demo version) | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 50:42 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Nothing Left" (Live Bonus Track) | |
| 13. | "Sound of Truth" (Live Bonus Track) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Making of Awakened" | |
| 2. | "I Never Wanted" (music video) | |
| 3. | "Parallels" (music video) | |
| 4. | "Anodyne Sea" (music video) | |
| 5. | "Behind the scenes of "Anodyne Sea" video shoot" | |
| 6. | "Electric Eye" (Judas Priest cover, music video) | |
| 7. | "Paralyzed" (lyric video) | |
| 8. | "Cauterize" (lyric video) |
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
As I Lay Dying
- Tim Lambesis – lead vocals
- Nick Hipa – guitar
- Phil Sgrosso – guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards on "Wasted Words"
- Josh Gilbert – bass, clean vocals
- Jordan Mancino – drums, backing vocals
Additional
- Joey Bradford – additional backing vocals, gang vocals
- Loniel Robinson – gang vocals
- Matt JR – gang vocals
- Lore JR – gang vocals
- Joey St. Lucas – gang vocals
- Amanda Dubord – gang vocals
- Vince Bifano – gang vocals
- Robert Pine – gang vocals
- Willow – gang vocals
- Matt Geise – gang vocals
Production
- Bill Stevenson – production, engineering, gang vocals
- Jason Livermore – production, engineering
- Andrew Berlin – engineering
- Daniel Castleman – assisting engineering
- Chris Beeble – assisting engineering
- Colin Richardson – mixing
- Carl Bown – mix engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- metastazis.com – artwork, layout
- Tiffanie Uldry – artwork, layout
- Ty Watkins – photography
Studios
- The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado – drums, guitars
- Lambesis Studios, San Diego – bass, vocals
- Echelon Studios – additional vocals
- Treehouse Studios, Derbyshire, UK – mixing
- Sterling Sound – mastering
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 26 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 147 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 122 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 12 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 21 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] | 98 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 52 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 134 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] | 19 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[18] | 10 |
| US Billboard 200[19] | 11 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard)[20] | 14 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] | 3 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] | 6 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[24] | 3 |
References
- Heaney, Gregory. Awakened at AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "AS I LAY DYING "CAUTERIZE" YOU". Metal Sucks. June 25, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- "Reviews for Awakened by As I Lay Dying - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- Lyons, Todd. "As I Lay Dying - Awakened Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- Zorgdrager, Bradley (September 24, 2012). "As I Lay Dying - Awakened • Metal Reviews • exclaim.ca". exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- Fisher, Mark. "AS I LAY DYING - Awakened (2012)". www.metalforcesmagazine.com. Metal Forces Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- "Details Revealed For Deluxe Edition Of As I Lay Dying's New Album "Awakened"". theprp.com. August 10, 2012.
- "Awakened AS I LAY DYING CD Album". CDJapan.
- "Austriancharts.at – As I Lay Dying – Awakened" (in German). Hung Medien.
- "Ultratop.be – As I Lay Dying – Awakened" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- "Ultratop.be – As I Lay Dying – Awakened" (in French). Hung Medien.
- "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – As I Lay Dying – Awakened" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- "アズ・アイ・レイ・ダイイングのCDアルバムランキング、アズ・アイ・レイ・ダイイングのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp.
- "Swisscharts.com – As I Lay Dying – Awakened". Hung Medien.
- Chart Log UK: "{{{title}}}". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de.
- 6, 2012/131/ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard.
- "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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Awakened — шестой студийный альбом американской металкор-команды As I Lay Dying, вышедший 25 сентября 2012 года на лейбле Metal Blade Records. Последний альбом перед перерывом, взятым группой в 2014 году. В интернете появился за десять дней до релиза, а 18 сентября появился релизный deluxe-вариант. Первый сингл, «Cauterize» вышел 25 июня, второй, «A Greater Foundation» — 11 сентября.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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