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Released | September 25, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | Metalcore, thrash metal [1] | |||
Length | 42:46 | |||
Label | Metal Blade | |||
Producer | Bill Stevenson, As I Lay Dying, Jason Livermore | |||
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Singles from Awakened | ||||
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Awakened is the sixth studio album by 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.
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.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78% [3] |
Review scores | |
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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]
All lyrics are written by Tim Lambesis; all music is composed by As I Lay Dying.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] | 26 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] | 147 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] | 122 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13] | 12 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] | 21 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [15] | 98 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] | 52 |
UK Albums (OCC) [17] | 134 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [18] | 19 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [19] | 10 |
US Billboard 200 [20] | 11 |
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [21] | 14 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [22] | 3 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [23] | 1 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [24] | 6 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [25] | 3 |
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