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"Shaped by Fire" is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying, released on September 20, 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records. The album was produced by the band themselves and is the follow-up to the group's sixth album, Awakened (2012).
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Shaped By Fire is an altogether solid record: dependable but makes no effort to break any new ground in the genre. The singles Redefined, My Own Grave and the title track Shaped By Fire were enough to tell the fans that As I Lay Dying had no intention of slowing down and took the time to pause, reflect, and really buckle down on the sound that made them industry titans and spawned countless imitators. Every track on Shaped By Fire is musically strong, with technical riffs, headbang-y breakdowns, and mosh-starting quick arrangements. It is an energetic record; probably the strongest since The Powerless Rise.
For a band recovering from scandal, As I Lay Dying gave its audience exactly what they needed: a straightforward, hard-hitting, albeit linear metalcore record. Shaped By Fire is a phoenix-like return to form, and will make great strides to make heavy progress in the band’s image and pave the way for future solidarity.
Reviewed by Saif Shaikh for metalwani.com.
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