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Metacritic	78%
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Exclaim!	"masterful weaving together of melody and mass destruction"
Metal Forces	10/10

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 going on 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 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.

Overall the reception of Awakened has been positive.

Mark Fisher of Metal Forces gave the album an impressive 10/10.

All lyrics written by Tim Lambesis; all music composed by As I Lay Dying.

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes. As I Lay Dying

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