The Word Alive
| The Word Alive | |
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 The Word Alive in Hatfield , UK (2012) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Post-hardcore , metalcore |
| founding | 2008 |
| Website | http://wearethewordalive.com |
| Founding members | |
| Craig Mabbitt | |
| Zack Hansen | |
| Tony Pizzuti | |
| Current occupation | |
| Tyler Telle Smith (since 2008) | |
| Zack Hansen (since 2008) | |
| Tony Pizzuti (since 2008) | |
| Daniel Shapiro (since 2011) | |
| former members | |
| Craig Mabbitt (2008-2009) | |
| Tony Aguilera (2008-2010) | |
| Nick Urlacher (2008-2010) | |
| Dusty Riach (2008-2012) | |
| Justin Salinas (2010-2012) | |
| Luke Holland (2012-2016) | |
The Word Alive is a 2008 founded Hardcore - band from Phoenix / Arizona . The group released their debut EP Empire on July 21, 2009 via Fearless Records . The EP reached number 15 on the Billboard Heatseekers charts in the US and received positive reviews. On August 31, 2010, the debut album Deceiver followed again under Fearless Records. The album made it to 97th place on the official US charts (also on Billboard ), and 15th place in the independent album charts.
history
founding
The Word Alive was created by Craig Mabbitt , the lead singer of Escape the Fate (formerly also with Blessthefall ). The group's co-founders are Zack Hansen ( guitar ) and Tony Pizzuti ( rhythm guitar ), who are active in the bands Calling of Syrens and Clouds Take Shape.
Nick Urlacher ( bass ), Dusty Riach ( keyboard ) and Tony Aguilera ( drums ) joined the founding members . The Word Alive started out as a side project of Escape the Fate lead singer Mabbitt.
The band recorded songs for an EP that was ultimately not released. Mabbitt was later asked by the rest of the group to leave the band. The reason was that the members were dissatisfied with him. After Mabbitt was expelled from the band, he described on his MySpace page that it was never his decision to want to leave the group.
That same year, Tyler "Telle" Smith ( Greeley Estates , In Fear and Faith ) took over the post of lead vocalist. Together, the band continued their work on the EP, which would later be released on Fearless Records .
Empire
In March 2009 the band confirmed that they had signed with a major label. On March 26, it was revealed that it was Fearless Records that the band had offered a contract. On July 21, 2009, Empire was finally released. The EP was recorded by Andrew Wade in Ocala / Florida . Empires made it to number 15 on the Heatseekers charts. After successfully releasing their EP, the group toured with Alesana , A Skylit Drive and Silverstein . In summer 2009 the band headlined the Dreams & Empires tour with We Came as Romans . In October of that year the group toured with Madina Lake , I See Stars and again with Silverstein. The single Battle Royale (part of the Empire EP) has also been quite successful. The track can be found in several music games, including Tap Tap and Rock Band , and the Vans Warped Tour 2010 compilation .
In February 2010 drummer Aguilera left the group and was replaced by Justin Salinas ( Scars of Tomorrow , Catherine ) on drums. Salinas was also a live musician with the band MyChildren MyBride .
On March 23, 2010, the band released a live video entitled The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules , in which Aguilera was seen one last time. The video premiered on AOL Noisecreep , where it received positive reviews:
"Metal-hardcore act the Word Alive have finally unveiled the video for 'The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules.' 'We couldn't be happier,' vocalist [Tyler Smith] told Noisecreep on the finished look of the band's first video. For the heavy driven track from the sextet's Empire EP, the obvious choice was to bring eyes and ears to their live show - which has been getting the band quick success for only being a little over a year old. "Our live performance has become a stack of that growth," commented Smith. Rather than having the song play over a performance at the Glasshouse in Pomona, Calif., A full effect approach was taken. 'Our director had the idea of filming the set and intertwining live audio to spice up the clip. "
Deceiver
In April 2010 the band retired to the studio in Ocala / Florida to work on the debut album with producer Andrew Wade. After the recordings for the album were completed, the band was able to participate on May 1, 2010 at the Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey . The band went on a headlining tour with Stray from the Path in May that lasted 2 weeks. In June the album was fully mastered. On June 23, the first single for the album was released under the name Epiphany . The title was co-released on the Fearless Records label's summer sampler. One week after the release of their single, the track list and the album cover were announced. In August 2010 the album was released via Fearless Records. It reached number 97 on the US charts ( Billboard 200 ) and number 15 on the independent album charts.
The Word Alive played on the Vans Warped Tour in 2010 with Alesana , Artist vs. Poet , Sharks the Rescue and Motionless in White . The band announced that they want to play at the festival in 2011 as well. This was followed by a tour with Bleeding Through , After the Burial , Stray from the Path and Dead & Divine under the name The Anti-Hero Tour . The band is featured on the third Punk-Goes-Pop compilation. For this the band Kanye West covered Heartless . The producer was Matt Grabe, who has worked with Greeley Estates and A Rocket to the Moon .
In 2011 the band released the Ozzy-Osbourne Cover Over the Mountain . The two cover versions are the band's last recordings with bassist Nick Urlacher, who left the group in December 2010. The new bass player is Daniel Shapiro, who also plays in Sharks Never Sleep . Shapiro was initially only intended as a tour member, but since the beginning of 2011 a permanent member of the band. On July 7, 2011 a deluxe version of the debut album was released, which included the cover songs Heartless (Kanye West) and Over the Mountain (Ozzy Osbourne), the unreleased songs Lights and Stones and Apogolician , as well as remixes of the songs The Hounds of Anubis , The Wretched and 2012 . The remixer of the song The Hounds of Anubis was Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland . Also included are the music videos for the songs The Wretched and 2012 .
The Word Alive played Impericon Never Say Die! In November . Tour . The group was together with Suicide Silence , Vanna , Deez Nuts , Emmure , As Blood Runs Black and The Human Abstract as part of this tour through Germany , Austria , Great Britain , Belgium , France , Czech Republic , Hungary , Italy , Luxembourg , Poland , Switzerland and traveling in the Netherlands .
The band plans to go into the studio with producer Joey Sturgis on February 7th, 2012 to work on the new album, which will be released this summer. The studio work should start in mid-March. In early February 2012, drummer Justin Salinas and keyboardist Dusty Riach resigned from the band. Salinas was replaced by drummer Luke Holland in early March.
Discography
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Albums
- 2010: Deceiver ( Fearless Records )
- 2012: Life Cycles (Fearless Records)
- 2014: Real. (Fearless Records)
- 2016: Dark Matter (Fearless Records)
- 2018: Violent Noise (Fearless Records)
- 2020: Monomania (Fearless Records)
EPs
- 2009: Empire (Fearless Records)
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- ↑ HM MAGAZINE: Empire Debut EP ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ NOISE CREEP : The Word Alive - The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules Video Nosiecreep
- ↑ BILLBOARD : The Word Alive - Deceiver Billboard
- ↑ [HIGHWIREDAZE.com: http://highwiredaze.com/twanews1 All around the Deluxe Edition]
- ^ Departure Of Dusty & Justin + Moving Forward
- ↑ Drummer Luke Holland has joined The Word Alive. He replaces Justin Salinas, who quit the group in January. In related news, the band has completed recording their new album, Life Cycles, which will be out later this year on Fearless Records.
- ^ US chart history Billboard
