The Word Alive
Phoenix, Arizona's The Word Alive emerged from the metalcore scene in the late 2000s with a technically ambitious sound that incorporated post-hardcore dynamics, electronic elements, and Telle Smith's versatile vocal range spanning from guttural screams to soaring cleans. Their debut 'Deceiver' on Fearless Records established them as one of the genre's most promising acts, while subsequent albums showed a band willing to experiment with poppier and more atmospheric territory. Smith's magnetic stage presence and the band's consistent evolution have kept The Word Alive relevant through multiple cycles of the metalcore scene.
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Discography
6 tracks
- 1 Battle Royale 3:55
- 2 Quit While You're Ahead 3:44
- 3 Casanova Rodeo 3:36
- 4 The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules 3:52
- 5 Inviting Eyes 3:21
- 6 How To Build An Empire 4:31
10 tracks
- 1 The Hounds Of Anubis 4:13
- 2 Epiphany 4:02
- 3 The Wretched 4:05
- 4 Consider It Mutual 5:01
- 5 2012 3:01
- 6 Dream Catcher 3:24
- 7 Like Father Like Son 4:43
- 8 Battle Royale 3:56
- 9 You're All I See 3:50
- 10 We Know Who You Are 5:35
17 tracks
- 1 The Hounds Of Anubis 4:13
- 2 Epiphany 4:02
- 3 The Wretched 4:05
- 4 Consider It Mutual 5:01
- 5 2012 3:01
- 6 Dream Catcher 3:24
- 7 Like Father Like Son 4:43
- 8 Battle Royale 3:56
- 9 You're All I See 3:50
- 10 We Know Who You Are 5:35
- 11 Lights And Stones 4:04
- 12 Apologician 3:50
- 13 The Wretched (KC Blitz Remix) 4:35
- 14 2012 (KC Blitz Remix) 5:39
- 15 The Hounds Of Anubis (Wes Borland Remix) 4:03
- 16 Heartless 4:01
- 17 Over The Mountain 4:20
14 tracks
- 1 Dragon Spell 4:09
- 2 Wishmaster 3:47
- 3 Entirety 4:07
- 4 For Your Health 3:34
- 5 Bar Fight 3:41
- 6 Life Cycles 4:21
- 7 Evolution 4:25
- 8 Hidden Lakes 3:30
- 9 Ambitionary 3:09
- 10 Live A Lie 4:14
- 11 Belong 4:07
- 12 Room 126 3:55
- 13 Astral Plane 3:13
- 14 Smoke Monster 3:51
13 tracks
- 1 Play The Victim 4:19
- 2 Never Forget 3:31
- 3 Broken Circuit 3:54
- 4 Lighthouse 3:19
- 5 The Fortune Teller 3:52
- 6 Glass Castle 3:50
- 7 94th St. 3:46
- 8 Your Mirage 3:59
- 9 Terminal 4:01
- 10 The Runaway 3:20
- 11 To Struggle And Claw My Way 3:06
- 12 Collapsing 4:18
- 13 Pull Us Out Of The Grave 2:47
12 tracks
- 1 Dreamer 2:53
- 2 Trapped 3:56
- 3 Face To Face 3:23
- 4 Sellout 3:34
- 5 Insane 4:20
- 6 Made This Way 4:15
- 7 Suffocating 3:35
- 8 Piece Of Me 4:08
- 9 Branded 3:57
- 10 Grunge 4:00
- 11 Dark Matter 4:07
- 12 Oxy 4:00
12 tracks
- 1 Red Clouds 3:53
- 2 Why Am I Like This? 3:13
- 3 Stare At The Sun (feat. Danny Worsnop) 3:14
- 4 I Fucked Up 3:46
- 5 War Evermore 4:07
- 6 Human (feat. Sincerely Collins) 3:51
- 7 I Don't Mind 2:59
- 8 Real Life 3:23
- 9 Lost In The Dark 3:13
- 10 My Enemy 3:29
- 11 Run Away 4:19
- 12 Lonely 3:34
12 tracks
- 1 MONOMANIA 3:58
- 2 NO WAY OUT 3:35
- 3 SEARCHING FOR GLORY 3:36
- 4 ANOTHER YEAR IN THE SHADOWS 3:33
- 5 GREATEST ALMOST 3:52
- 6 THANK YOU 3:18
- 7 NUMB LOVE (MISERY II) 3:52
- 8 K.F. 4:15
- 9 BURNING YOUR WORLD DOWN 3:27
- 10 COMFORT & CHAOS 3:48
- 11 I'M SORRY YOU'RE SORRY NOW 3:18
- 12 DEATH IS ONLY THE END IF YOU ASSUME THE STORY IS ABOUT YOU 3:55
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