Product Description

The debut EP from Phoenix, AZ's The Word Alive is packed with raw screams of anguish and technical instrumentation that deliver exactly what their hungry fan base has been waiting for. They've shared stages with A Day To Remember, The Devil Wears Prada, and Blessthefall. The band's career went into overdrive when they enlisted vocalist Tyler "Telle" Smith (ex-Greeley Estates and In Fear And Faith).

Track Listing

1. How To Build An Empire
2. Battle Royale
3. Quit While You're Ahead
4. Casanova Rodeo
5. The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules
6. Inviting Eyes

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7672 in Music
• Released on: 2009-07-21
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

YEAH
Just buy it :) this is a great band that wont be unknown for much longer !!!!!

Blood,Sweat,and Tears...the real TWA story...
Well,let's start of by saying...these guys are the greatest...not only do you get a great vibe from them at live shows but they entertain you to the fullest.Now the reason you need to understand them at the human level,is to understand the raw emotion and truth that went into this EP.As a fan of their music,I was quick to draw on the energy they put into every show,from a run down guitar-hero looking stage to one of the best venues ive ever been to.They have known heartache and pain,tragedies and sorrow,but still they refused to let that get the best of them.All the love and determination shines in the EP.With tracks like "How to Build an Empire",The Word Alive channels these feelings through very well placed guitar riffs and drums galore.Dusty on the keyboard is a magician,and Zack and Tony P. shine as dual guitars rip every last doubt about this band to shreds.Nick deepens the tracks with his great personality and his bass playing,and Tony Aguilera coordinates the rhythm of every song with his drums.Telle,the lead singer,is a natural born leader.With heartache and pain,Telle put the pen to paper and made it his mission to not allow anything to stop his success with this band.Now signed to Fearless Records,which also houses bands such as The Maine,Alesana,Motionless in White,and A Skylit Drive,they have now added a force in The Word Alive.This EP may be a short 6 songs long but none of the featured tracks is a let down."Quit While You're Ahead","The Only Rule is There Are no Rules" and "Battle Royale" stand out as the band's true new singles.The other 3 tracks "How To Build an Empire","Casanova Rodeo",and "Inviting Eyes" are all some of the band's original pre-Telle songs but he came in and took them in as his own.All in all..."Empire" reminds us all of what it takes to succeed,it gives everyone a sense of art that has been lacking lately in the music industry.A true breath of fresh air.If you are into Chiodos,Emarosa,and other bands such as Dance Gavin Dance and Scary Kids Scaring Kids,this is the band to watch out for.After being in an accident involving a deer,heartbreaks,a fallen bumper,and dealing with illnesses which induced a blood vomiting spell,it is great to say i've known the guys for a while now,always real and always human,and this is the outcome...go buy The Word Alive-Empire NOW!

(3.5 stars) Potential Coming out the Pores
I randomly stumbled across The Word Alive by following links from other bands on myspace and man am I glad I did. The [...] scene gets pretty stagnant, lets just make note of that. With that much distortion in the music and seemingly every singer trying to burst a blood vessel with all the screaming, a lot of bands give off a "been there, done that" feel. Then every once in a while you come across a nice unique band and this is what The Word Alive is. The clean and dirty vocals are both good, especially the cleans which remind me of the clean vocals from Underoath or Saosin with respect to the quality of the dude's voice, the dirty vocals are pretty generic but not bad. The true shining point about this band is the music. There is an interesting use of keyboards and the guitar work is pretty interesting, as with most of these bands the bass is not really all that memorable and the drums have your healthy dose of double bass. The songs are catchy with emocore sensibilities in song lyrics and delivery. So far what I described sounds kind of average but then there is that element that you can only feel - not describe. That's the feeling of potential. The songs stay stuck in your head, the guitars got a good blend of technicality and chorus and the clean vocals can make your hair stand on edge but the feeling I get when I listen to this band is that if their chops get even better with touring and their song writing skills in all aspects mature a bit more, they can put out an album that would be among the top released of whatever year it would be. With that being said, it's a good cd that gives a taste of things to come, my favorite songs being How To Build An Empire,Inviting Eyes, and Battle Royale.