There was a time when Arizona metalcore/post-hardcore veterans The Word Alive were the metaphorical new kids on the block in the music scene. The band’s 2010 debut album Deceiver was a heralded opening salvo that really set the music scene on fire, and with tracks as deceptively catchy as “Lights And Stones” and “Dream Catcher”,…
While anticipation for their 5th full-length is heightened by a song being dedicated to the late Chester Bennington, The Word Alive has often been a frustrating band for many. 2010 debut Deceiver is usually considered their high water mark, and while their following three albums have all been solid, you get the feeling that a…
Recently our photojournalist Savannah Rowley captured I Prevail’s current headline Rage on the Stage Tour with Escape the Fate, The Word Alive, and We Came as Romans as supporting acts. The tour is just over halfway finished, so if it hasn’t hit a city near you be sure to pick up tickets here.
Four full-lengths and almost a decade into their careers, metalcore band The Word Alive have made a nice foundation for themselves. Though many fans insist the band peaked with their 2010 debut Deceiver, TWA have always created solid material with occasional flashes of melodic brilliance (“Astral Plane”, “Suffocating”) interspersed with more typical post-hardcore/metalcore fare. Having…
