★★★★★
All Reviews The Word Alive - REAL. June 20, 2014 by Brendan Manley Released:June 10, 2014 - Fearless AP Rating: It takes serious swagger to be a modern metalcore/post-hardcore band who drop a record called REAL.--a musical shot across the collective bow of fellow contenders and also-rans alike--and Phoenix quintet the Word Alive back up the insinuation with a shock-and-awe barrage of blast beats, blazing guitars and perhaps most crucially, a formidable array of razor-sharp hooks...
- www.altpress.com
2014-07-19
★★★★★
It takes serious swagger to be a modern metalcore/post-hardcore band who drop a record called REAL.--a musical shot across the collective bow of fellow contenders and also-rans alike--and Phoenix quintet the Word Alive back up the insinuation with a shock-and-awe barrage of blast beats, blazing guitars and perhaps most crucially, a formidable array of razor-sharp hooks...
- www.altpress.com
2014-06-21
★★★★★
Sammi Chichester | Jun 02, 2014 | Comments 0 | Tags: The Word Alive On their third full-length, Phoenix metalcore veterans The Word Alive perfect the sound they've crafted since their formation in 2008. The first track "Play the Victim" captures the album's many strengths: heavy rhythms, tasty riffs, well-crafted arrangements, and the soaring vocals of Tyler "Telle" Smith...
- www.revolvermag.com
2014-06-03
★★★★★
Sound: The Word Alive. When I had first heard of their name, I thought to myself, "What kind of music could a band name like this play?" Immediately my first thoughts were indie, just because the indie genre has a load of band names that seem to bore me, but little did I know, this band is a metalcore act! With their sophomore release for their studio album, this album hits the spot on all ends in my mind...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-07-16
★★★★★
Release Date: July 3, 2012 I don't think I used to fanboy for a band as much as I did for The Word Alive. First came the bold and blooming Empire, the versatile and catchy Deceiver, and now the blistering Life Cycles. With a new batch of member changes and shift in an overall direction, the band continually reminded fans that their latest efforts wouldn't suffer but rather, would improve. Have their claims been proven true? In some respects, yes and with others, not necessarily, to be frank...
- absolutepunk.net
2012-07-09
★★★★★
This past winter I heard the familiar "ding" from computer indicating that I had a new email waiting for me. It was an message from Tyler "Telle" Smith, vocalist of The Word Alive, sending me some (very) rough demos of songs they were working on for their upcoming second album. I was fairly impressed by the four demos. Some were just instrumental, other had some vocals by Smith that were yet to be mixed. The one that stood out to be the most was an instrumental, named "dec 23full...
- absolutepunk.net
2012-07-09
★★★★★
With the release of sophomore album Alive Or Just Breathing, Killswitch Engage proved that metal and hardcore could be impressively fused, creating a new wave of metal that would come to be known as "metalcore". This was a triumphant beginning for a genre that has since seen unprecedented levels of both popularity and loathing...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2012-07-05
★★★★★
Sound: One great thing about the post-hardcore scene is that it's extremely similar in a way to professional sports as musicians can float between different bands. The average person would think such constant change could destroy a collective group, but for this particular genre, it has been known to improve artists and their talents and increase their exposure. For most cases, in a positive way. Exhibit A is The Word Alive...
- www.ultimate-guitar.com
2012-04-12
★★★★★
Release Date: August 31, 2010 I think I speak for many people when I say that these techno melodic metalcore bands are getting out of control. Bands like Attack Attack! and Of Mice and Men are pretty much a dime a dozen these days. Very few bands have something separating them from the rest. Then there's The Word Alive, who have recently exploded onto the scene with their debut release, Deceiver...
- absolutepunk.net
2011-02-07