The Word Alive

The Word Alive is a six-piece Metalcore band that formed in 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. They've gone through a bunch of line-up changes before some clearer finalizations, and have released their debut studio album in fall 2010.

Members:

• Tyler "Telle" Smith – lead vocals (2008–present)
• Zack Hansen − guitar, backing vocals (founding member)
• Tony Pizzuti − guitar, backing vocals (founding member)
• Dusty Riach - synthesizer, keyboards, programming (founding member)
• Justin Salinas - drums (2010)
• Nick Urlacher - bass

Former Members:

• Craig Mabbitt - lead vocals (2008; started the band but was kicked out due to scheduling issues with his main band, Escape the Fate)
• Tony Aguilera (2008-2010)

Discography:

• Empire EP (2009)
• Deceiver (2010)

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The Word Alive provides examples of the following tropes:

• A Good Name for a Rock Band
• Album Title Drop: "The Wretched" does this for Deceiver.
• Break Up Song: "Battle Royale" and "The Wretched"
• Cannot Spit It Out: A small section in "Like Father, Like Son" mentions this.
• Mr. Fanservice: Telle. Oh yes, Telle...
• Guttural Growler: Telle can certainly pull these off with gusto.
• Hot-Blooded
• Lyrical Dissonance: Some songs come off as this ("Like Father, Like Son" and "Dream Catcher").
• Metal Scream: Natch.
• Non-Appearing Title
• Not Christian Rock: Telle himself is a Christian and some of the songs have a slight religeous undercurrent to them, but of course not every member practices the faith.
• Precision F-Strike: Many of the songs. Telle addressed this well in a blog entry ^{[dead link]} .
• Surprisingly Gentle Song: "Dream Catcher" and "You're All I See".
• Take That: Very much averted on Deceiver wherever Craig Mabbitt was concerned.

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