About
The Word Alive is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona. Formed in 2008, their debut EP Empire was released via Fearless Records on July 21, 2009. The following year, the group released their debut full-length album, Deceiver, on August 31, 2010 through the same label. Deceiver (2010-present) In April 2010, The Word Alive entered the studio in Ocala, FL with Andrew Wade to record their debut full-length album, Deceiver. Frontman Tyler "Telle" Smith noted that "We wanted to step it up in every aspect of our songs compared to Empire. When we're heavy, it's heavier. When we do things big, they are huge! When we slow it down, it's something beautiful. On June 23, 2010 the band premiered their first single "Epiphany" as streaming media online,. The following day, Fearless Records released their 2010 Summer Sampler which also featured the track "Epiphany" a week later, the album's album art and track listing was released. Guitarist, Zack Hansen explained upon this premiere that "We all felt like that was going to be the best choice considering how comfortable the recording process is with Andrew. The tracking was a lot of fun and everyone had a good time. We got the opportunity to stay in a house while we recorded and surprisingly we didn't party as much as I thought we would haha." Hansen later followed along explaining that his favorite track on the record is "The Hounds of Anubis", which was written by him and Pizzuti and stated that he "wrote this song with an "Egyptian" feel to it and I think we got our point across." Smith described that its lyrics describe the times of when The Word Alive overcame their hardships that they face with the help and support from their fans. "The Hounds of Anubis" was released as the album's second single on July 26, 2010. It premiered on the official Revolver website. The Word Alive performed on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour along with Alesana, Artist vs. Poet, Sparks the Rescue and Motionless in White. They are expected to attend The Anti-Hero Tour where they will be performing with Bleeding Through, After the Burial, Stray From the Path and Dead & Divine from September through October, Upon Deceiver's release on on August 31st,it charted at #97 on the Billboard 200. The band will be featured in the compilation album Punk Goes Pop 3, covering the Kayne West song "Heartless". It will be released on November 2, 2010.