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)


 * Empire EP (2009)
 * Deceiver (2010)

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 * 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.
 * Surprisingly Gentle Song: "Dream Catcher" and "You're All I See".
 * Take That: Very much averted on Deceiver wherever Craig Mabbitt was concerned.