Deceiver

by The Word Alive

Overview

On Deceiver, their full-length debut, the Word Alive prove themselves to be a bit of an enigma. Balancing a by-the-book blend of metalcore and post-hardcore with dazzling guitar work and experimental synthesizer excursions, the band offers something that manages to squeeze moments of musical derring-do into otherwise boilerplate metalcore. With lots of breakdowns, bass drops, and sung/screamed vocals, Deceiver covers a lot of familiar territory. Where the album gets interesting is in the guitar acrobatics of Tony Pizzuti and Zack Hansen, who like to keep things lightning fast and intricate. "Epiphany" finds Pizzuti and Hansen delivering knotty, "Flight of the Bumblebee"-style riffs, offering up the kind of thrilling guitar work that leaves the listener wondering how long they can keep it up until the whole thing comes off the rails. The Word Alive should also be given some credit for their use of keyboards, with songs like "2012" shifting into dubstep territory at the breakdown, with the synth-bass swelling up until it's almost overpowering. While excursions like this don't always work, they certainly help to separate the Word Alive from the legions of bands just ironically shoehorning dance-pop synths into their songs. For anyone looking for metalcore with a couple of surprises here and there, Deceiver should offer a little something new. ~ Gregory Heaney

Product Details

Release Date:	08/31/2010
Label:	Fearless Records
UPC:	0714753014022

Tracks

1. The Hounds of Anubis
2. Epiphany
3. The Wretched
4. Consider It Mutual
5. 2012
6. Dream Catcher
7. Like Father Like Son
8. Battle Royale
9. You're All I See
10. We Know Who You Are

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Word Alive   Primary Artist
Justin Salinas   Drums
Zack Hansen   Guitar,Vocals
Tony Pizzuti   Guitar,Vocals
Dusty Riach   Keyboards
Nick Urlacher   Bass
Tyler "Telle" Smith   Vocals

Technical Credits

Tyler "Telle" Smith   Group Member,Composer
Joshua Moore   Lyricist,Composer
Lee Kerslake   Composer
Justin Salinas   Composer,Group Member
Kanye West   Composer
Matt Martone   Engineer
Randy Rhoads   Composer
Ozzy Osbourne   Composer
Jeff Bhasker   Composer
Alan Douches   Mastering
Ernest Wilson   Composer
Andrew Wade   Engineer,Producer
Tom Denney   Composer
Zack Hansen   Composer,Group Member
Scott Mescudi   Composer
Tony Pizzuti   Composer,Group Member
Dusty Riach   Composer,Group Member
Nick Urlacher   Composer,Group Member
Tony Aguilera   Composer
Kyle Crawford   Logo,Title Design
Tim Harmon   Band Photo
The Word Alive   Composer,Lyricist
Yusef Jones   Composer
Keith Koenig   Art Direction
Nate Matzelle   A&R
Bob Daisley   Composer