Anubis is goated and my favorite song on here, but it's hard not to smirk when that synth hits on 2012 agreed. the full album is a lot of fun. wholesome nostalgic -core vibes here. the bass drops!! some of this really should be more corny than it is but they pull it off imo. also they actually riff which helps

also not sure if I just need to re-listen with headphones but i'm hearing a lot of the electronic background bits more clearly on the vinyl. It might just be from the 2026 remastering changes

Album Rating: 3.0

Im so tempted to see them perform this live even though its a split with dark matter which i dont care about.

Album Rating: 3.5

I saw them on the 10 year and it was good nostalgic fun. Was a bit annoyed they didn't play in album order, that was pretty lame tbh.



Telle also kept yelling about how "We are playing these songs now and then putting them in the vault forever!!!!!!"



5 years later doing another anniversary tour is lol funny. Band hasn't had a hit since this release.

Album Rating: 3.5

lmaooo yeah bands love saying WE WILL NEVER PLAY THESE SONGS AGAIN and then pull them back out as soon as they realize people don't care about their new boring shit. Underoath is guilty as well. But to add to that, man Telle just sucks. A little diva with no self awareness and he's only gotten worse over the years.

I didn't realize they played the album out of order, that would annoy me too. How dumb.

Epiphany is a straight up anthem with the gang vocals. also has some of the best guitar on the album

Album Rating: 3.5

lmao I just realized I have an old account with a 5.0 review for this still here with a username from the song Battle Royale. So tough.

Album Rating: 3.5

"Review Summary: After establishing their Empire, The Word Alive has gone and created a masterpiece of a debut album that is sure to be one of the top albums of the year. The Word Alive is able to create an amazing uniqueness not typically found in their genre."

Feather I love this lolololol

Album Rating: 3.5

I was so young and in love. I would go back again if I could.

Album Rating: 3.0

Battle Royale is such a good song but it really feels like they were padding the album length by re-recording it for this. Same with Casanova rodeo for empire.



I remember norma jean did the play songs out of order for redeemer and some guy was pissed they didnt play a small spark and I had to break it to him they saved it for the last song. He was so pissed cuz he had to leave early lol

Album Rating: 3.5

100%. The empire version of Battle was better and the mabbit version of Casanova was better. There was never a need to re-record.