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| 3.0 good | Comatorium. | December 6th 09 |
You have every reason to hate this: The name is a bible reference, they're metalcore, and this is riddled with breakdowns. Also, the band used to be fronted by Craig Mabbit, pretty-boy frontman of Escape the Fate and former blessthefall fame. But this is an extremely tight EP. New vocalist Telle Smith knows how to sing and scream, and the guitarists are more than capable of penning some unique riffs and fun breakdowns. Give it a shot.
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| 4.0 excellent | ReAnimator | September 16th 13 |
I saw these guys at a small venue with A Faylene Sky and a couple other bands supporting Eyes Set to Kill when this was their only release, and they absolutely brought the house down. Tons of energy, wonderful crowd interaction; it's just too bad this would ultimately be their finest hour.
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| 3.5 great | IAmKickass | June 9th 11 |
It was at this point in The Word Alive's career when they caught attention, and ever since then they haven't slowed down a bit. 'Empires' features mostly great tracks, and one or two that don't feel as up there as others but in the end an undeniably solid release.
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| 2.5 average | codyskidmore | January 13th 10 |
Good lead vocals. Bad screaming. Decent guitar riffs in every song keep it competent enough.
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| 3.5 great | xbris | July 17th 09 |
i liked it better w/ craig but this is acceptable. i like casanova rodeo a little better as new version
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| 4.0 excellent | I_feel_so | July 17th 09 |
i love it. telle isnt better than craig but hes still a good vocalist. "BATTLE ROYALE" 4/5 "QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD" 3.5/5 "CASANOVA RODEO" 3.5/5 "THE ONLY RULE IS THAT THERE ARE NO RULES" 5/5 "INVITING EYES" 2.5/5 "HOW TO BUILD AN EMPIRE" 4/5
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| 3.0 good | TTrent4 | July 17th 09 |
Not as good without Mabbitt, but it's not absolutely terrible.
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| 3.0 good | Sconza | July 17th 09 |
Since ditching Craig, this band has gone downhill to become yet another generic metalcore band.
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| 2.0 poor | Douglas | June 15th 09 |
Another band on the Fearless record label that is mediocre at best. While having a very
talented bunch of guitarists, The Word Alive doesn't bring anything new to the table for the
genre of metalcore/post hardcore, and what they are doing, they are not doing well. This
band is a prime example for the generic metalcore statement, for a generic genre.
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| 3.0 good | MaSuPe | November 18th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Axmetal | July 24th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | April 8th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | vykryl | November 9th 21 |
| 3.5 great | xlev | October 8th 21 |
| 3.5 great | teo | July 2nd 21 |
| 3.5 great | Halez | April 28th 20 |
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| 3.5 great | Adamn | May 8th 19 |
| 3.5 great | murphA | January 18th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | August 25th 17 |
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| 4.0 excellent | jpjpablo | December 31st 16 |
| 3.5 great | ian b. | December 20th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Adamrk | December 16th 16 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | December 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brad | October 25th 16 |
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| 3.0 good | Snide | May 19th 16 |
| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | March 24th 16 |
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| 3.5 great | Tb1114 | March 13th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Linx | January 12th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Ben STAFF | December 29th 15 |
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| 4.0 excellent | A257U2 | April 19th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | acbpn | February 6th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Haon | December 13th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Dischi | September 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | ToT720 | June 16th 13 |
| 3.0 good | bwiese | February 24th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Ecotone | December 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | BabyJ | December 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZoneOut | November 16th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | modron | September 29th 12 |
| 3.0 good | ILJ | July 2nd 12 |
| 3.0 good | Acorn | May 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | RedCrown | February 28th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Brumas | December 20th 11 |
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| 4.0 excellent | BorisC | September 28th 10 |
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| 5.0 classic | jay2125 | September 8th 10 |
| 1.5 very poor | eternium | September 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shadein | August 12th 10 |
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| 3.5 great | 200STM | June 23rd 10 |
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| 3.5 great | Jips | April 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | musick | March 26th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Damocles | December 31st 09 |
| 3.5 great | derekkp | December 20th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | jmae1101 | December 16th 09 |
| 2.0 poor | X3ni92 | December 7th 09 |
| 2.5 average | BigTuna | November 23rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | mkCII | November 1st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | btbam99 | November 1st 09 |
| 3.0 good | neon13 | October 23rd 09 |
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| 3.5 great | d00derz | September 8th 09 |
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