Empire (EP)

Empire
EP by The Word Alive
Released July 21, 2009
Recorded at the Wade Studios in Ocala, Florida
Genre Metalcore
Length 23:00
Label Fearless
Producer Andrew Wade
The Word Alive chronology
The Word Alive
(2008)		 Empire
(2009)		 Deceiver
(2010)
Singles from Empire
  1. "Battle Royale"
    Released: May 18, 2009
  2. "The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules"
    Released: June 25, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(81%)[1]

Empire is the first label release by American metalcore band The Word Alive. It was released on July 21, 2009 on Fearless Records. The album was produced by Andrew Wade and charted at number 15 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers.[2] After this EP, founding drummer Tony Aguilera would be kicked from the band, it is however, the first release with lead vocalist Tyler "Telle" Smith.

Re-recordings

The song "Casanova Rodeo" was originally a part of the unreleased The Word Alive EP. After the release of Empire, the track "Battle Royale" became one of The Word Alive's most known and notable songs and was re-recorded for the band's debut full-length album, Deceiver.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Battle Royale"Tyler "Telle" SmithThe Word Alive3:55
2."Quit While You're Ahead"Tyler "Telle" SmithThe Word Alive3:44
3."Casanova Rodeo"Craig MabbittThe Word Alive, Mabbitt3:36
4."The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules"Tyler "Telle" SmithThe Word Alive3:52
5."Inviting Eyes"Tyler "Telle" SmithThe Word Alive3:21
6."How to Build an Empire"Tyler "Telle" SmithThe Word Alive4:31
Total length:23:00

Personnel

The Word Alive
Production

Chart performance

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] 15

References

  1. ↑ Empire review AbsolutePunk
  2. ↑ "The Word Alive debut #15 on Billboard Heatseekers!". indiestar.tv. 29 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Word Alive Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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