Violent Noise

Violent Noise
Studio album by The Word Alive
Released May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
Genre Post-hardcore, metalcore
Label Fearless
Producer Matt Good
The Word Alive chronology
Dark Matter
(2016)Dark Matter2016		 Violent Noise
(2018)
Singles from Violent Noise
  1. "Red Clouds"
    Released: March 29, 2018
  2. "Why Am I Like This?"
    Released: April 20, 2018

Violent Noise is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band The Word Alive, released on May 4, 2018.

Background

The album was revealed on March 29, 2018, with the lead single "Red Clouds".[1] The second single, "Why Am I Like This?", was released alongside a music video on April 20.[2]

It is their first album without bassist Daniel Shapiro and drummer Luke Holland since Life Cycles. Both members left the band before recording started.[3][4]

Telle Smith described the process behind the album in a 2018 interview: "I got really sick, my mental health was not in a great place whatsoever. I was just kind of going through the motions; I was drinking a lot, and I started doing drugs which had never been a part of my life before, but I was fighting it because I’m not that person... ‘Violent Noise’ is about that internal struggle that I’ve been through that so many endure - that voice in your head that won’t go away, that tells you this is right, or this is wrong. Mine was just kind of if you’re going to have a devil or an angel on your shoulder, picture that, but I just had five devils on each shoulder basically. I just kept making bad decisions for myself, for my friends, my family, and so the record ended up discussing a lot of that."[5]

The band further expanded on the meaning in a Reddit AMA, "Violent Noise as a whole is about all of the crazy shit that happens in your life, and how everything we do just gets filtered by our hearts and our minds. We have trouble truly processing so much of what happens and we end up just burying things to cope or move forward day to day. Eventually that can begin to eat away at a person, and it personally took it's toll on me over the years, especially the last two. Everybody has things going on that are unspoken and if left unchecked it can creep up on you."[6]

Asking Alexandria vocalist Danny Worsnop and rapper Sincerely Collins have guest spots on the album.[7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Noise[8]
Distorted Sound[9]
Soundfiction[10]
Cryptic Rock[11]
MoreCore.de[12]

Violent Noise received generally positive reviews.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Red Clouds"3:53
2."Why Am I Like This?"3:13
3."Stare at the Sun" (featuring Danny Worsnop)3:14
4."I Fucked Up"3:46
5."War Evermore"4:07
6."Human" (featuring Sincerely Collins)3:51
7."I Don't Mind"2:59
8."Real Life"3:23
9."Lost in the Dark"3:13
10."My Enemy"3:29
11."Run Away"4:19
12."Lonely"3:34

Personnel

The Word Alive
  • Tyler "Telle" Smith – lead vocals
  • Zack Hansen – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, programming, bass
  • Tony Pizzuti – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, programming, bass
Production
  • Matt Good - producer, bass
  • Matt Horn - drums, percussion
  • Ryan Deminson - bass

Chart performance

Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[13] 79
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 2
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 25

References

  1. ↑ Childers, Chad (March 30, 2018). "The Word Alive Go Back to the Beginning for 'Violent Noise' Album, Unleash New Song 'Red Clouds'". Loudwire.
  2. ↑ Childers, Chad (April 20, 2018). "The Word Alive Emerge From the Darkness With 'Why Am I Like This?' – Exclusive Video Premier".
  3. ↑ Cross, Will (August 8, 2017). "The Word Alive Bassist Daniel Shapiro Has Left The Band".
  4. ↑ Childers, Chad (November 4, 2016). "The Word Alive Reveal 'Overdose' Song, Announce Drummer Luke Holland Is Leaving the Band".
  5. ↑ Loftin, Steven (April 30, 2018). "The Word Alive's Telle Smith: "The Core Of The Word Alive Has Always Been The Three Of Us"".
  6. ↑ "We're The Word Alive...Ask Us Anything". reddit.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ "THE WORD ALIVE: i dettagli del nuovo album "Violent Noise" e un pezzo in anteprima" [THE WORD ALIVE: the details of the new album "Violent Noise" and a preview piece] (in Italian). March 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Album Review: The Word Alive - Violent Noise". 4 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: Violent Noise - The Word Alive". 3 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Album Review: The Word Alive - Violent Noise - Soundfiction". 2 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "The Word Alive - Violent Noise (Album Review) - Cryptic Rock". crypticrock.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Strücker, Julia (May 4, 2018). "Kritik: The Word Alive – "Violent Noise"" [Review: The Word Alive - "Violent Noise"] (in German).
  13. ↑ "The Word Alive Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The Word Alive Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Word Alive Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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