The Word Alive is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona. The band was formed by vocalist Craig Mabbitt in 2008. After one unreleased EP, Mabbitt was replaced by current vocalist, Tyler Smith, the same year. They were signed to Fearless Records. In 2022, the band changed their label and are currently signed to Thriller Records. They have released seven studio albums and two extended plays.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Chart positions US US Hard Rock US Indie AUS UK DeceiverReleased: August 31, 2010 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, music download 97 14 15 — — Life CyclesReleased: July 3, 2012 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, music download 50 5 7 30 — RealReleased: June 10, 2014 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, vinyl, music download 33 4 7 11 28 Dark MatterReleased: March 18, 2016 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, vinyl, music download 74 7 5 — — Violent NoiseReleased: May 4, 2018 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, vinyl, music download 79 25 2 — — MonomaniaReleased: February 21, 2020 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, vinyl, music download — — — — — Hard ResetReleased: August 25, 2023 Label: Thriller Formats: CD, vinyl, music download — — — — —
Extended plays Title Extended play details The Word AliveReleased: November 3, 2008 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, music download EmpireReleased: July 21, 2009 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, music download
Singles + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSMain. "Battle Royale" 2009– Empire "Quit While You're Ahead"– "The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules"– "Epiphany" 2010– Deceiver "The Hounds of Anubis"– "The Wretched"(featuring Dave Stephens of We Came as Romans)– "2012"(featuring Levi Benton of Miss May I) 2011– "Apologician"– "Lights and Stones"– "Entirety" 2012– Life Cycles "Life Cycles"– "Play the Victim" 2014– Real "Broken Circuit"– "Never Forget"– "94th St."– "Light House"– "The Runaway"– "Trapped" 2016– Dark Matter "Sellout"– "Made This Way"– "Overdose"– rowspan="2" "Misery" 2017– "Red Clouds" 2018– Violent Noise "Why Am I Like This?"– "Burning Your World Down" 2019– Monomania "Monomania" 2020– "No Way Out"– "Searching for Glory"– "Pardon Me" (Incubus cover)– rowspan="2" "Wonderland" 2021– "Nocturnal Future" 2022– Hard Reset "New Reality" 2023 37 "Strange Love"– "Slow Burn"– "Hate Me"(featuring Julian Comeau of Loveless)– "Til My Fingers Bleed" (with Dino of SEVENTEEN & Duckwrth)2025–
As featured artist +TitleYearAlbum"Rise" 2015"I Can't Feel a Thing" 2022I Went to Hell and Back
Music videos Title Year Director Album Type Link "The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules" 2009 Jerry Clubb Empire Live footage "2012"(featuring Levi Benton of Miss May I) 2011 Kevin McVey Deceiver Narrative "The Wretched"(featuring Dave Stephens of We Came as Romans) MOTIONarmy Live footage "Entirety" 2012 Life Cycles Performance "Life Cycles" 2013 Frankie Nasso "Light House" 2014 Max Moore Real "The Runaway" Jeremy Tremp Narrative "Sellout" 2016 Marcus Eden Dark Matter Performance "Trapped" "Why Am I Like This?" 2018 Orie McGinness Violent Noise "Human"(featuring Sincerely Collins) "Monomania" 2020 Monomania "No Way Out" Narrative "Wonderland" 2021 Tyler Smith Performance "Nocturnal Future" 2022 Jake Johnston Hard Reset "New Reality" 2023 "Slow Burn"
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