Empire (EP)

Empire is the second EP by American metalcore band The Word Alive. It was released on July 21, 2009 through Fearless Records. The EP was produced by Andrew Wade and charted at number 15 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers.[1] After this EP, founding drummer Tony Aguilera was fired from the band, it is however, the first release with lead vocalist Tyler Smith. The recording process of this EP forced Smith to learn how to scream in just matter of few days, as he did not know how to prior to the recording.[2] Due to this, additional screaming is provided by guitarist, Zack Hansen.

Empire
EP by
The Word Alive
ReleasedJuly 21, 2009
StudioWade Studios, Ocala, Florida, U.S.
GenreMetalcore
Length23:00
LabelFearless
ProducerAndrew Wade
The Word Alive chronology
The Word Alive
(2008)		 Empire
(2009)		 Deceiver
(2010)
Singles from Empire
  1. "Battle Royale"
    Released: May 18, 2009
  2. "Quit While You're Ahead"
    Released: June 4, 2009
  3. "The Only Rule Is That There Are No Rules"
    Released: June 26, 2009

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(81%)[3]

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

Personnel
The Word Alive
Additional musicians
Additional personnel
  • Andrew Wade – engineering, mastering, mixing, production
  • Jerry Clubb – management

Chart
Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] 15

References
  1. "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.
  2. "The Word Alive - Empire EP". Sound Cloud. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. Empire review AbsolutePunk
  4. "The Word Alive Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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