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Life Cycles

The Word AliveMP3 Music
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Original Release Date: July 3, 2012
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.7 out of 5 stars
The Word Alive is one of my favorite bands. Bill  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Immaculate Experiment July 3, 2012
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Going in to Life Cycles, my hopes were sky-high. I was expecting no less than a wholly inspiring follow-up to 2010's Deceiver, and I am thrilled to say I wasn't disappointed. In an effort that has gone awry for many a band before them, The Word Alive's impressively experimental, yet extremely refined sophomore album can be filed in the thesaurus as the end-all antonym for "sophomore slump."
"Dragon Spell" presents the album with a very eerie feel. The higher production quality than previous works is immediately evident, and contributes to a sound that is as immense as it is ruthless. With lyrics reverberating Deceiver favorites, long-time fans will have a hard time finding anything to their distaste on "Dragon Spell." It serves as a fitting intro, seemingly stating "we haven't forgotten where we came from, but we're not slowing down."
"Wishmaster" demonstrates singer Telle Smith's impressive vocal range, backed by the master of astonishing and stimulating electro-samples. "Entirety" is inarguably driving, as Smith croons "You're all I have." It sports one of the few moments when the sound is cut to nearly exclusively percussion and vocals, and the mastery of byzantine guitar-shredding follows. Lacking a resident keyboardist, "Entirety" and Life Cycles boasts even more haunting electric breakdowns than Deceiver.
"For Your Health" is a standout single, tracked with a very airy and atmospheric, well, atmosphere. Clean murmuring blends seamlessly with heart-beating screams, and the tentative vibe doesn't trip for a moment. Smith proclaims "we are still here," making it clear that The Word Alive will likely be around a while longer.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars new metal its good February 22, 2013
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it sounds like prefab new metal corporate stuff - but its so damn good. Their first album has a little bit more variation but this is nice.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great album from great people... July 3, 2012
By D. Lear
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This is definitely the album of the year for the metalcore scene so far...blew my mind and expectations entirely out of the water. This a cool group of guys who are great in person and obviously enjoy what they do.

This album is a great work of art...every track is astonishingly good. The iTunes bonus track "Smoke Monster" is better than the Amazon bonus track "The Conscience," at least in my opinion. But I bought both of them anyhow. None of the songs are a disappointment in the least.

BUY: The entire album. Every song is as good as the last.

UPDATE: I now think that "The Conscience" is better than "Smoke Monster" but the album is so amazing it's hard to put one song in front of the other.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great album! June 3, 2013
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Came across this group last week and was taken by storm. Not a huge fan of scream-o, but these guys hit hard and was taken back. Great album that I highly recommend!
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5.0 out of 5 stars KILLER ALBUM! GREAT JOB AGAIN!! May 28, 2013
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I've owned every album from the Word Alive, and every time I'm very pleased on how much work they put into each of their songs. Heavy hitting and the Screams are great!! I love this band and they need to not change at all! Good Work!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional, uncomprimising quality December 28, 2012
By Shawn
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Life Cycles is an extremely creative, and emotional album which is great to listen and play along to time after time. Even if you didn't like the old TWA, you will like this. It's bangin.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A solid album with a unique sound November 5, 2012
By Benji
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This was a tough one for me to leave a review for - I wasn't sure if it deserved 4 or 5 stars. It's not a perfect album, and my main dislike is that the songs have a hard time distinguishing themselves from each other. There's just not a lot of deviation from the overall 'sound' of the album.
It gets full marks because maybe there's not much deviation from the overall sound, but oh what a sound it is. The Word Alive pull off one of the harder tricks in metal - they made something that sounds unique, something that doesn't sound like anything else I have in my playlist already. They use a lot of familiar parts you'll have heard elsewhere (mix of clean and screaming vocals, keyboards and electronic distortions, and sounding generally more discordant/anarchic than usual), but they mix it all into something that's their own. It's not always easy to stand out in the increasingly crowded metalcore scene, and these guys deserve credit for wildly succeeding at it here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most amazing Post-Hardcore albums to date October 28, 2012
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This album blew my socks off, a great follow up of Deceiver. The Word Alive has established a place in my library and my heart. ;) bwahahaha
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