Who: The Word Alive
Song: Epiphany
Why This Rocks: The Word Alive prove themselves to be a bit of an enigma. Balancing a by-the-book blend of metalcore and post-hardcore with dazzling guitar work and experimental synthesizer excursions, the band offers something that manages to squeeze moments of musical derring-do into otherwise boilerplate metalcore. With lots of breakdowns, bass drops, and sung/screamed vocals this band covers the basics of the genre. Where it gets really interesting is in the guitar acrobatics of Tony Pizzuti and Zack Hansen, who like to keep things lightning fast and intricate. “Epiphany” finds Pizzuti and Hansen delivering knotty, “Flight of the Bumblebee”-style riffs, offering up the kind of thrilling guitar work that fans of the genre kill for. Make no mistake, these guys are the real deal. -AMG
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