{"id":6072,"date":"2016-07-25T13:35:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T18:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=6072"},"modified":"2021-05-11T09:53:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T14:53:04","slug":"the-word-alive-vans-warped-tour-mansfield-ma-july-13-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=6072","title":{"rendered":"The Word Alive <\/b>
Vans Warped Tour<\/i>
Mansfield, MA
July 13, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Word Alive<\/p><\/div>\n

The Word Alive is another band that I had never heard of, but I was in the right place at the right time.\u00a0 <\/span>When the band came out, one guy had on a Chicago Bulls jersey and hospital mask.\u00a0 <\/span>Another looked like a laid back surfer with Hawaiian bucket hat, and then there was the average rock n\u2019 roll guitarist with a Motorhead shirt and scruffy beard.\u00a0 <\/span>Obviously my first thought was, I need to google this band. Now.<\/p>\n

I spent a few minutes after the show looking them up on the internet.\u00a0 <\/span>The Word Alive is a Metal-core band from Phoenix, Az.\u00a0 <\/span>The band was formed in 2008 and has been signed to Fearless Records since 2009. The band has released 4 studio albums and 2 EP\u2019s since that time. The masked basketball player was Zack Hansen, the bucket hat was Daniel Shapiro and that average Joe, is Tony Pizzuti.\u00a0 <\/span>Rounding out the rest of the band is Luke Holland and the lead singer is Tyler \u201cTelle\u201d Smith.<\/p>\n

Although the last two didn\u2019t have anything on that really stood out to me, they all stood out as a band.\u00a0 <\/span>Tyler was a really great showman, smiling from ear to ear when he wasn\u2019t screaming.\u00a0 <\/span>His megawatt white smile was comforting while the veins in his neck bulged out as he put all the force into pushing out his lyrics.<\/p>\n

Like most of the Warped Tour sets this was another short one.\u00a0 <\/span>6 songs later they were done.\u00a0 <\/span>I must say I really enjoyed “Sellout.”\u00a0 <\/span>It may not be the most uplifting song with lyrics \u201cWill you remember me? Everything\u2019s empty, and I lost the fight\u201d, but the guitar riff and drums were great.\u00a0 <\/span>We all have empty days, but this song didn\u2019t make me feel empty.\u00a0 <\/span>I loved it from start to finish.<\/p>\n

I may not have known the band before they started, but by the end of the set, and the end of my googling, they had gained a new fan.<\/p>\n

My only disappointment was I still haven\u2019t figure out Zack Hansen\u2019s mask.\u00a0 <\/span>Is it just part of his look? Did he have a cold? Unsightly pimple on his nose? We may never know. Unless you do know? In that case, please leave a comment below!<\/p>\n

Setlist<\/i><\/u><\/p>\n

Made This Way
\nSellout
\n2012
\nEntirety
\nLife Cycles
\nTrapped<\/p>\n\n\t\t