The Word Alive EP was a planned EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by Arizonian metal band, The Word Alive

The Word Alive

The Word Alive is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2008, the band is currently signed to Fearless Records. Their 2009 label debut, Empire reached position 15 on the Top Heatseekers, meeting a great amount of positive acclaim upon its release in 2009...

. It was recorded with original vocalist Craig Mabbitt

Craig Mabbitt

Craig Edward Mabbitt is an American musician. Currently the lead vocalist for the band Escape the Fate and formerly of the bands Blessthefall and The Word Alive.-Blessthefall:...

 in 2008 and was expected to be released the same year, but Mabbitt's departure from the band led to the EP never surfacing. All of the songs, however, leaked online, some of which were later re-recorded for the band's next EP, Empire

Empire (EP)

Empire is the second EP by American metalcore band The Word Alive. It was released on July 21, 2009 through Fearless Records, produced by Andrew Wade and charted at number 15 on Billboards Top Heatseekers. The song "Casanova Rodeo" was re-recorded from the unreleased EP along with "Inviting Eyes"...

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Track list

Personnel

The Word Alive

• Tony Aguilera - drums
• Zack Hansen - lead guitar
• Tony Pizzuti - rhythm guitar
• Dusty Riach - keyboards
• Craig Mabbitt
  Craig Mabbitt
  Craig Edward Mabbitt is an American musician. Currently the lead vocalist for the band Escape the Fate and formerly of the bands Blessthefall and The Word Alive.-Blessthefall:...
  
  - lead vocals
• Nick Urlacher - bass guitar

Production

• Produced by Tony Aguilera