Dead & Alive (The Devil Wears Prada album)

Dead & Alive
Dead & Alive
Live album by The Devil Wears Prada
Released	June 26, 2012
Recorded	December 14, 2011
Venue	The Palladium, Worcester, Massachusetts
Genre	Metalcore
Length	59:39 (CD); 72:32 (DVD)
Label	Ferret, Roadrunner (outside US)
Producer	The Devil Wears Prada,
The Devil Wears Prada chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Absolute Punk	80%^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]

Dead & Alive is the first live album from the Christian metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. The album was recorded in Worcester, Massachusetts on the Dead Throne US Tour. This is the last album to feature keyboard player James Baney, before he left the band on February 22, 2012. The album contains a DVD with the live show and also a CD album, which contains songs from their previous albums including the latest album, Dead Throne. To promote the album, the band released a video for "Vengeance" that was recorded live from the tour.

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Mike Hranica (except where noted); all music is composed by The Devil Wears Prada.

CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Dead Throne"	Mike Hranica, Andy Trick, Chris Rubey, Jeremy DePoyster, Daniel Williams, James Baney	Dead Throne	3:20
2.	"Untidaled"	Hranica, Trick, Rubey, DePoyster, Williams, Baney	Dead Throne	2:57
3.	"Escape"	Hranica, Trick, Rubey, DePoyster, Williams, Baney	Zombie EP	4:28
4.	"Sassafras"	Hranica	With Roots Above and Branches Below	3:13
5.	"Born to Lose"	Hranica, Trick, Rubey, DePoyster, Williams, Baney	Dead Throne	3:36
6.	"Mammoth"	Hranica, Trick, Rubey, DePoyster, Williams, Baney	Dead Throne	3:19
7.	"Kansas" (Instrumental)	Hranica, Trick, Rubey, DePoyster, Williams, Baney	Dead Throne	3:41
8.	"Hey John, What's Your Name Again?"	Hranica	Plagues	3:28
9.	"Vengeance"	Hranica, Trick, Rubey, DePoyster, Williams, Baney	Dead Throne	2:51
10.	"Outnumbered"	Hranica, Trick, Rubey, DePoyster, Williams, Baney	Zombie EP	4:25
11.	"Assistant to the Regional Manager"	Hranica	With Roots Above and Branches Below	4:47
12.	"Dez Moines"	Hranica	With Roots Above and Branches Below	4:09
13.	"Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over"	Hranica	Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord	4:24
14.	"Chicago"	Hranica, Trick, Rubey, DePoyster, Williams, Baney	Dead Throne	3:10
15.	"Constance"	Hranica, Trick, Rubey, DePoyster, Williams, Baney	Dead Throne	3:15
16.	"Danger: Wildman"	Hranica	With Roots Above and Branches Below	4:36
Total length:				59:39

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dead & Alive Live from Worcester, Massachusetts" (from the Dead Throne US Tour)	1:12:32

Charts[]

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Top Christian Albums^[3]	7
Hard Rock Albums^[4]	22
Independent Albums^[5]	46

Personnel[]

The Devil Wears Prada

Daniel Williams – drums
Andy Trick – bass guitar
Chris Rubey – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jeremy DePoyster – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
Mike Hranica – lead vocals, guitar (track 7)
James Baney – keyboard, synthesizer, piano

Production^[6]

Produced by The Devil Wears Prada &
Crew: James Barrett, Ben Wilcox, Dustin Derosier, Ben Gering, Filip Isard and Jeff Verne
Engineered by Garrett Davis, Ben Wilcox, Jon Gering, Chris Rubey
Assistant engineer by Brian Thomason
Mixed by Garrett Davis, @ West Main
Management by Randy Dease, Mark Mercado and John Youngman
Filmed, Edited & photo by Jeremy DePoyster
Composed by The Devil Wears Prada
Back cover photo by Adam Elmakias
Mastered by Troy Glessner, @ Spectre Mastering
Package design by Mike Hranica and Chris Rubey
Package layout by Alex Krizhner
Booking by Dave Shapiro and Tom Taaffe (The Agency Group)
Directed by Michael Thelin
Lighting design by Jeff Verne

References[]

^ "Absolute Punk Review". Absolute Punk.
^ Monger, James Christopher. "Dead & Alive [Live] - The Devil Wears Prada". AllMusic.
^ "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History: Top Christian Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History: Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
^ "Dead & Alive [Live] - The Devil Wears Prada | Credits". AllMusic. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

[1] "Absolute Punk Review". Absolute Punk.

[2] Monger, James Christopher. "Dead & Alive [Live] - The Devil Wears Prada". AllMusic.

[3] "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History: Top Christian Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[4] "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History: Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[5] "The Devil Wears Prada Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

[6] "Dead & Alive [Live] - The Devil Wears Prada | Credits". AllMusic. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

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