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Watch The Word Alive crush their 'League Of Legends' World Championship performance

The Word Alive hit the stage in front of an arena full of 17,000 early this morning for an incredible performance at this year’s League Of Legends World Championship, and we couldn’t be more proud. Check out their amazing performance below! Read more: Are the Spice Girls about to reunite for a massive arena tour? Back in […]

19 Halloween costumes your favorite musicians wore this year

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Halloween. All of our favorite musicians got into the spirit, and we are here for it. Check out what Billie Joe Armstrong dressed up as, plus see which scene favorite Rita Ora dressed up as that confused her fans. 1. G-Eazy as Harvey Dent/Two-Face Harvey Dent / […]

The Word Alive collaborate on ‘League Of Legends’ theme song

The Word Alive released a new song with the Glitch Mob and Mako titled “Rise.” The new song is the theme song for the 2018 League Of Legends world championship. Frontman Telle Smith tweeted about the new song, complete with a video they’ve been working on all year. Read more: ‘Pokémon Go’ has named mysterious […]

Watch the Word Alive honor We Came As Romans' Kyle Pavone

The World Alive‘s Telle Smith recently offered an onstage tribute to late We Came As Romans singer Kyle Pavone, the musician dedicating his band’s reflective “Misery” to the vocalist who died last month following an accidental overdose. Read more: Remembering We Came As Romans’ Kyle Pavone Sharing a Twitter video of the heartfelt send-up, Smith urges […]

Are Greeley Estates teasing a possible anniversary show?

A cryptic teaser video posted by Greeley Estates yesterday has fans on high alert for an anniversary show announcement, and we are HERE for it! Read more: GREELEY ESTATES PREMIERE NEW SONG, DISCUSS UPCOMING EP ‘CALLING ALL THE HOPELESS’—LISTEN Arizona-based metalcore band Greeley Estates took to Facebook yesterday to share with fans a cryptic teaser video […]

Aaron Gillespie responds to fan who says Underoath sold out

[Photo by: Nick Fancher] Aaron Gillespie shared an emotional tweet in response to a fan who accused Underoath of selling out. Read more: Underoath aren’t throwing shade at God, really The fan wrote a comment on the musician's Instagram page, saying Gillespie has been an inspiration for most of his life but he isn't happy with how Underoath's […]

Katy Perry smoked weed out of an apple and Telle Smith lived to tell the tale

There are some moments in life you never forget–your first kiss, the first time you say “I love you” to someone and mean it or perhaps the first time your heard your favorite band and felt like you weren't as alone in this cold, unforgiving world as you once thought. For Telle Smith of the […]

The Word Alive rise above the noise on hip-hop-tinged new song “Human”—listen

Metalcore-meets-alt-rock stalwarts the Word Alive stake a powerful return this Friday, May 4, with their eclectic new album Violent Noise, and today they reveal the record’s soaring and introspective centerpiece, the hip-hop-tinged “Human” featuring rapper Sincerely Collins—hear it below. Read more: 17 bands you didn’t realize started in 2008 “If you hear we did a […]

Telle Smith's My Chemical Romance cover will make you feel all kinds of nostalgic

[Photo by: Telle Smith/Instagram, My Chemical Romance/YouTube] We miss My Chemical Romance. You know who does too? Telle Smith.  The Word Alive's singer shared a MCR cover that will make you feel happy, sad and all kinds of nostalgic. Watch the video in full below. Read more: 28 My Chemical Romance memes to make up for the fact […]

Paul Bartolome's (Bad Fortune) solo debut features Telle Smith and more

[Photo by: @andrei_restrepo/Dave Escamilla/Instagram] Paul Bartolome, best known for his collaboration, Bad Fortune, with Dave Escamilla (ex-Crown The Empire), is releasing his debut solo record, Gravity. The record features an epic lineup of guest vocalists including Telle Smith (The Word Alive), Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate), Jonny Craig (Slaves) and more. Mixed by David Bartolome […]

The Word Alive's Telle Smith also broke his knee during onstage accident

[Photo by: Telle Smith/Instagram] Talk about a disappointing development: Not only did the Word Alive vocalist Telle Smith suffer a compound fracture in his right leg during an onstage accident last month, the musician just found out he also broke his knee. Read more: The Word Alive's Telle Smith suffers compound fracture “So I finally […]

The Word Alive's Telle Smith suffers compound fracture—here's how you can help him out

[Photo by: telletwa/Instagram] At last night's show in Los Angeles, the Word Alive's vocalist Telle Smith suffered a compound fracture during the band's last song. He has six weeks recovery ahead of him, and in an effort not to miss any shows, he's planning to perform while sitting down for the remainder of the band's tour with I Prevail, […]

Behind The Fallen’s heavy “Reflections” features the Word Alive’s Telle Smith—listen

[Photo credit: Magie Hue] Southern California's Behind The Fallen are about to gain some serious steam in the world of heavy music.  They’re freshly signed to Megadeth bassit David Ellefson’s EMP Label Group, and their brand new single, “Reflections,” features the Word Alive frontman Telle Smith. “Reflections,” which is premiering exclusively with AltPress, comes from the […]

Echo Black premiere new single "Perfect" feat. Telle Smith of the Word Alive—listen (exclusive)

New York industrial rockers Echo Black are now streaming their brand new single “Perfect” exclusively through AltPress. The new track features Telle Smith of the Word Alive. “'Perfect' means a lot to us. The vocal melody was written maybe 5 years ago. We broke it out when we were looking through ideas we all had […]

The Word Alive vocalist Telle Smith breaks multiple bones during stage dive

Last week, during their performance in Pomona, California, the Word Alive’s Telle Smith stage dove and severely injured himself by breaking a rib, fracturing another rib and breaking a bone in his spine. Despite the injuries, however, Telle and the rest of TWA plan on finishing out the remaining dates of Motionless In White and […]

15 Cutest Moments with Telle Smith and Colby Jack

If you picked up our 30th anniversary issue, you may have noticed our first Alternative Pets column. Every month in this section, we’ll highlight a musician’s furry (or scaly or feathery; we don’t discriminate) friend. First up, we featured The Word Alive frontman Telle Smith’s French bulldog Colby Jack. Now that you’ve gotten to know […]

“You’re not just a number”—How Pinyata could redefine online interactions between bands and fans

When trying to interact with your favorite bands on social media, do you ever feel like you’re just one tiny voice among thousands? Social media can often feel like a one-sided conversation, and Pinyata, a story-based app which now boasts tens of thousands of users, is aiming to even out the playing field. It’s allowing […]

“We’ve gotten a lot of sh*t”—Telle Smith and Craig Mabbitt on joining new bands

This is the final installment in a three-part video series. Watch parts one and two. In our latest artist-on-artist conversation, Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate, the Dead Rabbitts) and Tyler “Telle” Smith (The Word Alive) talk about “band hopping.” Smith asks, “Would you stay at your job you f*cking hate if you had a chance […]

“Life is too short. You just gotta move on”—Craig Mabbitt and Telle Smith on “beefs” and unity

Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate, the Dead Rabbitts) and Tyler “Telle” Smith (The Word Alive) talk about the importance unity within the music scene in part two of three in our latest artist-on-artist conversation. “It’s not every man for himself,” Smith says, explaining how bands can look out for each other. “We want to help be those people who […]

"The music industry is smaller than you think"—Craig Mabbitt & Telle Smith on unlikely friendships

Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate, the Dead Rabbitts) and Tyler “Telle” Smith (The Word Alive) take you through their extended intertwined history and talk about the unlikely friendships bands make on the road in part one of three in our latest artist-on-artist conversation. “I remember being young and walking around and seeing the older bands […]
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