Telle Smith

Tyler Lee Smith (born August 9, 1986), also known by his nickname Telle, is an American musician and songwriter. He is currently the lead vocalist of metalcore band The Word Alive originally based out of Phoenix AZ (now in Nashville TN) and has played in several bands, such as Greeley Estates and In Fear and Faith, Emarosa, March and Collapse, and his solo project titled "TELLE". He is known for his tenor singing voice, wide vocal range and ability to comprehensively alternate between melodic and screamed vocals.

Musical career

Smith joined In Fear and Faith as one of their two lead vocalists in May 2007 to replace founding vocalist Jarred DeArmas. Smith performed on the band's debut release Voyage and was a member of the band until January 2008 (a month after the release of the EP), when he joined Phoenix, Arizona-based Greeley Estates as bassist.

Smith was a member of Greeley Estates from January 2008 to November 2008. He left the band on November 14, 2008, the day before the band was about to go on tour with Alesana. The band said "not to fret" and that the position would be filled. During this brief association, Smith was featured on some tracks from the album Go West Young Man, Let the Evil Go East.

Upon his departure, he joined the Word Alive, originally fronted by former Blessthefall and Escape the Fate's Craig Mabbitt, on December 3, 2008. Smith replaced Mabbitt, due to Mabbitt's unavailability to tour with the band. Smith is featured on the band's first officially released EP, Empire. A year in advance of its release, Smith confirmed the writing of the Word Alive's first studio album. On January 20, 2010, he stated it would be titled Deceiver. Deceiver was released on August 31, 2010.

In 2010, the Word Alive were included in Underoath's November tour. At the Mission, Texas show, Smith substituted for Underoath vocalist Spencer Chamberlain who had contracted food poisoning during the tour's final week. On January 24, 2011, while the Word Alive were on tour with Texas in July and For Today, Smith was hospitalized due to an unknown virus and bacterial bronchitis, laryngitis and pharyngitis along with a fever of 103.6 °F. He missed 9 tour dates. In 2011, Smith wrote and completed two new songs, "Apologician" and "Lights and Stones", for the deluxe edition of Deceiver, which was released on June 7, 2011.

On March 31, 2012, The Word Alive released a new song by the name of "Wishmaster". On that same day, they confirmed the new album Life Cycles would be released on July 3. The album currently has two singles called "Entirety" and the eponymous "Life Cycles".

Personal life

Tyler Smith was born in Dayton, Ohio. Has two younger brothers Travis and Tanner. Went to a Christian school Spring Valley Academy.

By early 2011, Smith began a clothing line by the name of Resist & Rebel, which he co-operated with Andrew Paiano (Woe, Is Me) until 2013 when Andrew stepped down.

Discography In Fear and Faith Voyage (2007)

Greeley Estates Go West Young Man, Let the Evil Go East (2008)

The Word Alive Empire (2009) Deceiver (2010) Life Cycles (2012) Real (2014) Dark Matter (2016) Violent Noise (2018) Monomania (2020) Hard Reset (2023)

Solo "A Mountain" (2011) "Touch of Your Lips" (2012) "Crazy" (2020) "Too Hard on Myself" (2020) "Letting Go" featuring Mindy White (2021)

Collaborations Year Song Album Artist Link 2010 "Intentions" (featuring Telle Smith) To Plant a Seed We Came as Romans 2011 "Not Another Song About You" (featuring Telle Smith) Trust in Few We Are Defiance "The Taste of Regret" (featuring Telle Smith) Symphonies In Fear and Faith 2012 "Disclosure" (featuring Telle Smith) I'm Not Dying Today Palisades "Streetlights for Streetfights" (featuring Telle Smith) Etienne Sin "Whiskey for the Soul" (featuring Telle Smith) Chapters Adestria "All Worth It" (featuring Telle Smith) Goodmorning, Gorgeous 2013 "Rebearth" (featuring Telle Smith) Live Life Capture the Crown "Useless" (featuring Telle Smith) Lies to Light the Way Myka, Relocate "Conceiver" (featuring Telle Smith) Conceiver Before You Fall "Passion Born" (featuring Telle Smith) A Call to Sincerity 2014 "I've Earned My Time" (featuring Telle Smith) The World Is My Enemy Now Upon a Burning Body "Demons in Disguise" (featuring Telle Smith) Etienne Sin 2015 "Hell to Pay" (featuring Telle Smith) Never Endings Too Close to Touch "Never Surrender" (featuring Telle Smith) Paramount It Lies Within 2016 "Perfect" (featuring Telle Smith) Echo Black "Reflections" (featuring Telle Smith) As the Sky Falls Through Behind the Fallen 2017 "Act I: Elysium 77" (featuring Telle Smith) Vicious World MyChildren MyBride 2018 "Clockwork" (featuring Telle Smith) Amor "The Discovery" (featuring Telle Smith) Gravity Paul Bartolome "Rise" The Word Alive, the Glitch Mob and Mako 2019 "Weakest Condition" (featuring Telle Smith) The Darkest Moment The Darkest Moment "Medicate Me" (featuring Telle Smith) Rock Ain't Dead Davey Suicide "Uber and a Fifth" (featuring Telle Smith) Sponge "Someone You Loved" (Lewis Capaldi cover; featuring the Word Alive, I See Stars and Ashland) Our Last Night 2020 "Falling" (featuring Telle Smith) Unseen Relations Our Mirage 2021 "I'll Find a Way" (featuring Telle Smith) Sentinels of Light League of Legends "Make It Through" (featuring Telle Smith) Descape 2022 "Death by Admiration" (featuring Telle Smith) Death by Admiration Seventh Day Slumber "The Way Back" (featuring Telle Smith & DJ Lethal) In Absentia, Vol. 1 - EP Set The Sun 2023 "More Than Misery" (featuring Telle Smith) Reflections Caskets "Hopeless" (featuring Telle Smith) Too Close to Touch