Escape The Fate
Encyclopedia
Escape the Fate is an American post-hardcore
band from Las Vegas
, Nevada
formed in 2005 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada
. They have released three EPs and three full-length studio albums. Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
was the band's debut album and only album to feature vocalist Ronnie Radke. This War Is Ours
, released on October 21, 2008, was the band's first album with Craig Mabbitt
as the new lead vocalist. Their self-titled third studio album
was released on November 2, 2010, first on the major label, DGC
/Interscope
, and their most successful album to date.
were in multiple bands together.
In September 2005, Escape the Fate had won a local radio contest judged by My Chemical Romance
. The gig awarded them the opportunity to open a show on the band's headlining tour with Alkaline Trio
and Reggie and the Full Effect
, which subsequently led to Escape the Fate's record deal with Epitaph.
On May 23, 2006, the band released their debut EP titled There's No Sympathy for the Dead
. The EP included two songs that were later on their full length album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
. The EP was produced by Michael Baskette and helped earn the band attention from record labels and fans alike. After the EP's release, keyboardist Carson Allen
left the band to join On the Last Day
.
On September 26, 2006 the band released their first full-length album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
.
left the band due to personal issues.
Ronnie Radke was asked to leave the band after he was sentenced to prison in June 2008 for multiple run-ins with the law involving narcotics and battery for a fight that led up to the death of Michael Cook. As stated by Max Green, "First we couldn't tour out of the country, then out of the state."
vocalist Craig Mabbitt
joined the band, first as a temporary replacement, and then as a permanent member.
This War Is Ours
was released on October 21, 2008. It included the singles "The Flood", "Something", "10 Miles Wide", and "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)". It was the first Escape the Fate album featuring Craig Mabbitt as the vocalist.
Before the tour for This War Is Ours, the band had never completed a full tour. The band later went on the This War Is Ours tour with Attack Attack!
, Burn Halo
, William Control
, and Black Tide
.
"The Flood" has been released as downloadable content with the Warped Tour
01 Pack for the Rock Band
games.
The band joined Hollywood Undead
and Atreyu
on their fall tour, beginning October 16, and toured Europe during December.
Escape the Fate announced via a MySpace bulletin that they would film a video for "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)" on January 9, 2010. It was filmed at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, California
.
On February 15, 2010, Epitaph Records announced the re-release of the This War Is Ours album in deluxe CD/DVD edition. The CD includes two new never before heard songs, later identified to be "Bad Blood" and "Behind the Mask", an acoustic version of "Harder Than You Know", and an unreleased remix of "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)" called "This War Is Mine", remixed by the Shawn Crahan. It also came with a DVD that featured the new music video to "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)", as well as "Something", "The Flood", and "10 Miles Wide". It also comes with a world tour documentary and a behind the music feature. It released April 27, 2010.
Escape the Fate toured Australia on the Soundwave Festival later that year.
On April 2, 2010, the band released their music video for "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)" on MySpace video. Escape the Fate also participated in the concert, Extreme Thing, and in May, The Bamboozle
.
of Mötley Crüe
, who approached Escape the Fate to collaborate on some songs, but later was revealed that they decided against putting the song on the album and saving for a future release.
Starting July 24, 2010, they set off on tour for South and Central America, the country's toured are Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela.
On July 26, 2010, Escape the Fate announced via MySpace
some new updates on the album. They officially said that the new record will be released through major record label, DGC
/Interscope
, and produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park
, Bullet For My Valentine
, Hollywood Undead
). It's release was set for November 2nd, 2010. Max Green commented on it, saying, "This record is the cure for the modern day music epidemic, We are wiping the slate clean and re-writing rock music as you know it.” Escape The Fate were set to take on a United States, Canada, and Europe tour prior to release of the album, with Bullet For My Valentine
, Drive A and Black Tide
, but later forfeited their spot due to Max Green admitting to rehab..
On August 31, 2010, the band released the album's first single, "Massacre." Their second single, and first official one to be released to radio stations, "Issues
", from the self titled album, Escape the Fate
, leaked via KROQ Radio on the 9th of September, and later officially released the single, "Issues", on September 15, 2010. The music video of "Issues", premiered September 28 on Youtube.
December 21, the next single released was "City of Sin" with a music video for it on Youtube.
On January 11, 2011, the band performed live in "Tues Show" (Fuel.tv) the song "Issues" and "Gorgeous Nightmare" with the special collaboration of Kevin Thrasher (of Lovehatehero
).
On June 15, 2011, the band release a music video for their next single off the self-titled album, "Gorgeous Nightmare". The video was directed by Robby Starbuck, who has previously worked with Asking Alexandria
and Silverstein
. On August 19, 2011, the band announced via Facebook that Monte Money would be taking a break from touring but will still be in the band. Kevin Thrasher, who has worked with the band in the past, will be substituting for Monte. It was also announced that Max Green returned to the band after taking a break through the first half of 2011 to recover from his addiction with drugs through rehab. “I’m feeling great and am glad to be back with my band. Escape The Fate is my life. This is where I belong.”, Max Green said. .
After they played a couple of shows on the 2011 Uproar Festival, Max, again, left the band and Zakk Sandler, from Black Tide (who was also playing Uproar), filled in for him.
Tj Bell, currently bassist of Get Scared
once again filled in for bassist Max Green on the bands UK tour with Funeral For A Friend
, who had previously filled in for Green on their tour with Papa Roach
.
The band intends on reentering the studio around December to begin recording a fourth studio album.
, bringing along Alesana
, Motionless in White
, Get Scared and Drive A, across U.S. and Canada that initiates in January and ended in March.
A second leg of their headlining tour, the Dead Masquerade Down Under, was added during mid-tour, announced a small tour in Australia, bringing along Pierce the Veil
as co-headliners.
, Rock on the Range
, Lazerfest
, Download Festival
, The band also announced through Twitter and Facebook that they would co-headline on the 2nd half of the "Raid The Nation" tour with Papa Roach
and special guest Pop Evil
, from May 2011 for 2 weeks across the east coast of the U.S.
with bands Bullet For My Valentine
, Seether
, Three Days Grace
, and Avenged Sevenfold
.
, along with special guests The Amity Affliction
, and The Bunny The Bear and Straight Lines.
Touring members
Former members
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band from Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
formed in 2005 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada
Pahrump, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,631 people, 10,153 households, and 7,127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 82.7 people per square mile . There were 11,651 housing units at an average density of 39.1 per square mile...
. They have released three EPs and three full-length studio albums. Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
-Personnel:Dying Is Your Latest Fashion album personnel as listed on Allmusic.Escape the Fate* Ronnie Radke – lead vocals* Max Green – bass, vocals* Bryan "Monte" Money – lead guitar, vocals* Robert Ortiz – drums, percussion, vocals...
was the band's debut album and only album to feature vocalist Ronnie Radke. This War Is Ours
This War Is Ours
-CD:-Deluxe special edition:-Chart positions:-Personnel:This War Is Ours album personnel as listed on Allmusic.Band* Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals* Bryan Money – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustics guitars, keyboards, vocals...
, released on October 21, 2008, was the band's first album with 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:...
as the new lead vocalist. Their self-titled third studio album
Escape the Fate (album)
Escape the Fate is the third studio album and major label debut by American post-hardcore band Escape the Fate, the second with vocalist Craig Mabbitt. It is the band's first album released on Interscope Records following their departure from Epitaph. It was released worldwide on November 2, 2010...
was released on November 2, 2010, first on the major label, DGC
DGC Records
DGC Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and currently operates as an auxiliary label of Interscope Records.-Company history:...
/Interscope
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
, and their most successful album to date.
Formation and Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (2005–2006)
Before forming Escape the Fate, vocalist Ronnie Radke, bassist Max Green, drummer Robert Ortiz, lead guitarist Bryan Monte Money, and rhythm guitarist Omar EspinosaOmar Espinosa
Omar Espinosa is a guitarist and producer, perhaps best known for being a part of the first lineup of Escape The Fate, from mid 2004 to late 2007.-Musical Career:Omar Espinosa was born in Las Vegas, Nevada....
were in multiple bands together.
In September 2005, Escape the Fate had won a local radio contest judged by My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance is an American alternative rock band from New Jersey, formed in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way and have a diverse sound incorporating elements of punk, emo, glam metal, and progressive rock...
. The gig awarded them the opportunity to open a show on the band's headlining tour with Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
and Reggie and the Full Effect
Reggie and the Full Effect
Reggie and the Full Effect was a Kansas City indie rock band, the solo project for The Get Up Kids keyboardist James Dewees.-Early years, Greatest Hits 1984-1987, Promotional Copy and Under the Tray :...
, which subsequently led to Escape the Fate's record deal with Epitaph.
On May 23, 2006, the band released their debut EP titled There's No Sympathy for the Dead
There's No Sympathy for the Dead
There's No Sympathy for the Dead is the debut EP by the American post-hardcore band Escape the Fate, released in 2006. It was the group's debut release after signing with Epitaph Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:Escape the Fate...
. The EP included two songs that were later on their full length album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
-Personnel:Dying Is Your Latest Fashion album personnel as listed on Allmusic.Escape the Fate* Ronnie Radke – lead vocals* Max Green – bass, vocals* Bryan "Monte" Money – lead guitar, vocals* Robert Ortiz – drums, percussion, vocals...
. The EP was produced by Michael Baskette and helped earn the band attention from record labels and fans alike. After the EP's release, keyboardist Carson Allen
Carson Allen
Carson Allen is a musician from Los Angeles, California, known for being Lead vocals of On the Last Day and Me VS Myself, and for being a keyboardist for Escape The Fate.-Before Escape The Fate:...
left the band to join On the Last Day
On the Last Day
On the Last Day was a five piece post-hardcore band from Seattle, Washington.-Biography:Soon after forming in 2003 in Seattle, On the Last Day started touring the local club scene, with the likes of "Boys Don't Bleed", Aiden, Atreyu, and Deftones. With the help of Wil Francis of Aiden, the band...
.
On September 26, 2006 the band released their first full-length album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
-Personnel:Dying Is Your Latest Fashion album personnel as listed on Allmusic.Escape the Fate* Ronnie Radke – lead vocals* Max Green – bass, vocals* Bryan "Monte" Money – lead guitar, vocals* Robert Ortiz – drums, percussion, vocals...
.
Departure of Espinosa and Radke (2007)
In 2007, during the Black on Black tour, rhythm guitarist Omar EspinosaOmar Espinosa
Omar Espinosa is a guitarist and producer, perhaps best known for being a part of the first lineup of Escape The Fate, from mid 2004 to late 2007.-Musical Career:Omar Espinosa was born in Las Vegas, Nevada....
left the band due to personal issues.
Ronnie Radke was asked to leave the band after he was sentenced to prison in June 2008 for multiple run-ins with the law involving narcotics and battery for a fight that led up to the death of Michael Cook. As stated by Max Green, "First we couldn't tour out of the country, then out of the state."
Mabbitt's arrival and This War Is Ours (2008–2010)
After the departure of Radke, former BlessthefallBlessthefall
Blessthefall is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, currently signed to Fearless Records. The band was founded in 2003 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist Jared Warth. Their debut album, His Last Walk, with original vocalist Craig Mabbitt, was released April...
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:...
joined the band, first as a temporary replacement, and then as a permanent member.
This War Is Ours
This War Is Ours
-CD:-Deluxe special edition:-Chart positions:-Personnel:This War Is Ours album personnel as listed on Allmusic.Band* Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals* Bryan Money – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustics guitars, keyboards, vocals...
was released on October 21, 2008. It included the singles "The Flood", "Something", "10 Miles Wide", and "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)". It was the first Escape the Fate album featuring Craig Mabbitt as the vocalist.
Before the tour for This War Is Ours, the band had never completed a full tour. The band later went on the This War Is Ours tour with Attack Attack!
Attack Attack!
Attack Attack! is an American metalcore band from Westerville, Ohio, formed in 2005. Attack Attack!'s first release, an independent EP titled If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?, was released in 2008, which lead to the signing of the band to Rise Records the same year...
, Burn Halo
Burn Halo
Burn Halo is a hard rock band, originating from Orange County, California and Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was formed by James Hart, former lead singer of Orange County metalcore band Eighteen Visions.-Formation and self-titled debut album :...
, William Control
William Control
William Control is an American electronica band and the side project of Aiden's wiL Francis. He was signed to Victory Records and has released two albums, "Hate Culture" and "Noir", the latter of which was released on June 8, 2010.-History:...
, and Black Tide
Black Tide
Black Tide is an American heavy metal band from Miami, Florida. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Interscope Records and is composed of Gabriel Garcia , Austin Diaz , Zachary Sandler , and Steven Spence...
.
"The Flood" has been released as downloadable content with the Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
01 Pack for the Rock Band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
games.
The band joined Hollywood Undead
Hollywood Undead
Hollywood Undead is an American rap rock band from Los Angeles, California. They released their debut album, Swan Songs, on September 2, 2008, and their live CD/DVD Desperate Measures, on November 10, 2009. Their second studio album, American Tragedy, was released April 5, 2011...
and Atreyu
Atreyu (band)
Atreyu is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of vocalist/lyricist Alex Varkatzas, guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel, bassist Marc McKnight and drummer/vocalist Brandon Saller...
on their fall tour, beginning October 16, and toured Europe during December.
Escape the Fate announced via a MySpace bulletin that they would film a video for "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)" on January 9, 2010. It was filmed at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California, and with a population of 324,528 at the 2010 census, Santa Ana is the 57th-most populous city in the United States....
.
On February 15, 2010, Epitaph Records announced the re-release of the This War Is Ours album in deluxe CD/DVD edition. The CD includes two new never before heard songs, later identified to be "Bad Blood" and "Behind the Mask", an acoustic version of "Harder Than You Know", and an unreleased remix of "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)" called "This War Is Mine", remixed by the Shawn Crahan. It also came with a DVD that featured the new music video to "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)", as well as "Something", "The Flood", and "10 Miles Wide". It also comes with a world tour documentary and a behind the music feature. It released April 27, 2010.
Escape the Fate toured Australia on the Soundwave Festival later that year.
On April 2, 2010, the band released their music video for "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)" on MySpace video. Escape the Fate also participated in the concert, Extreme Thing, and in May, The Bamboozle
The Bamboozle
The Bamboozle is an annual rain-or-shine, three-day music festival held in New Jersey. Every year, new bands compete for spots during the two days. The event evolved out of the Skate and Surf Festival.- The Characters:...
.
Self-titled album (2010–present)
In an interview during Warped Tour 2009, Max Green stated that the album will feature a song co-written by Mick MarsMick Mars
Mick Mars is the lead guitarist for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.-Career:After his family relocated from Indiana, to California, Bob Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day...
of Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
, who approached Escape the Fate to collaborate on some songs, but later was revealed that they decided against putting the song on the album and saving for a future release.
Starting July 24, 2010, they set off on tour for South and Central America, the country's toured are Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela.
On July 26, 2010, Escape the Fate announced via MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
some new updates on the album. They officially said that the new record will be released through major record label, DGC
DGC Records
DGC Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and currently operates as an auxiliary label of Interscope Records.-Company history:...
/Interscope
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
, and produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
, Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
, Hollywood Undead
Hollywood Undead
Hollywood Undead is an American rap rock band from Los Angeles, California. They released their debut album, Swan Songs, on September 2, 2008, and their live CD/DVD Desperate Measures, on November 10, 2009. Their second studio album, American Tragedy, was released April 5, 2011...
). It's release was set for November 2nd, 2010. Max Green commented on it, saying, "This record is the cure for the modern day music epidemic, We are wiping the slate clean and re-writing rock music as you know it.” Escape The Fate were set to take on a United States, Canada, and Europe tour prior to release of the album, with Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
, Drive A and Black Tide
Black Tide
Black Tide is an American heavy metal band from Miami, Florida. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Interscope Records and is composed of Gabriel Garcia , Austin Diaz , Zachary Sandler , and Steven Spence...
, but later forfeited their spot due to Max Green admitting to rehab..
On August 31, 2010, the band released the album's first single, "Massacre." Their second single, and first official one to be released to radio stations, "Issues
Issues (Escape the Fate song)
"Issues" is a single by Escape the Fate off of their 2010 self-titled album. It was released as a digital single on iTunes September 14, 2010. However, the song leaked early via KROQ Radio on September 9, 2010...
", from the self titled album, Escape the Fate
Escape the Fate (album)
Escape the Fate is the third studio album and major label debut by American post-hardcore band Escape the Fate, the second with vocalist Craig Mabbitt. It is the band's first album released on Interscope Records following their departure from Epitaph. It was released worldwide on November 2, 2010...
, leaked via KROQ Radio on the 9th of September, and later officially released the single, "Issues", on September 15, 2010. The music video of "Issues", premiered September 28 on Youtube.
December 21, the next single released was "City of Sin" with a music video for it on Youtube.
On January 11, 2011, the band performed live in "Tues Show" (Fuel.tv) the song "Issues" and "Gorgeous Nightmare" with the special collaboration of Kevin Thrasher (of Lovehatehero
LoveHateHero
LoveHateHero is a post-hardcore band from Burbank, California. They are signed to Ferret Records and have released three albums, Just Breathe in May 2005, White Lies in February 2007 and America Underwater in November 2009....
).
On June 15, 2011, the band release a music video for their next single off the self-titled album, "Gorgeous Nightmare". The video was directed by Robby Starbuck, who has previously worked with Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria are a British metalcore band from York, North Yorkshire. Founded in 2008 when Ben Bruce contacted his old companions upon returning to the UK after residing in Dubai...
and Silverstein
Silverstein (band)
Silverstein is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 2000. Their band name is a reference to the famous children's author Shel Silverstein, whom the band had admired and read the stories of as children. They have released a total of five studio albums, three EP's, a...
. On August 19, 2011, the band announced via Facebook that Monte Money would be taking a break from touring but will still be in the band. Kevin Thrasher, who has worked with the band in the past, will be substituting for Monte. It was also announced that Max Green returned to the band after taking a break through the first half of 2011 to recover from his addiction with drugs through rehab. “I’m feeling great and am glad to be back with my band. Escape The Fate is my life. This is where I belong.”, Max Green said. .
After they played a couple of shows on the 2011 Uproar Festival, Max, again, left the band and Zakk Sandler, from Black Tide (who was also playing Uproar), filled in for him.
Tj Bell, currently bassist of Get Scared
Get Scared
Get Scared is an American rock band from Layton, Utah, formed in 2008. They released their debut full-length album, Best Kind of Mess, on July 12, 2011. They also have two EP's, Cheap Tricks and Theatrics and the Get Scared EP...
once again filled in for bassist Max Green on the bands UK tour with Funeral For A Friend
Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...
, who had previously filled in for Green on their tour with Papa Roach
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis...
.
The band intends on reentering the studio around December to begin recording a fourth studio album.
The Dead Masquerade (2011)
The band realizes for the first time, a headlining tour, for the promotion of its new self titled albumEscape the Fate (album)
Escape the Fate is the third studio album and major label debut by American post-hardcore band Escape the Fate, the second with vocalist Craig Mabbitt. It is the band's first album released on Interscope Records following their departure from Epitaph. It was released worldwide on November 2, 2010...
, bringing along Alesana
Alesana
Alesana is an American rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2004, the group is currently signed to Epitaph Records and have released one EP and four full-length studio albums...
, Motionless in White
Motionless in White
Motionless in White is an American metalcore band from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2005, the group is known for its dark horror-themed lyrics and physical appearances, that of which heavily correspond to gothic imagery. Motionless in White is currently signed to Fearless Records and have...
, Get Scared and Drive A, across U.S. and Canada that initiates in January and ended in March.
A second leg of their headlining tour, the Dead Masquerade Down Under, was added during mid-tour, announced a small tour in Australia, bringing along Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil is an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2006, the group was founded by brothers Vic and Mike Fuentes after the disbandment of the group Early Times which was formed out of the San Diego punk rock scene...
as co-headliners.
Raid the Nation (2011)
After the conclusion of their headlining tour, The Dead Masquerade, and announcing a number of festivals, including RocklahomaRocklahoma
Rocklahoma is an annual hard rock music festival held in Pryor, Oklahoma...
, Rock on the Range
Rock on the Range
Rock on the Range is an annual rock festival featuring mostly mainstream rock bands, with a classic band usually headlining the show. The festival is held at two venues; Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio and Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
, Lazerfest
Lazerfest
Lazerfest is a music festival held in Indianola, Iowa created by the KAZR radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The festival features currently active rock artists such as Stone Sour, Seether, Three Days Grace, and Avenged Sevenfold...
, Download Festival
Download Festival
The Download Festival is a three day rock music festival held annually at Donington Park, England . It usually takes place in June...
, The band also announced through Twitter and Facebook that they would co-headline on the 2nd half of the "Raid The Nation" tour with Papa Roach
Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis...
and special guest Pop Evil
Pop Evil
Pop Evil is an American rock band that was formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2001 by Leigh Kakaty, Dave Grahs, Jamie Nummer, and Dylan Allison. Lead guitarist Tony Greve was originally added as a temporary studio musician for the band but was invited to become a full-time member in early 2007...
, from May 2011 for 2 weeks across the east coast of the U.S.
Uproar Festival (2011)
From August 26th to October 14th, Escape The Fate opened on the main stage of Uproar FestivalUproar Festival
The Uproar Festival, also called the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, is an annual hard rock/heavy metal tour inaugurated in 2010 by John Reese and sponsored by Rockstar Energy Drink. The tour was also created by John Oakes, Darryl Eaton and Ryan Harlacher from the Creative Artists Agency,...
with bands Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
, Seether
Seether
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records...
, Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer...
, and Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....
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Europe (2011)
From October 23rd to October 30th, Escape The Fate co-headlined a European tour with Funeral For A FriendFuneral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...
, along with special guests The Amity Affliction
The Amity Affliction
The Amity Affliction is an Australian post-hardcore band from Gympie, Queensland formed in 2002.The band's current line-up is Joel Birch , Ahren Stringer , Ryan Burt and Troy Brady...
, and The Bunny The Bear and Straight Lines.
Band members
Current members- Craig MabbittCraig MabbittCraig 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 (since 2008) - Bryan Money — lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (since 2004)
- Max Green - bass guitar (since 2004)
- Robert Ortiz — drums, percussion (since 2004)
Touring members
- Michael Money — rhythm guitar (2008–2010)
- Kevin "Thrasher" GruftLoveHateHeroLoveHateHero is a post-hardcore band from Burbank, California. They are signed to Ferret Records and have released three albums, Just Breathe in May 2005, White Lies in February 2007 and America Underwater in November 2009....
— lead guitar during Uproar Festival and UK tour filling in for Bryan Money (2011) - TJ Bell — bass, backing vocals during Raid The Nation tour and UK tour filling in for Max Green (2011)
- Zakk Sandler — bass, backing vocals during last 9 dates of Uproar Festival filling in for Max Green (2011)
Former members
- Ronnie Radke — lead vocals (2004–2008)
- Carson AllenCarson AllenCarson Allen is a musician from Los Angeles, California, known for being Lead vocals of On the Last Day and Me VS Myself, and for being a keyboardist for Escape The Fate.-Before Escape The Fate:...
— keyboards, synthesizers, vocals (2005–2006) - Omar EspinosaOmar EspinosaOmar Espinosa is a guitarist and producer, perhaps best known for being a part of the first lineup of Escape The Fate, from mid 2004 to late 2007.-Musical Career:Omar Espinosa was born in Las Vegas, Nevada....
— rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004–2007)
Discography
- 2006: Dying Is Your Latest FashionDying Is Your Latest Fashion-Personnel:Dying Is Your Latest Fashion album personnel as listed on Allmusic.Escape the Fate* Ronnie Radke – lead vocals* Max Green – bass, vocals* Bryan "Monte" Money – lead guitar, vocals* Robert Ortiz – drums, percussion, vocals...
- 2008: This War Is OursThis War Is Ours-CD:-Deluxe special edition:-Chart positions:-Personnel:This War Is Ours album personnel as listed on Allmusic.Band* Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals* Bryan Money – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustics guitars, keyboards, vocals...
- 2010: Escape the FateEscape the Fate (album)Escape the Fate is the third studio album and major label debut by American post-hardcore band Escape the Fate, the second with vocalist Craig Mabbitt. It is the band's first album released on Interscope Records following their departure from Epitaph. It was released worldwide on November 2, 2010...