Formed in 2004, Las Vegas post-hardcore group Escape the Fate prided
itself, above all else, on an energetic and visceral live show.
Following the demise of their previous band, singer Ronnie Radke and
bassist Max Green recruited keyboardist Carson Allen, guitarist Omar
Espinoza, and drummer Robert Ortiz. Debuting live barely one month after
forming, the band found early success via local radio outlets and
quickly amassed a devoted hometown following.
By 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 & the Full
Effect, which subsequently led to a record deal with Epitaph. Their
five-song EP, There's No Sympathy for the Dead, appeared in May 2006
with their full-length debut, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, following in
September of that year. Prior to both releases, keyboardist Allen left
the band, with guitarist Espinoza also leaving amicably in 2007 after
the two releases. The lineup shifts continued as singer Radke was ousted
in 2008 due to continued drug problems and his involvement in an
altercation that led to an indictment on a charge of battery. The
remaining members recruited former blessthefall vocalist Craig Mabbitt
to fill the vacant frontman position, and the revised lineup immediately
hit the studio in mid-2008 to record their sophomore album, This War Is
Ours, which subsequently reached number 35 on the Billboard charts that
October. The album was a departure from Escape the Fate's earlier
emo-inspired sound, and featured a more streamlined, hard rock approach.
They immersed themselves in a heavy touring schedule and, in early
2010, began working with producer Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Bullet for
My Valentine) on their third LP. Released later that year, the
self-titled album would be their first for DGC/Interscope and fared well
commercially, entering the charts at number 25.
They continued
to tour heavily, playing shows around the world before releasing their
follow-up album, 2013's Ungrateful. Their ever-shifting lineup continued
to evolve with founding member Green departing and his replacement TJ
Bell taking over on bass. Brothers Monte and Michael Money manned the
guitars and in addition to the lineup changes, Ungrateful also saw a
shift to a different label, this time coming out on Universal imprint
Eleven Seven Music. Arriving in late 2015, Escape the Fate's fifth
album, Hate Me, was helmed by veteran producer Howard Benson (My
Chemical Romance, Bon Jovi, Daughtry).
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