Feel the Energy with Escape the Fate

May 6th, 2010 by admin

Escape the Fate is a band that hails from Las Vegas and is especially known for being post hardcore. To date, they have eight videos, three EPs, six singles, two albums and a growing music merch collection to boast of.

Band Story

The band was put together in 2004 in Pahrump, Nevada. At that time, its members were Bryan Money, Omar Espinosa, Ronnie Radke, Max Green and Robert Ortiz. Within two years, they were able to come up with their initial EP tagged “There’s No Sympathy for the Dead.” The very first Escape the Fate album “Dying is Your Latest Fashion” contained two songs from this first EP. Unfortunately, before this was even released, keyboardist Carson Allen took off to join On the Last Day.

The year that followed saw the band participating in the tour Black on Black. It was here that the band saw another departure when rhythm guitarist Omar Espinosa left for personal reasons. After this blow, Ronnie Radke who took on vocals followed but only after he was pushed out by other band members. Radke had a run in with the law and was sentenced to serve a prison term. It was Craig Mabbitt from Bless the Fall who temporarily took on the responsibilities of the beleaguered Radke. Eventually though, Mabbitt became a permanent member and is still presently on lead vocals. Currently, Max Green handles lead guitar, Bryan Money handles bass guitar and Robert Ortiz handles the drums. You’ll find all the members in every Escape the Fate video.

Released Albums

It was on September 26, 2006 that Escape the Fate released the album “Dying is Your Latest Fashion.” Ronnie Radke is given credit for being the writer and composer behind all the tracks. Of the eleven songs, two were lifted from their EP “There’s No Sympathy for the Dead” while nine are originals. “Look Your Best” is a Japanese bonus track that was also released.

The band’s second album, “This War is Ours” was released approximately two years after the first album release. In this album, Craig Mabbitt masterfully took on his new role to fill in the shoes of Radke. In comparison, the second album is shorter than the first one. The deluxe special edition however contains two new tracks and remix and acoustic versions of “Harder Then You Know.” All of these were previously unreleased, with the new tracks never even been introduced. An added bonus to the deluxe edition is a DVD that shows behind the scenes footage, a tour documentary and a couple of music videos. Fans are just newly enjoying this package after it was released on April 2010.

Plans are underway for a third Escape the Fate album. They revealed this during their participation in the 2009 Warped Tour. Recording sessions already started close to the end of 2009. The album was slated for a spring 2010 release. The actual release has been moved to summer of 2010. Mick Mars from Motley Crue takes credit for helping write a couple of the finished demo songs. You can catch the band and their music in social networking sites Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. Of course, you can also check the band’s music fashion in various online stores.

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