Escape the Fate

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- This War Is Ours
- Released 2008

- Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
- Released 2006

- There's No Sympathy For The Dead
- Released 2006

biography

Appearing amid the fertile screamo scene of the 2000s, the Las Vegas quintet Escape the Fate prided itself, above all else, on an energetic and visceral live show. The band's formation was propelled in part by MySpace, which vocalist Ronnie Radke and bassist Max Green utilized while searching for new bandmembers after their previous group's demise. The networking site allowed them to recruit guitarist Bryan Money, who subsequently brought along Vegas transplant (and former Lovehatehero guitarist) Omar Espinoza. Drummer Robert Ortiz joined thereafter to complete the group. Debuting live barely one month later, the guys 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 and the Full Effect, which subsequently led to Escape the Fate's record deal with Epitaph. Their debut five-song EP, There's No Sympathy for the Dead, appeared in May 2006. Tour dates followed throughout the summer months, but the band took a break from the road several weeks before the September release of Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, citing personal issues. The album fared well, however, and the band resumed touring soon after. Guitarist Espinoza amicably left the group in 2007, and Ronnie Radke was ousted one year later due to continued drug problems and one charge of battery (which indirectly resulted in the death of an 18-year-old boy). Escape the Fate 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 a sophomore album. This War Is Ours was released that October and debuted at number 35 on the Billboard charts. ~ Corey Apar & Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide

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- - Yea!
  - - By Geo Von E
    - 11/11/2009 05:18:36
  - You guys rocked at Warped Tour and gonna rock when you guys show up in Oregon!
  - 1 out of 1 people
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- - Read this!
  - - By Vi WaRRioR
    - 10/7/2009 10:21:45
  - Ronnie is the man! I am not gay but i love the dudes voice!
    He just plain old rocks... I am bummed he is not part of etf anymore because his new band doesnt sound like the
    normal ronnie... but it still hits hard....
    I think Craig is amazing in his new album with blessthefall which just came out but he totally
    kept escape the fate alive even when ronnie was gone....
    So who can say what really is better for either band...
    It would have been nice for Ronnie to stay but Craig took over and help and look how much good
    came out of it...
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- - good? miss
  - - By StupidTacos
    - 8/9/2009 06:59:54
  - there new album is awsome but i miss ronnie :(
    
    and craig does way to manny love songs
    he was so much beter in bless the fall.. and and old escape the fate hade some of the most incredible music iv ever heard
  - 6 out of 9 people
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- - Escape The Fate
  - - By Darkmoon Lycan
    - 7/17/2009 20:04:57
  - their just amazing ^_^
  - 2 out of 3 people
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- - Same
  - - By Trubz13
    - 7/5/2009 17:39:49
  - they actually sound the same with both lead singers and it really doesn't matter, band members come and go but it doesn't mean you have to stop the band and quit everything to start a new one especially if they sound pretty much exactly the same
  - 1 out of 6 people
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