Group

Escape the Fate

From: Las Vegas, United States
Since: 2004–present
Rating: ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
Releases: 52

emo
post-hardcore

About

Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas formed in 2004. Originally from Pahrump, Nevada, the group currently consists of drummer Robert Ortiz, lead vocalist Craig Mabbitt, and guitarists Matti Hoffman, Erik Jensen. Ortiz is the only founding member remaining in the band.

The band released their debut album Dying Is Your Latest Fashion in 2006, fronted by founding lead singer Ronnie Radke. After Radke was sentenced to prison for his involvement in a 2006 killing, he was fired and replaced with Craig Mabbitt formerly of the band Blessthefall. Escape the Fate's second album This War Is Ours, their first with Mabbitt, was released in 2008 and debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200, selling 13,000 copies in the first week.
Their third album, Escape the Fate, came out in 2010 and reached No. 25 on the Billboard 200, their highest placement. In 2013, their fourth album Ungrateful was released, including "One for the Money", their highest-charting song on the U.S. Mainstream Rock charts.
Signed to John Feldmann's Big Noise label, the band's seventh album Chemical Warfare was released in 2021, and their eighth and most recent album Out of the Shadows was released in 2023.

From Escape the Fate on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Robert Ortiz 2004–now background vocals, drums (drum set), percussion
Craig Mabbitt 2008–now lead vocals
TJ Bell 2012–now bass guitar, guitar
Kevin Gruft 2013–now background vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboard
Matti Hoffman 2021–now guitar
Erik Jensen 2022–now electric bass guitar
Omar Espinosa 2004–2007 · original member · former background vocals, guitar
Ronnie Radke 2004–2008 · original member · former lead vocals
Max Green 2004–2012, 2013–2014 · original member · former bass guitar
Monte Money 2004–2013 · original member · former background vocals, guitar, keyboard
Carson Allen 2005–2006 · former synthesizer, keyboard
Michael Money 2012–2013 · former guitar