Before forming Escape the Fate, vocalist Ronnie Radke, bassist Max Green, drummer Robert Ortiz, lead guitarist Bryan Monte Money, and rhythm guitarist Omar Espinosa 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.
In 2007, during the Black on Black tour, rhythm guitarist Omar Espinosa 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."
After the departure of Radke, former Blessthefall 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.
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 was released on April 27, 2010.
In an interview during Warped Tour 2009, Max Green stated that the album will feature a song co-written by Mick Mars 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 a major record label, DGC/Interscope, and produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine, Hollywood Undead). Its 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 was set to take on a United States, Canada, and Europe tour before the 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 on 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 released 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 making a breakthrough in the first half of 2011 to recover from his addiction to 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 at 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 getting 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.
In mid-December 2011, the band re-entered the studio to work on the production of their fourth album. The album will be produced by John Feldmann and is scheduled for release sometime in 2012. It is currently unknown if Max Green has returned to the band to play bass on the upcoming album or if the band hired a new bassist. However, there is much speculation as to former Motionless In White rhythm guitarist and current Get Scared bassist TJ Bell will be taking over on bass due to the band tweeting pictures of him recording in the studio, plus his recent touring history with the band filling in for Max Green.
On December 27, Craig Mabbitt posted on his official Facebook page that he will be recording music for his new side-project all through January 2012 and recording for Escape the Fate all through February. He commented that since they are recording with John Feldmann again, who they worked with on their second album, This War Is Ours, the style of the upcoming album will be similar to This War Is Ours but will also have elements of their self-titled album added in. He teased a big upcoming announcement as well.
Current members:
Robert Ortiz - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2004–present)
Craig Mabbitt - lead vocals (2008–present)
Thomas "TJ" Bell - rhythm guitar (2013-present), bass guitar (2012-2013), (touring 2011-2012)
Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft - lead guitar (2013–present), (touring 2011)
Erik Jensen – bass guitar, backing vocals (touring 2017–present)
Former members:
Carson Allen - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals (2005–2006)
Omar Espinosa - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004–2007)
Ronnie Radke - lead vocals (2004–2008)
Bryan "Monte" Money - lead guitar, backing vocals (2004-2013)
Michael Money - rhythm guitar (2012–2013), (touring 2008-2012)
Max Green - bass guitar, backing vocals (2004-2012, 2013–2014)
Former touring members:
Zakk Sandler – bass guitar, backing vocals (2011)
Davey Richmond – bass guitar (2014)
Alex Torres – bass guitar (2014; 2015)
Tyler Burgess – bass guitar (2015)
Max Georgiev – bass guitar, backing vocals (2015–2017)
Discography:
1. Escape The Fate (EP) (2005)
2. There's No Sympathy For The Dead (May 13, 2006)
3. Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (September 26, 2006)
4. This War Is Ours (October 21, 2008)
5. Escape The Fate (November 2, 2010)
6. Ungrateful (May 14, 2013)
7. Hate Me (October 30, 2015)
8. I Am Human (March 30, 2018)
Reverse This Curse
Escape The Fate Lyrics
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My hearts on an auction,
It goes out to the highest bid.
I live too fast, and I know I will lose her,
But there is an option, to die is to live in her head.
So I'll hang on, never let go.
It's dead
[Chorus]
One last chance to reverse this curse,
You stole my heart but I had it first.
And now I see you've got something to prove,
And nothing to lose, so let me tell you the truth.
A deadly wish but it should've come sooner,
A corpse in a funeral that I would never attend.
There is a light on in the back of this house,
But you're not around, to die is to live in her head.
So I'll hang on, never let go.
I dug this pain into my chest.
It's Dead
[Chorus:]
One last chance to reverse this curse,
You stole my heart but I had it first.
And now I see you've got something to prove,
And nothing to lose so let me tell you the truth.
So, this goes, out to, the ones that fall in love,
And to, the girl, that filled my heart.
Last night I had the weirdest dream,
That you and I drove up the darkest streets,
Passing through these city lights,
Closure for the kiss that died.
One last chance to reverse this curse,
You stole my heart but I had it first,
And now I see you've got something to prove,
And nothing to lose so let me tell you the truth.
One last chance to reverse this curse,
You stole my heart but I had it first,
And now I see you've got something to prove,
And nothing to lose so let me tell you the truth.
(whisper) This goes
Out to
The ones that fall in love
Into the cold
That filled my dark
The lyrics of "Reverse This Curse" by Escape the Fate seem to be about a person who has a difficult and troubled past, and whose future is uncertain. The singer's heart is metaphorically on an auction and it will go to the person who can offer the highest bid. They live too fast and know that they will lose the person they love. However, they offer an option to die, which is to live on in their lover's head. The chorus speaks to their desire to reverse the curse of losing their love and the idea that they had their heart first. The song then takes a darker turn with the idea of a deadly wish and the feeling of not being able to attend their own funeral. The light might still be on but they are not around. The final verses speak of a dream where they are together and driving through the city lights, seeking closure for the kiss that died. In the end, they plead for one last chance to reverse the curse and for the truth to be heard. It seems to be a poignant and emotional plea for a second chance.
Line by Line Meaning
A withered past and a blurry future
I am haunted by my past, and uncertain of my future.
My hearts on an auction,
My heart is up for sale to whoever values it the most.
It goes out to the highest bid.
I will give my heart to whoever bids the highest.
I live too fast, and I know I will lose her,
I am aware that I am moving too quickly, and that I will inevitably lose the one I love.
But there is an option, to die is to live in her head.
I can leave this world and live forever in my lover's memory.
So I'll hang on, never let go.
I will hold on tightly and never let go.
I dug this pain into my chest.
I caused myself pain and suffering.
It's dead
The pain is now gone.
One last chance to reverse this curse,
I have one final opportunity to break this cycle of pain.
You stole my heart but I had it first.
You took my heart, but it belonged to me first.
And now I see you've got something to prove,
You have something to prove to me.
And nothing to lose, so let me tell you the truth.
You have nothing to lose, so I will tell you the truth.
A deadly wish but it should've come sooner,
I have a desire for death, but I wish it had come sooner.
A corpse in a funeral that I would never attend.
I am dead, but I will not attend my own funeral.
There is a light on in the back of this house,
There is a glimmer of hope in the darkness.
But you're not around, to die is to live in her head.
Despite the hope, I am not with the one I love and must live on in their memory.
So, this goes, out to, the ones that fall in love,
This message is for those who are in love.
And to, the girl, that filled my heart.
And specifically, to the girl who filled my heart.
Last night I had the weirdest dream,
I had a strange dream last night.
That you and I drove up the darkest streets,
In the dream, we drove together through dark, desolate streets.
Passing through these city lights,
We passed by the city's bright lights.
Closure for the kiss that died.
The dream provided closure for the lost kiss between us.
The ones that fall in love
Again, this message is for those who are in love.
Into the cold
The cold represents the pain and heartache that love can bring.
That filled my dark
The pain and heartache have consumed me.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BRIAN MONEY, MAX GREEN, OMAR ESPINOSA, ROBERT ORTIZ, RONNIE RADKE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@adzamega2091
A withered past and a blurry future
My hearts on an auction
It goes out to the highest bid.
I live too fast, and I know I will lose her
But there is an option, to die is to live in her head.
So I'll hang on, never let go.
I dug this pain into my chest.
It's dead
One last chance to reverse this curse
You stole my heart but I had it first.
And now I see you've got something to prove
And nothing to lose, so let me tell you the truth.
A deadly wish but it should've come sooner
A corpse in a funeral that I would never attend.
There is a light on in the back of this house
But you're not around, to die is to live in her head.
So I'll hang on, never let go.
I dug this pain into my chest.
It's dead
One last chance to reverse this curse
You stole my heart but I had it first.
And now I see you've got something to prove
And nothing to lose so let me tell you the truth.
So, this goes, out to, the ones that fall in love
And to, the girl, that filled my dark.
Last night I had the weirdest dream
That you and I drove off the darkest streets
Passing through these city lights
Closure for the kids that died.
One last chance to reverse this curse
You stole my heart but I had it first
And now I see you've got something to prove
And nothing to lose so let me tell you the truth.
One last chance to reverse this curse
You stole my heart but I had it first
And now I see you've got something to prove
And nothing to lose so let me tell you the truth.
So, this goes, out to, the ones that fall in love.
And to, the girl, that filled, my, dark.
@valsalas666
I fucking adore the part that says "this goes out to the ones that fall in love and to the girl that filled my dark". Jesus christ i adore that part.
@leiafuller3868
+Val Salas yea, that line does it for me too
@drakesculley6525
T___T
@RadikalAnderWurzel
Just wondered what he was saying nice!
@Matheus199able
Tony Hawk Downhill Jam Brought me here.
@charliegarcia2376
Same 😂
@wizdom8054
ME TOO!!!
@hugodurval2210
Same bruh
@brandinava3666
Same!
@justinpower9691
OMFG SAME 😂😂😂