Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004. Originally from Pahrump, Nevada, the group currently consists of lead vocalist Craig Mabbitt, guitarists Matti Hoffman and TJ Bell, bassist Erik Jensen and drummer Robert Ortiz. 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.
Currently 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.
Members:
Robert Ortiz - drums, backing vocals (2004-present)
Craig Mabbitt - lead vocals (2008-present)
Thomas "TJ" Bell - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2014-present), bass (2012-2013, 2015-2021; studio only)
Erik Jensen - bass, backing vocals (2021-present)
Matti Hoffman - lead guitar (2021-present)
From: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genre(s):
Post-hardcore,
metalcore,
screamo,
emo
Active From: 2004-present
Associated Acts:
Falling in Reverse,
Beyond Unbroken