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We are just a few months away from the release of Escape The Fate's new album Chemical Warfare. However, fans are being treated to another new song from the forthcoming LP this week. On Friday, Escape The Fate released "Not My Problem," their powerful new song that features blink-182's Travis Barker on drums...

This week, a new teaser for the upcoming horror movie The Retaliators was released. However, if you blink too fast, you just might miss a few familiar faces in the new teaser. As it turns out, members of Motley Crue, Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach and Escape The Fate are in for quite a scare in The Retaliators...

Today Cleveland-based post-hardcore/emo unit Morning In May are getting all the double takes with their new single, “Orpheus In Retrospect.” The trio were joined by Escape The Fate frontman Craig Mabbitt on the track, thereby adding a bit more octane booster to the band’s fury. MIM frontman ...

The true golden era of metalcore can—and will—be debated until the end of time, but the years between 2006 and 2011 were a notable period for our scene. Heavy music progressed into something that resonated with so many people. Aggressive verses, soaring choruses and, of course, outrageous, scene-shattering breakdowns ruled our speakers. It’s ha...

2009—a tremendous year of defining albums from big bands and soon-to-be game-changers in metalcore—seems like a lifetime ago. The Devil Wears Prada released their iconic third album, and blessthefall started a new era with vocalist Beau Bokan. Many ba...

Paul Bartolome, best known for his collaboration, Bad Fortune, with Dave Escamilla (ex-Crown The Empire), is releasing his debut solo record, Gravity. The record features an epic lineup of guest vocalists including Telle Smith (The Word Alive), Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate), Jonny Craig (Slaves) and more ...

Over the past decade, Craig Mabbitt has been one of the most influential figures in the post-hardcore and metalcore scenes. Of course, he is best known as the vocalist of Escape The Fate, but he has also had a hand in launching similarly big bands (blessthefall and the Word Alive) ...

Many musicians sport artwork on their skin, but let’s be honest: Quite a lot of the art doesn’t have much of a story. While it’s fine to have tattoos that are cool for the sake of looking cool (and there are some that are totally killer), it’s also interesting to hear the stories and meanings behind the ink. Here are 11 musicians’ ...

The Dead Rabbits—Craig Mabbitt and TJ Bell of Escape The Fate’s side project—have released their first new song since their debut album Shapeshifter came out in 2014. Mabbitt opened up about the meaing behind the new track titled "Dead Again." "This song is a ...

No, you didn't time travel back to 2007. This video was recorded last week.  During blessthefall's Warped Tour set in Houston, TX, former vocalist Craig Mabbitt joined the band onstage for a performance of "Guys Like You Make Us Look Bad," a fan favorite track that was featured on the band's debut full-length album, His Last Walk. Frontman Beau Bokan welco ...

Cutting edge hairstyles have always been at the forefront of the alternative music scene, but no one could've seen this new fad coming. Man buns, rowdy rolls, hair dumplings, whichever term you prefer, this new hair-taming technique is causing an all-out fashion craze. Al ...

This is the final installment in a three-part video series. Watch parts one and two. In our latest artist-on-artist conversation, Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate, the Dead Rabbitts) and Tyler “Telle” Smith (The Word Alive) talk about “band hopping.” Smith asks, “Wo ...

Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate, the Dead Rabbitts) and Tyler “Telle” Smith (The Word Alive) talk about the importance unity within the music scene in part two of three in our latest artist-on-artist conversation. “It’s not every man for himse ...

Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate, the Dead Rabbitts) and Tyler “Telle” Smith (The Word Alive) take you through their extended intertwined history and talk about the unlikely friendships bands make on the road in part one of three in our latest artist-on-artist conversation. “I rememb ...

The Dead Rabbitts, featuring Craig Mabbitt and TJ Bell of Escape The Fate, have premiered a music video for their song, "Deer In The Headlights," over at Revolver. You can check out the clip below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! The band's l ...

With only one original member remaining (drummer Robert Ortiz), Escape The Fate have run the gamut on lineup changes and media controversy. After replacing original frontman Ronnie Radke with Craig Mabbitt in 2008, the band would continue to be plagued by member changes for the next five years with the departures of founding bassist Max Green and guitarists Michael and Bryan “Monte” Money. Despite

The Dead Rabbitts, featuring Craig Mabbitt and TJ Bell of Escape The Fate, are currently streaming the title track from their upcoming studio album, Shapeshifter. The record, which is available for pre-order now, is scheduled for release on July 1 via Tragic Hero Records. Check out the trac ...

The Dead Rabbits, featuring Craig Mabbitt and TJ Bell of Escape The Fate, have announced the Shapeshiftour. The band will unite with the Relapse Symphony, Myka, Relocate and Nightmares for the 28-date summer trek. You can check out the full list of dates and locations below ...

The Dead Rabbitts, featuring Craig Mabbitt and TJ Bell of Escape The Fate, have premiered the lyric video for a new song, “My Only Regret,” on Revolver. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album, Shapeshifter, which will be released on July 1 via Tragic Hero Records. You can check ou ...

The Dead Rabbitts (featuring Escape The Fate vocalist Craig Mabbitt) have announced that they will be releasing their sophomore full-length album, Shapeshifter, on July 1 via Tragic Hero Records. Pre-orders are available now. Check out the record's track listing below. In light of ...