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Fearless Vampire Killers' Bruises—one of our 10 Essential Albums Of 2015—has produced a captivating trilogy of videos, which concludes today on APTV with “Regret.” The series follows the narrative of co-vocalists Laurence Beveridge and Kier Kemp and their intertwined relationship with a central female character (played by photographer Justine Trickett.) From sustaining metaphorical contusions in “Like […]

Escape The Fate have buried the hatchet with not only former rivals Falling In Reverse, but apparently also with Seether? The guys recently revealed an exciting and frightening timeline of their band clashing with Seether frontman Shaun Morgan. At certain points during this saga, cops were called and people feared death.  Ultimately, the beef was squashed. Hear […]

Guitarist Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft guides you through how to play the intro of Escape The Fate's “Just A Memory” step-by-step. The song comes from the band's new album Hate Me, which is out now. — Video: Brittany Boyce Editing: Bobby Makar Segment Producer: Cassie Whitt

Escape The Fate recently chatted with APTV's Stevie James about their new album Hate Me and why they're willing to put in extra work to make sure everyone hears it! From the themes of the album, magical mishaps in their new music video, a typical day on tour for the band and more.  Plus, why […]

Escape The Fate are teaming up with AP to drop their new single, “Alive,” which you can stream below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming fifth LP, Hate Me, which will be released October 30 via Eleven Seven Music. (Pre-order it here.) Check out the song below, and let us know what you […]

Leading up to the release of their fifth studio album, Hate Me, which is out on October 30 through Eleven Seven, Escape The Fate are sharing a lyric video for their new single, “Les Enfants Terribles (The Terrible Children).” Opening with a quote from Bertrand Russell, the visual background to the lyrics features distressing archived […]

Escape The Fate are streaming the second single from their upcoming album, Hate Me. Hear “Remember Every Scar” below and be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. Hate Me is due out October 30 via Eleven Seven Music.  Read more: Ronnie Radke, Monte Money trade blows over new Escape The Fate song “Lyrically, […]

Our APTV correspondent Caity Babcock (AKA Ci Babs) has been busy this year, hosting Gibson Backstage Lounge interviews at the APMAs, showing you how to survive Warped Tour in style and, most recently, interviewing MGK among tons of other things!  Here are some quick facts about our favorite Canadian (sorry, Silverstein) to help you get […]

Escape The Fate may be the unluckiest band in the world. In the last 10 years, the group have been through it all—lineup changes, label changes, drug addiction and lawsuits. With just one founding member left (drummer Robert Ortiz), it's almost a miracle ETF aren’t just a memory… But here they are, set to release […]

Escape The Fate have debuted a music video for their latest single, “Just A Memory.” The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album, Hate Me, which is due out October 30 via Eleven Seven Music. Check out the clip below and leave us a comment with your thoughts.  Read more: Ronnie Radke, Monte Money trade […]

Earlier today, Escape The Fate released their new single, “Just A Memory.” Never one to be silent, the band’s former frontman Ronnie Radke came forth with his thoughts in an interesting tweet. “Hey, @montemoney2 listen to the new @EscapeTheFate song here,” which he proceeded to provide a link for, and then concluded with, “Heard it […]

This fall, Escape The Fate will embark on a headlining tour alongside A Skylit Drive, Sworn In, Sirens & Sailors and Myka Relocate. (Tickets will be available for purchase later this week.) A full list of dates and locations can be found below. Be sure to let us know which one(s) you plan on hitting […]

Escape The Fate will release their new studio album, Hate Me, October 30 via Eleven Seven Music.   “Lyrically, a lot of these tracks are based around the hate we’ve received over the years and just embracing that and using it to our own advantage,” shares frontman Craig Mabbitt. “I’ve had to step up to […]

With more than 100 performers playing across 10 stages on this year’s tour, it’s going to be tough to plot out your Warped Tour schedule. AP’s editorial staff is pumping out lists packed with our personal “must-see” artists to help you decide! Here are 8 picks from Senior Editor Ryan J. Downey.    ’68  Josh Scogin had an electrifyingly destructive stage […]

In part one of Ernie Ball's “The Sound Of Warped” series, Escape The Fate guitarist Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft  talks about his rig, influences and more! Hear about the first moment he realized he wanted to be a guitarist (thanks, Jimi Hendrix), his favorite Blues guitarists, how he simplifies his set-up specifically for Warped Tour and […]

Love him or hate him, Ronnie Radke's career has taken center stage in our music scene since he first released Dying Is Your Latest Fashion with Escape The Fate in 2006. Since then, his output has been both prolific—despite a two-year prison sentence—and controversial (see: the “Alone” video). Despite all the crap he takes, and […]

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, “Would you stay at your job you f*cking hate if you had a chance […]

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 himself,” Smith says, explaining how bands can look out for each other. “We want to help be those people who […]

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 remember being young and walking around and seeing the older bands […]