Escape The Fate to release Massacre album
By Jermy Leeuwis

Escape The Fate is out for blood. On their self-titled third album, the Las Vegas quartet rips, ravages and rocks like never before. Due out November 2nd via the band’s new home of DGC/Interscope Records, Escape The Fate explodes on impact from the very first chord until the final battering crescendo. “Massacre” flips like a switchblade from Bryan “Monte” Money’s calculated shredding to Craig Mabbitt’s hypnotic vocals. During the first single “Issues,” Max Green’s bass rumbles with a genuine thunder as an arena-ready hook rises to the forefront. Staggering beats from Robert Ortiz fuel the undead shimmy and shake of “Zombie Dance” as Craig announces what will be a battle cry for this generation—”We’re already dead.”

However, Escape The Fate is more alive now than ever and they’re coming to take rock ‘n’ roll back.

Escape The Fate has been on that killing road since they formed in 2004. While signed to Epitaph, the band released two massively successful albums—Dying Is Your Latest Fashion [2006] and This War Is Ours [2008]—and they sold in excess of 350,000 copies worldwide in the process. They also toured with everyone from Bullet For My Valentine to Hollywood Undead, playing anywhere and everywhere there was a stage. As soon as they finished This War Is Ours, they began crafting their latest offering. Whether they were writing on the road or during short stints at home, the band was devoutly focused on the songs that would become Escape The Fate.

They recorded Escape the Fate with legendary producer Don Gilmore [Linkin Park, Bullet for My Valentine] in Spring 2010 at NRG and Pan Am Studios in Los Angeles. Don had been a fan of the band and he was the perfect person to help them realize their vision to the fullest.

Max reveals, “Don believed in every single song, and we put a lot of love, attention and focus into each note from front to back. He gave guidance, but he allowed us to do our thing. There’s character and attitude to this record; it’s not mechanical in the slightest. You can hear and feel emotion rising and falling. The album takes you on a ride.”

“We feel like this is our first real record,” declares Craig. “There were always so many styles in our music, but we bring them all together here. We wanted to get a little darker this time around too.”

The band definitely got a lot darker on “Massacre.” With an industrial grind and precise thrash guitars, “Massacre” engages full sensory destruction. The song officially hit the internet in August, and it received a flurry of attention from the second the band released the initial snippet via their MySpace page.

It’ll resonate with the fans because the band holds nothing back, and Craig confronts demons head on. He explains, “We want to bring back that dark heavy arena rock sound.”

The song shows how insanely intricate Escape The Fate can be. Monte adds, “I was watching the first zombie scene in Resident Evil and that inspired me to write a twisted riff that sounded panicky. That lick kicks everything off.”

The band has fully fleshed out their unique style with flourishes of electronics and a metallic crunch. “There’s no subtlety with us,” says Robert. “We go balls-to-the-wall in every aspect of our lives. We’ve finally found our sound. It examines every emotion from anger to anxiety to happiness. This album will make you feel something.”

Escape The Fate’s first official single, “Issues” hits radio in September, and it’s a massive anthem full of attitude. “That song sums up our mindset right now,” Max exclaims. “From the very beginning, we never had any rules or set boundaries. We played what we wanted to play. If it sounded good to us, we did it. We are rock stars, we ‘re entertainers, and we’re bringing that attitude back.”

Robert sums it up best, “A song is a hit when it makes you move, feel and sing.”

“Issues” will do all of those every time you hear it. However, it doesn’t stop there. Songs like “Zombie Dance” and “Gorgeous Nightmare” execute a precise stomp that’s palatable and powerful. Then there’s “World Around Me” which is an elegiac and entrancing ballad that illuminates how diverse these four individuals really are.

Monte continues, “We wanted the record to resemble a Tim Burton movie. It’s a dark fantasy in its own right and we put our spin on rock music.”

Fans will really get the opportunity to experience this album firsthand live. Escape the Fate has all kinds of surprises in store when they hit the road for a nearly never-ending touring cycle behind this new record.

Craig continues, “There are a lot of bands that don’t put on a show anymore. We want to be really theatrical and give people what they’re paying for. If they’re buying a ticket to our show, we’re going to make sure that fans walk out and say, ‘Jesus what the fuck happened?’ That’s our goal.”

Keeping in line with their Las Vegas roots, they’re going to put on a show anytime they’re in front of a crowd. Ultimately though, Escape The Fate will pull listeners in with these new songs. “I want fans to get sucked into our world,” says Craig. “If you’re having a shitty day, you can pop in the album, and there’s a track to help you out. If you want to go out and have a good time, there’s a track for that. We want to be a part of people’s lives. We want to be the soundtrack to your day. At this point in my life, I’ve said everything I wanted to say on this album.”

Monte leaves off. “There are no more questions about who we are. This album is us, through and through. Every member has grown, and we’re waving our flag. Welcome to fucking Escape The Fate.”

Escape The Fate want blood and they’ll get it with this record.

» Source: MusicRemedy.com

Escape The Fate have released their first song off their third album. Listen to it on their MySpace

Massacre Lyrics

Oh, this is a problem
That’ll stay with me till I RIP
This is a habit
Drugs weren’t made for an addict like me
Close my casket
Send me to my grave
Bury me alive
I don’t deserve this
I don’t deserve this place

I’ve medicated myself again
I feel I’m killing my only friend
I’ve torn this world asunder
As I am slippin under

I’m seeing double
Everything is breaking away
My heart is pounding
Out my chest And punches my face
So close my casket
Put me in my grave
Bury me alive
I don’t deserve this
I don’t deserve this place

Yeah, yeah
I’m going insane
Sane, sane, sane

Buy Tickets » October 3, 2010 | New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place (Tickets on sale August 12)
Buy Tickets » October 11, 2010 | Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel (Tickets on sale August 13)

Go to LiveNation.co.uk for tickets.

Escape The Fate, recently signed to DGC/Interscope/Polydor, will release their
major label debut in November and are playing one very special show in London
with limited tickets.This will be the only UK date this year, so make sure you do not miss out!
Tickets go up for pre-sale sale Wednesday August 4 at 9AM.

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Tickets for Bullet For My Valentine’s fall US tour with Escape The Fate, Black Tide and Drive A are on sale now!

Buy Tickets » September 16 | Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
Buy Tickets » September 17 | Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
Buy Tickets » September 18 | Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Buy Tickets » September 19 | Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ
Buy Tickets » September 21 | Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
Buy Tickets » September 23 | Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
Buy Tickets » September 24 | Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
Buy Tickets » September 25 | Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Buy Tickets » September 26 | Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Buy Tickets » September 28 | Scranton, PA @ Scranton Cultural Center
Buy Tickets » September 30 | Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Buy Tickets » October 1 | New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
Buy Tickets » October 2 | Albany, NY @ Washington Ave. Armory
Buy Tickets » October 5 | Providence, RI @ @ Lupo’s
Buy Tickets » October 6 | Montreal, Canada @ Metropolis
Buy Tickets » October 8 | Toronto, Canada @ The Sound Academy
Buy Tickets » October 9 | Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Cable Amph.
Buy Tickets » October 10 | Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
Buy Tickets » October 12 | Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
Buy Tickets » October 13 | Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre
Buy Tickets » October 14 | Fargo, ND @ The Venue
Buy Tickets » October 17 | Edmonton, Canada @ Edmonton Event Centre
Buy Tickets » October 18 | Calgary, Canada @ MacEwan Hall
Buy Tickets » October 20 | Vancouver, Canada @ Commodore Ballroom
Buy Tickets » October 21 | Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Buy Tickets » October 22 | Seattle, WA @ Showbox Sodo
Buy Tickets » October 23 | Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
Buy Tickets » October 25 | Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Buy Tickets » October 26 | Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
Buy Tickets » October 27 | Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium

ESCAPE THE FATE BEGIN WORK ON NEW ALBUM, ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES

Notorious Rock Band’s Third Album Expected Later This Year

SANTA MONICA, CA – July 26, 2010 – Escape the Fate is set to shock the world with an album whose unexpected music is being described as a twisted offspring, blending arena rock reminiscent of the 90′s with some new flavor, creating a fresh perspective and making a stamp on what the future for rock is. The group’s third full-length album, but first on a major label, will be released on DGC/Interscope Records in November. “This record is the cure for the modern day music epidemic,” says bassist Max Green. “We are wiping the slate clean and re-writing rock music as you know it.”

Produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine, Hollywood Undead), the album blends metal and melody, guitar solos and anthemic choruses into an epic sound only hinted at on the group’s previous album, 2008’s This War Is Ours. That album charted Top 35, as did the band’s indie debut, 2006’s Dying Is Your Latest Fashion. Infamous for its edgy stage performances and Sin City lifestyle, Escape The Fate will burn up the road prior to the album’s release. After heading to Mexico and South America in July, the band will tour with Bullet For My Valentine in the U.S. and Canada from September 16-October 27.

Date Location Venue

7/24 Sao Paolo, Brazil Carioca Club
7/25 Curitiba, Brazil John Bull Music Club
7/27 Buenos Aires, Argentina Roxy Live
7/29 Santiago, Chile Teatro Novedades
7/31 Bogota, Colombia Teatro La Mama
8/1 Caracas, Venezuela Moulin Rouge
8/4 Mexico City, Mexico Vive Cuervo Salon
9/16 Wichita, KS The Cotillion
9/17 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
9/18 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
9/19 Austin, TX Stubb’s BBQ
9/21 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
9/23 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
9/24 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore
9/25 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
9/26 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
9/28 Scranton, PA Scranton Cultural Center
9/30 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
10/1 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
10/2 Albany, NY Washington Ave. Armory
10/5 Providence, RI Lupo’s
10/6 Montreal, Canada Metropolis
10/8 Toronto, Canada The Sound Academy
10/9 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amph.
10/10 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
10/12 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
10/13 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre
10/14 Fargo, ND The Venue
10/17 Edmonton, Canada Edmonton Event Centre
10/18 Calgary, Canada MacEwan Hall
10/20 Vancouver, Canada Commodore Ballroom
10/21 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
10/22 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
10/23 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
10/25 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
10/26 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
10/27 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium

Hot Topic has new Escape The Fate merch on sale now. Check it out and buy ‘em for your ETF collection.

Escape The Fate Photograph Raglan Tee $24.00 to $28.00

Escape The Fate Logo Rubber Bracelet $6.99