Escape The Fate Talks Jailed Singer, Moving On

Escape The Fate are looking forward after a long ordeal involving former singer Ronnie Radke. The singer is currently serving time in a Las Vegas prison for his involvement in the 2006 death of Michael Cook after a fight. It's been just over a year since he was ordered to serve his 18 to 24 month sentence after failing to show for rehab and counseling appearances. The band reluctantly dismissed Radke and turned temporary singer Craig Mabbitt into a permanent member.

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Drummer Robert Ortiz, with Bryan "Monte" Money by his side, said he's still saddened by Radke's plight.

 Escape The Fate On Jailed Singer Ronnie Radke

[Ortiz] "Well, bro, it hurt dude. That was, like, my whole life. I've known that fool for years. It sucked. it hurt. Watch it you got this guy right here... [Craig Mabbitt] "Our band kicks ass, in case you didn't know already." [Ortiz] "This definitely helps. For on the realz, it hurt dude. Man, there was a lot of bad feelings going around. I wasn't sure if I'd ever play music again. I hated it, dude, and I know we all went through that. We were all searching for something in life to fill that void because we didn't know that we would have another shot. When Craig came along, we still had those feelings we needed to get out and now we're so beyond that. I love playing with him. I love making music with him. We all do. Sharing the stage with him is the best feeling I've ever had." [Monte] "The band is much better dude, more peaceful."

The band's latest album is This War Is Ours, which is the first recording with Mabbitt on vocals. It features their latest single "10 Miles Wide," with special guest Josh Todd of Buckcherry. Escape The Fate is currently touring the country as part of the Warped Tour.

Comments

[padgea7x]

not sure really to say on this, but ETF do kick ass

.....just not as much as they used to

[GSD N3]

Isn't this OLD news? I knew about this when it happened. So much BS going around of which one is better. Honestly? It's still got the same guitar, drums and bass, so it's not very different. It's great either way, and people really need to stop dissing on the band for moving on.

[xxxFMDxxx]

Meh nothing new to me. People should just forget about what happened. Love the band.

[Comeback Kiddd]

Craig is the only one still talking sh*t about Ronnie on their show(youtube). your an awsome singer but stfu and the new etf album sucked ass. hoping for a better album

[imsimon]

Craig Mabbit is just generally terrible, Blessthefall are much better without him, The Word Alive are much better without him, and ETF is much worse with him, I'm glad he didn't end up in A Skylit Drive like he wanted to.

[vtolegend]

Comeback Kiddd wrote:

Craig is the only one still talking sh*t about Ronnie on their show(youtube). your an awsome singer but stfu and the new etf album sucked ass. hoping for a better album

haha have you been living under a rock? at etfs show in vegas with craig ronnie was there front row flipping them off. hes been talking sh*t ALL the time!! It hasnt stopped ronnie is obsessed with these guys its kinda sickening. ronnie was always a douche. nothing new there. he was a good singer, but his voice was always raw, craigs is toned and shaped. and hes a cool dude

[monkeysoup]

I used to like this band but they're latest album was a complete failure. Craig Mabbit has such an annoying voice and this band is getting wayy to overproduced. I'm hoping for a better next album but I highly doubt that these guys will be able to pull it together.

[Second Bass]

This band was great...with Ronnie...Now with Ronnie, the band sucks.

[jasmin123456789]

craig sucks nd the song 10 miles wide ****en sucks

[jasmin123456789]

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