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Escape the Fate
Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. They are signed to Eleven Seven Music. The group consists of Robert Ortiz (drummer), Craig Mabbitt (lead vocalist), TJ Bell ( ...
. The album was produced by
Howard Benson
Howard Benson is an American music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was nominated for the Producer of the Year Grammy Award in 2007 and 2008.
Early life and education
Benson was born and raised in a middle-class family in greater Philad ...
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The album features a new lineup; with Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft on lead guitar, bass, programming and TJ Bell on rhythm guitar and bass. It is the first album without Michael and
Monte Money. The album was released on October 30, 2015 through
Eleven Seven Music
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Background
After the return of bassist
Max Green in 2013 and his second departure in 2014 the band went through a string of touring bassist and left the band in a state of uncertainty. Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft and TJ Bell ended up playing bass on the album. The band also lost guitarists Monte and Michael Money in late 2013. The band entered the studio on May 10, 2015 to start recording the album with Howard Benson.
Singles and promotion
In early August 2015 the band changed all of their social media photos to read "8.18.15" which was speculated to be a single release or an album announcement.
On August 18, the band released the single "Just a Memory" for free online and officially announced the album along with a worldwide tour.
Track listing
Personnel
Escape the Fate
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Craig Mabbitt
Craig Edward Mabbitt (born April 9, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and recording artist. He is the lead vocalist for American rock band Escape the Fate. He was formerly the lead vocalist for the bands Blessthefall and The Word Alive. He ...
– lead vocals
* Kevin Gruft – lead guitar, programming, engineer, bass, backing vocals
* TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass
* Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
Artwork and design
* Spiral Grey – illustrations
* Trevor Niemann – design
Production
* Howard Benson – producer, mixing, keyboards
* Mike Plotnikoff – producer, mixing, engineer
* Lenny Skolnik – producer, keyboards, programming
* Don Bakeman – assistant engineer
* Chris Bousquet – assistant engineer
* Wendell Teague – assistant engineer
* Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer
* Marc VanGool – guitar technician
* Jonny Litten – drum programming, keyboards, programming
* Paul DeCarli – digital editing
Charts
References
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2015 albums
Escape the Fate albums
Eleven Seven Label Group albums
Albums produced by Howard Benson