''Hate Me'' is the fifth studio album by American
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Escape the Fate
Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2004. Originally from Pahrump, Nevada, the group currently consists of lead vocalist Craig Mabbitt, guitarists Matti Hoffman, Erik Jensen and drummer Robert Ortiz. Ortiz ...
. The album was produced by
Howard Benson
Howard Michael Benson (born July 20, 1956) is an American record producer from Havertown, Pennsylvania. He has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2007 and 2008, among two wins and 16 total nominati ...
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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. It is the first album without Michael and
Monte Money
Bryan Monte Money (born October 27, 1986) is an American guitarist and vocalist from Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the former lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and co-founding member of American rock band Escape the Fate, and is the ...
. 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 and the lead vocalist for the rock band Escape the Fate. He was formerly the lead vocalist for the bands Blessthefall and The Word Alive. He is also the current lead vocalist of his ...
– lead vocals
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Kevin Gruft
Kevin Gruft or Kevin Thrasher or Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft (born May 5, 1988) is an American guitarist and music producer from Albany, New York, known for being the former lead guitarist of the rock bands Escape the Fate and LoveHateHero. He releas ...
– guitar, bass, additional programming, engineer
* TJ Bell – guitar, bass, backing vocals
* Robert Ortiz – drums
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