Originally from Pahrump, Nevada, the group currently consists of lead vocalist Craig Mabbitt, guitarists Matti Hoffman and TJ Bell, bassist Erik Jensen and drummer Robert Ortiz.

The band released their debut album Dying Is Your Latest Fashion in 2006, fronted by founding lead singer Ronnie Radke.

Later, in 2004, Monte Money created Escape the Fate with Max Green and Ronnie Radke, then inviting Robert Ortiz and Omar Espinosa.

The gig awarded them the opportunity to open a show on the band's headlining tour with Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect.

As a result of their show on the tour and their self-released EP demo, this subsequently led to Escape the Fate's record deal with Epitaph.

Following their record deal, the band released their debut EP titled There's No Sympathy for the Dead in May 2006, which included two songs that were later on their full-length album.

The EP was produced by Michael Baskette and helped earn the band attention from record labels and fans alike.

On November 20, 2007, they released the Situations EP,[2][3] it was also the last extended play that Ronnie Radke and Omar Espinosa made with the band.

[5] Later, Ronnie Radke was involved in an altercation in Las Vegas that resulted in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Cook.

These charges against Radke, combined with Ronnie's past troubles with narcotics and rehab, led to a sentence of five years probation.

[12] In 2010, Epitaph Records announced the re-release of the This War Is Ours album in deluxe CD/DVD edition with a bonus disc with many different features not seen before.

For the album, the band left Epitaph and signed to major label Interscope and had the record produced by Don Gilmore.

we just like to be very diverse..." On working with producer Don Gilmore, the band said that he helped them "find themselves" and continue to push different parts of the song until they formed a record they were satisfied with.

The original Guillotine was sung by Ronnie Radke for Dying Is Your Latest Fashion and was about the video game series Halo.

Before finalizing, however, Monte Money decided to rerecord the guitar part with a lower tune to change the sound of the song.

Max Green also confirmed through Formspring that there will be a song co-written by guitarist John 5 of Rob Zombie, later seen to be "Liars And Monsters".

On April 23, vocalist Craig Mabbitt stated via Twitter, "off to vegas today to finish out last minute badass demos with monte, then off to bamboozle, then studio time", giving the notion that the band will begin recording their studio album directly after The Bamboozle, and release it mid/late Summer 2010.

[citation needed] Soon after, Mabbitt stated through his Twitter account that the band had a few more songs to record, and that the new album will be coming sooner than expected.

Craig Mabbitt stated that the band had no issues with Epitaph but the appeal to bring their music to a wider audience led to their signing with Interscope.

"[19] In the same press release, they have listed Don Gilmore as the album's producer, who has worked with bands such as Linkin Park, Bullet for My Valentine, and Hollywood Undead.

[23] Escape the Fate were set to take on a United States, Canada, and Europe tour prior to release of the album, with Bullet for My Valentine, Drive A and Black Tide, but later forfeited their spot due to Max Green admitting to rehab.

[22][24][25] In May, Escape the Fate joined the second half of the Raid The Nation tour headlined by Papa Roach with the absence of Max Green on bass.

On January 11, 2011, the band performed live in "Tues Show" (Fuel.tv) the songs "Issues" and "Gorgeous Nightmare" with the special collaboration of Thrasher (of Lovehatehero).

It was also announced that Max Green returned to the band after taking a break through the first half of 2011 to recover from his addiction to drugs through rehab.

[36] On December 17, 2012, the band released a short clip of an upcoming track titled "Ungrateful", along with the official statement regarding joining Eleven Seven Music.

Mabbitt commented on joining the label, "We are excited to be working with Allen and all the people at Eleven Seven Music and having Monster partner with us in 2013!

[48] The band's single "Broken Heart" from I Am Human was later released, and as of July 2018, had peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.

[55] Shortly before a show in mid-September 2021, Kevin Gruft was absent from the band with Matti Hoffman taking his place as the lead guitarist.

Two months later, on March 31, 2023, another single called "Low" was released, followed by "Cheers to Goodbye" featuring Spencer Charnas from the band Ice Nine Kills on June 30.

[65][66] The band's influences include: Marilyn Manson, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe, Greeley Estates, the Used, Cannibal Corpse, Danzig, Thursday, Linkin Park, Korn, Eminem, Metallica, Blink-182, Journey, Buckcherry, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Underoath, System of a Down, DragonForce,[67] Michael Jackson, Queen, Van Halen, Dio, Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith.