Although they dropped Ronnie Radke because of his jail sentence, the band continued to move forward with former Blessthefall singer, Craig Mabbit.
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.
"[8] 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.
Speaking about the album, Max Green commented, "This record is the cure for the modern day music epidemic, We are wiping the slate clean and re-writing rock music as you know it.”[9] The band had been working on the album since the release of This War is Ours in 2008.
Mabbitt feels that the past two albums have been working up to Escape the Fate and that this direction will continue with future releases.
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 track "Lost in Darkness" tells the story about one of Mabbitt's friends who was dragged out of her home and raped at gunpoint.
On this, Mabbitt commented, "We could have thrown those songs on there and not put "World Around Me" or "Gorgeous Nightmare" or "Zombie Dance" or "Issues" or anything like that.
Before finalizing, however, Monte Money decided to rerecord the guitar part with a lower tune to change the sound of the song.
After rerecording, the band agreed they liked the original version better but the deadline for the record did not allow them to finish the song in time so they are going to keep it for a later release.
Below the logo adorns the four band members profiles with scarred and mangled faces, all in front of a solid black backdrop.
[17] On October 3, the band began playing the song "Day of Wreckoning" during live shows, the very first being at Toad's Place in Connecticut.
The tour will begin in January 2011 and will feature supporting acts including: Alesana, Motionless in White, Get Scared and Drive-A.
[20] Despite the second single being announced as "Zombie Dance", the band released a music video for "City of Sin" instead on December 15, 2010.
Still wanting to release a single before beginning their 2011 headlining tour, they released footage of a live concert inside a Las Vegas strip joint, similar to the format of the video for "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)", but with higher production value.
The deluxe edition has an alternative cover, will be in format CD, and in addition it is going to contain new material to the normal version.
New material includes a digital booklet and three new songs: "Liars And Monsters", and "The Final Blow", as well as a remixed version of "Issues".
The deluxe edition of the album in the UK includes another remix track of "Issues" by British Synth band Does It Offend You, Yeah?.
Greogory Heaney of Allmusic complimented the Gilmore's production on the album, calling it the "slickest and most “produced”-sounding album to date, with lots of electronic ambience and editing tricks working together to craft a highly polished yet darkly foreboding atmosphere".
The bands' previous album, This War Is Ours, was the best-selling effort for them and had only sold 13,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No.