Escape the Fate is an American post-hardcore band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Their first full-length album was released on September 26, 2006, entitled Dying Is Your Latest Fashion.

Formation and Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (2005-2007)

Escape The Fate's early success on the local radio quickly massed a devoted fan base. In October 2005, they won a local radio contest judged by My Chemical Romance, who awarded the band an opportunity to open for its current headlining tour with Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect.

The band signed to Epitaph Records. Their debut five-song EP, There's No Sympathy for the Dead, appeared in early 2006. Tour dates through the summer followed including several dates on the Warped Tour, and the band subsequently dropped off a tour with Bullet for My Valentine and Eighteen Visions due to personal problems. Singer Ronnie Radke was dropped from the band after pleading guilty to assist in murder weeks before the release of their first full album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, which was released on September 26 2006. Dying Is Your Latest Fashion peaked at #12 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #19 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

On November 6, 2006, the band posted on their MySpace blog stating that Radke was back in the band. Radke also posted on his own MySpace explaining his absence and describing his new love for life.

The band was scheduled to co-headline "The Take Action Tour", but were not able to play for reasons unknown and were replaced by From First to Last, these reasons again later revealed as Ronnie's drug dependancy and several other problems.

Omar Espinosa left the band during the Black On Black tour in late 2007. He stated in his MySpace blog that he left the band for good, but that his leaving was on good terms, and he is still friends with the members of Escape the Fate. He said that he will continue to support the members no matter what, and he still believes it is a great band.

Departure of Radke (2008)

Radke has had a number of run-ins with law enforcement since 2006, many of which were related to narcotics. Radke was also sentenced to four year probation in Las Vegas for his involvement in a fight which took place in May 2006. This fight lead to the shooting death of 18 year old Michael Cook. While Radke did not pull the trigger, his friend was armed and did. Radke pled guilty to one charge of battery with substantial bodily harm after Colquitt, the person Radke initially set up to fight, committed suicide before his sentencing in helping conjure the fight that led to the 18 year olds death. In late 2007 the band ceased all touring due to the incident. He was wanted for parole violation in his hometown Las Vegas as of June 12, 2008, and was caught June 16, 2008. Radke was officially dismissed from the band in early 2008. The members later decided to kick Radke out in order to keep Escape The Fate going. Craig Mabbitt from Blessthefall has replaced Radke as frontman and lead singer of the band.Ex-blessthefall Frontman Joins Escape the Fate. Rocklouder. Accessed February 8, 2008.