Review Summary: “Escape the Fate isn’t scared of the stagnant waters of Rock today, and they love it that way.”
This band is new, and this album was recorded with Ronald Radke. The band has a new singer by the name of Craig Mabbit, and their new album comes out in 9 days, and I am really anticipating a breakthrough album by them. This is not that album though. This is Dying is Your Latest Fashion. Let’s do it. Banzai!
Track 1 : The Webs We Weave
Rating : 3.5/5
I’ve heard the intro riff a few times, but it doesn’t disappoint. Radke’s vocals are great, and I love the chorus. Some nice creative drums are inserted throughout the song. Some awesome guitars dominate with Ronnie screaming which leads up to the final chorus.
Track 2 : When I Go Out, I Want to Go Out On A Chariot Of Fire
Rating 4/5
Some great vocals by both Ronnie and the backup. They display it during the whole song. Very emotional guitars throughout. A pretty good solo leads to great sequence of great instrumentals, with Ronnie’s voice still looming. Then a beautiful section where Ronnie sings alone, with minimal instruments leads to the final chorus. This song is very emotionally powered.
Track 3 : Situations
Rating 4/5
This song is great. A radio tune waiting to happen. Some very interesting lyrics as well. It displays the band’s skill to work as a group and displays how well the band can write. The small guitar solo at the end blows my mind. This is a song you can definitely dance to. I’m about to do a jig right now.
Track 4 : The Guillotine
Rating 3.5/5
Strong growling, with a killer metal guitar riff. The chorus is very harmonious, but after that it’s mostly growling, which is ok, but I would’ve preferred more clean vocals. There’s a pretty damn nice solo after a quiet part. It’s fairly difficult and very interesting. Then it goes to this freaky growling part, which I did not expect at all. Not a great way to end the song, but it’s still a great song.
Track 5 : Reverse this Curse
Rating : 3.5/5
Cool intro that leads to a pretty impressive 1st verse. The chorus is fairly good. The 2nd verse includes to a bell tolling, which sounds pretty cool. The rest of the song is fairly good, with of course the final chorus. Including the Bell again in the final chorus again was nice. Or at least a higher sounding effect.
Track 6 : Cellar Door
Rating 3/5
Starts out quietly with Ronnie singing about some pretty depressing stuff. Quiet instruments lead to a loud and impressive section of the song. It goes back to the quiet verse. I didn’t like that as much. Oh well. It again leads to a louder part. The rest of the song is pretty generic.
Track 7 : There’s No Sympathy For The Dead
Rating: 4/5
Badass beginning with some cool vocals, growls, and guitars. Wow, this song is pretty **** good. Pretty heavy, combining the sounds of “The Guillotine” and “When I Go Out…”. This works very well. A face melting solo lights up the song. As well as some quiet synth-like sounds to end the song. This is one of the most impressing songs on the CD.
Track 8 : My Apocalypse
Rating 4/5
Cool start to the song with a small guitar solo. A nice vocal performance by Radke, as he is accompanied by a quiet guitar riff in the verse. The chorus is sweet, using the small guitar repetitively, with success. The song takes a turn for the good as some speaking parts lead to the louder parts of the song. It then gets quiet again, with some cool dual guitar. Then, from nowhere, Radke comes in with some ferocious growls. Pretty sweet sounding to me. A guitar then continues a soft solo, which over time, turns into some cool tap action. The guitar keeps playing some sweet riffs along with Radke’s vocals. Another highly impressing song.
Track 9 : Friends and Alibis
Rating 3.5
I liked singing along to this song, although it isn’t as good as I think it is. It is pretty generic, but it has a cool quiet part near the end, leading to a final gasp of the chorus. Not great, but good.
Track 10 : Not Good Enough For Truth In Cliché
Rating : 4.5/5
Best song on the CD. Great Guitar, Vocals, Drums, and Band Chemistry. A very catchy chorus makes this is a cool song. A few moderate growls and changes in volume, and you have their best song on the CD. This is a song I could listen to a lot and not get sick of.
Track 11 : The Day I Left the Womb
Rating 3/5
A sweet beginning dual guitar part. The vocals are pretty good, but they sound rather lacking in quality. But the vocals get better and louder, but the instruments stay at the same volume oddly. I rather short and not great way to end the album.
This album was pretty good for a first album. It impressed me a lot. The band sounds like they’ve been making albums since the early 2000’s, but it shows the great talent they possess. The new album comes out in a bit more than a week. I’m anticipating something similar, which wouldn’t disappoint. It will be different, with Mabbitt as their front man, but I think he will do well.
Escape the Fate isn’t scared of the stagnant waters of Rock today, and they love it that way.
Cheers.
