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Falling in Reverse
Falling in Reverse performing at Tampa Radio Festival Tampa, Florida in 2012.
Falling in Reverse performing at Tampa Radio Festival Tampa, Florida in 2012.
Background information
OriginLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
GenresPost-hardcore, melodic hardcore, hard rock, glam metal, pop punk
Years active2006–present
LabelsEpitaph Records
MembersRonnie Radke
Jacky Vincent
Derek Jones
Ryan Seaman
Ron Ficarro
Past membersNason Schoeffler
Nick Rich
Scott Gee
Mika Horiuchi
Websitewww.fallinginreverse.com,

Falling in Reverse is an American rock band formed in 2006,[4] signed to Epitaph Records. The band is led by lead singer Ronnie Radke, along with guitarist Jacky Vincent, drummer Ryan Seaman, rhythm guitarist Derek Jones, and bassist Ron Ficarro.

They released their debut album, The Drug in Me Is You, on July 26, 2011, which peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200, selling 18,000 copies in its first week of sales. "Raised by Wolves", "The Drug in Me Is You", "I'm Not a Vampire", and "Good Girls, Bad Guys" were all released as singles to promote the album. They are currently working on their second studio album

History

Formation (2006–2010)

Further information: Escape the Fate

In 2006, lead singer Ronnie Radke was involved in an altercation in Las Vegas that resulted in the fatal shooting of 18 year-old Michael Cook. While Radke did not shoot Cook, he was indicted on battery charges. These charges, combined with Radke's past troubles with narcotics and rehab, led to a sentence of five years probation. He failed to report to his parole officer and was arrested in June 2008, where he was sentenced to two years in prison.[5][6] At the time, Radke was the lead singer of post-hardcore band Escape the Fate, which had released its debut album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, in 2006. Following Radke's incarceration, Escape the Fate kicked him out of the band and replaced him with former Blessthefall singer Craig Mabbitt.[7] Max Green, bassist of Escape the Fate, stated about Radke's law problems that, "First we couldn't tour out of the country, then out of the state." Radke was released on December 12, 2010.

Radke discussed his relationship with Escape the Fate members since his departure from the band, stating that they have tried to reconcile with Radke but he was uninterested in getting back on friendly terms with them after they kicked him out and misinformed their fans about Radke getting caught with heroin inside prison. Radke stated in an interview, "They make a whole album called This War Is Ours, and then they try to say, 'We didn’t name that album after you, dude.' Which in fact, they did. I could be wrong; they could be talking about the war on terrorism or something. I don’t know. But I just have a feeling that record name was about me. They talk a lot of shit. It is always about forgive and forget, but there’s some things that I would like to say. So I did. On the record."[8] During his time in prison, Radke formed a new band called From Behind These Walls and officially began creating media with the band upon his release, later forced to change their name to Falling in Reverse due to copyright infringement. In 2009 with Radke still in prison he came to launch a demo of his band, due to contacts with several musicians he had. The demo contains four songs that were not put on the debut album The Drug in Me Is You.[9] The original lineup consisted of Radke and bassist Nason Schoeffler, who helped find guitarist Jacky Vincent and rhythm guitarist Derek Jones. The band went through several drummers test, were Nick Rich who later was replaced by former LoveHateHero member Scott Gee, as official members,[10] before finding former The Bigger Lights drummer Ryan Seaman.[5][11][12] Schoeffler quit the band in April 2011[13] and was replaced by Mika Horiuchi, formerly of the band Cellador, who also later departed from the band after issues with Radke.[14]

The Drug in Me Is You and record deal (2010–2012)

Main article: The Drug in Me Is You

In January 2010, the band began recording for the first time. They announced on December 20 that they would go to Orlando, Florida to record a full-length debut album over a period of two months with a tentative release date of the first quarter of 2011. The band also confirmed that Radke's friend, Michael Baskette, who has worked on Blessthefall's album Witness and Radke on Escape the Fate's debut Dying Is Your Latest Fashion, would produce the album.[15] It was soon confirmed that the band was signed with Epitaph Records, Radke's former label with Escape the Fate, and would be releasing their debut album in 2011.[16] The album was soon titled The Drug in Me Is You and was slated for a July 26, 2011 release date, with pre-orders beginning on June 7.[12] The eleven song tracklist was released soon after. With the help of Executive Producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, mixing and tracking for the album concluded on April 2, 2011.[17] The album spawned the singles "Raised by Wolves"[18][19][20] and "The Drug in Me Is You".[21][22][23] The band's first music video was released for "The Drug in Me Is You" on June 28, 2011,[22][24] and was advertised by The New York Post the week before the album's release.[25] The album was streamed in its entirety by the band on their official website on July 15.[26] The Drug in Me Is You was released in the United States on July 26, 2011[27][28] to mostly mixed reviews,[29][30][31] but managed to sell 18,000 copies in its first week in the US charting at number 19 on the Billboard 200.[32][33] A third single, "I'm Not a Vampire", was released a few months after the album's release on October 24 with an accompanying music video featuring Jeffree Star which features a satirical Celebrity Rehab theme,[34] and reached over one million views in three days.[35]

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Ronnie Radke at Warped Tour 2012

The songs for the debut album were all written by Radke during his imprisonment. Lead vocalist Ronnie Radke has often called the album a breakup record, but with a band and not a girl.[36] Radke said that, "I would think all day, for days and days, [about] what people would want to hear. I would dissect my old album and read all the fan letters and the reasons why they loved my band and why they listened to it. And I wrote about that, but in different ways. I don’t know why these kids love the tragedies that I write about. I guess they can relate to it."[8]

To promote the album, the band announced the dates for their first live performances, which would take place at the end of July following their debut album's release at certain locations in California, with one date scheduled in Texas on September 24, 2011. These shows were planned to be with supporting act Vampires Everywhere.[37] However, the July dates were postponed due to issues with guitarist Jacky Vincent's immigration visa, though the band voiced intentions to make these dates up.[38] This meant that the band's first live performances would be at the Vans Warped Tour 2011 from August 10 to August 14 for five shows on the Kia Kevin Says Stage throughout the western United States.[37] However, the band played a few secret shows under the name "Goodbye Graceful" on August eighth and ninth in Anaheim and Los Angeles.[39]

Following the release of the album and some Warped Tour 2011 appearances, the band announced their first headlining tour across the United States, with locations beginning in New Mexico, looping around the east coast, and concluding in Colorado. The tour took place from September to October 2011 with support acts Eyes Set to Kill and For All Those Sleeping.[40][41] The band's first supporting tour was to be a ten-show tour in November 2011 with headliners Black Veil Brides and supporting acts Aiden and Drive-A,[42] but was canceled after Black Veil Brides dropped out when their lead vocalist Andy Biersack broke his nose.[43] Emmure replaced Falling in Reverse on the second half of the Take A Picture, It Lasts Longer Tour with We Came As Romans[44] and the band played an exclusive show at KROQ on November 8 to make up for the canceled shows.[45]

Falling in Reverse's guitarist Jacky Vincent playing at Warped Tour 2012

The bands started out their first headlining tour, The Drug in Me Is You Tour, in February 2012 was with support from Skip the Foreplay and Oh, Sleeper. In January 2012, the band announced Mika Horiuchi's departure from the band, Falling In Reverse's frontman Ronnie Radke gave Altpress.com this exclusive statement regarding Horiuchi's departure from the band "Mika is not in the band and that’s it. Nothing more to say right now but stay tuned kids, 2012 is our year."[46] In January 2012, former I Am Ghost bassist Ron Ficarro began filling in as Falling in Reverse's The Drug in Me Is You Tour touring bassist due to the departure of former bassist Mika Horiuchi.[47] Later on Ronnie announced on stage that Ron Ficarro would be their permanent replacement for Mika. On February 6, 2012, Former Escape the Fate member, Omar Espinosa made a guest appearance on stage performing "Situations" and "Not good Enough for Truth or Cliche" (Although this could have been because Derek wasn't there). The band's third music video for their debut album's first single, "Raised by Wolves", was released on February 28, 2012.

The Thug in Me Is You Tour and second album (2012-present)

Vocalist Ronnie Radke has been hinting on Twitter that they are already working on the band's sophomore album, with tweets such as "You guys don't understand how many light years my next album is from the last one". He and bandmate Ron Ficarro have tweeted pictures of them in the studio with Ryan Ogren working on some new music. Ronnie had said a little bit about the new album to Marshal Music News. He said that, "The last record was so vengeful and bitter and spiteful - so everyone is wondering what I'm gonna sing about next. And I’m just not quite ready to let people know. I’m sorry. When people hear the new stuff though I promise you they will lose their mind. It’s light years ahead of my last album. We’re demoing new songs right now, as we speak, and I’m telling you, people are seriously gonna lose their mind." During their performance at Dirt Fest 2012 in Birch Run Michigan, Ronnie announced to the crowd that it would be their last show before returning to the studio to dedicate themselves full-time to the creation of the band's second album. Ronnie also said in an interview that they would be in the studio late 2012 with demos already and hoping for an early 2013 release.

In late August Falling in Reverse announced a Fall/Winter headlining tour called "The Thug in Me is You Tour," with supporting acts Enter Shikari, I See Stars, Matt Toka and letlive.

In issue number 1442 of Kerrang! Magazine, Ronnie Radke announced in an interview that "The record's finished! That's what we did after the Warped Tour. We just didn't tell anybody!" He also said "[it will be released] early next year [summer 2013]!"

Musical style and lyrics

Falling in Reverse's style can be mainly considered post-hardcore[48][49] with pop-stylized choruses.[50] The band has also played and been considered pop punk,[51] melodic hardcore,[52] hard rock,[53][54] hair metal,[55][56] and screamo.[57] They've also been described as a blend between pop and metalcore.[50][56]

Radke commented that, "in the same songs it sounds like Norma Jean or Underoath with Katy Perry choruses."[58] Lyrically, according to Radke, some of the band's have tones of being, "arrogant, [it’s something] like rappers do mostly." This is because Radke has cited Eminem as one of his major influences,Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). so much so that he even included a beat made by Eminem and Dr. Dre during a breakdown on the track "Sink or Swim".[58]

The lyrical content of the band's music is inspired mainly by vocalist Radke's personal experiences, which include his mother, the corruption of Las Vegas, and his incarceration/release from prison due to multiple run-ins with the law involving narcotics and battery charges related to the death of Michael Cook. No songs by the band to date concern love because Radke stated that, "...I'm not going to lie ... and try to write songs on how much I love somebody. I do have love, but there will be a lot of songs about just what I’ve been through."[59] Several songs focused on his departure from Escape the Fate after they kicked him out and replaced him with former Blessthefall singer Craig Mabbitt,[7] with songs by the band that directly attacked both Mabbitt and Escape the Fate's (now ex) bassist Max Green.[59]

Band members

Discography

Falling in Reverse discography
Studio albums1
Singles4
Music videos4

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[60] 		US
Alt.
[61] 		US
Rock
[62] 		AUS
[63] 		UK
[64]
The Drug in Me Is You 19 3 4 21 125

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Raised by Wolves"[65] 2011 The Drug in Me Is You
"The Drug in Me Is You"[66]
"I'm Not a Vampire"[67]
"Pick Up the Phone"[68] 2012

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"The Drug in Me Is You" 2011 Zach Merck
"I'm Not a Vampire"
"Raised by Wolves" 2012 Drew Russ
"Good Girls, Bad Guys" Zach Merck

Accolades

Year Nominated work Award Result Ref
2011 Falling in Reverse Alternative Press: Band of the Year Award Nominated [69]
2011 I'm Not a Vampire Loudwire Magazine's Cagematch Hall of Fame Award Won [70]
2011 I'm Not a Vampire Revolver Magazine's The 10 Best Music Videos of 2011 Won [71]
2011 The Drug in Me Is You Revolver Magazine's Song of the Year 2011 Nominated [72]
2012 Falling in Reverse Kerrang! Awards 2012 Best International Newcomer Won

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