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| Released | May 14, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | February-March 2012;June-September 2012 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, alternative metal, metalcore | |||
| Label | Eleven Seven Music, Polydor | |||
| Producer | John Feldmann | |||
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Ungrateful is the fourth studio album by American post-hardcore band Escape the Fate. It is the band's second album to be released by producer John Feldmann from the release of their second album This War Is Ours. It is also the first album without bassist Max Green, who left in late 2011 due to heavy drug problems. The album is currently set to be released in Early 2013.
Background edit
Since the release of their third album, Escape the Fate, the band had begun writing material for their tentative fourth album. Recording began in February of 2012, following the recording for Craig Mabbitt's solo project Dead Rabbitts, and ended in March. The band hinted towards the new album on a Facebook post on New Years Eve saying "Happy new year everyone. We love you all. Next year will see a new album for all of you!!!".[1] The band's lead guitarist, Monte, originally left their tour in 2011 because he did not feel comfortable around Max Green. During his absence from the tour, he recorded over a hundred guitar demos for the album. In March 2012, the band announced that bassist Max Green had left the band due to personal differences.[2] Despite the departure, Green remained friends with the band to the point where he even attended a concert by them. To replace Green, the band made former Motionless in White member, TJ Bell, who had already been touring with the band since early 2011 in place of Max, an official member. Along with this, the band also announced that touring member, Michael Money, had become an official member, providing rhythm guitar for the band.[3]
On Twitter, Mabbitt and TJ Bell revealed that Patrick Stump is working with the band to write a new track. This was later confirmed and the title of the song is "Painting".[4] In an interview, the band spoke about the song they wrote with Mick Mars of Motley Crue. Mabbitt said that although they liked the track, they did not feel it was right for them, thus voting against using it.
The band later announced that John Feldmann, who worked with the band on their This War Is Ours album, will be returning to produce their fourth album. Craig commented that because of Feldmann returning to work with the band, the sound of the album will be more like This War Is Ours with some elements of their self-titled album.
After completing their South American tour, they returned to the studio in June to continue with the recording process, and completed the album in September.
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, saying, "We are excited to be working with Allen and all the people at Eleven Seven Music and having Monster partner with us in 2013! We are stoked to get shit rolling again and we are thankful for all our fans that have stuck with us during this down time. We hope everyone is ready to go hard with us in 2013." Eleven Seven Music EVP Joe McFadden added, "We are extremely excited to have signed ESCAPE THE FATE. We've been watching them for some time now and we look forward to working with them as they define the future of rock and roll."[5] The band also revealed that the album would be released in March 2013.
The first single from the album, Ungrateful was released on February 12, 2013 on iTunes. Along with the single, the album also became available preorder, set for release on May 14, 2013.
Singles and promotion edit
To promote the album, the band co-headlined the This World Is Ours tour with metalcore band Attack Attack!. Other acts on the tour included The Word Alive, Secrets, and Mest.[6] The first leg of the tour was in North America, and started on April 5, 2012 in Buffalo, New York, and ended in Vancouver, Canada on May 16. On the tour, the band played a new song from the fourth album titled "Live Fast, Die Beautiful" with Attack Attack! lead singer Caleb Shomo possibly hinting towards him being featured on the song. There was originally going to be a second leg of the tour in Central and South America, starting on June 23rd in Curitiba, Brazil, and ending on July 1 in Mexico City, Mexico,[7]but Attack Attack! announced that they were cancelling it. Escape the Fate then announced that instead, they will be joining Underoath and Protest the Hero on a different South American tour, starting on May 26 in Curitiba, Brazil, and ending on May 30 in Santiago, Chile.[8][9]
The band headlined a free show in Hollywood, California on January 6, 2013 to continue promoting the album.[10] Supporting acts included Eyes Set to Kill, As Thick as Thieves, and ex-Attack Attack vocalist Caleb Shomo. During the show, the band performed four new songs from the upcoming album, including "Ungrateful", "Until We Die", "You're Insane", and "Live Fast, Die Beautiful". The show was attended by over 1,000 people. The concert will be available on DVD on the deluxe version of the upcoming album.
The first single from the album, "Ungrateful" was released on February 13, with the release date for the music video still yet to be announced. The song was made available for free during the first 24 hours of the release on the Alternative Press website, as a thank you to the fans.
Tracklisting edit
The album's track listing was revealed with on the band's official website.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ungrateful" | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Until We Die" | |
| 3. | "Live Fast, Die Beautiful" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Forget About Me" | |
| 5. | "You're Insane" | |
| 6. | "Chemical Love" | |
| 7. | "Picture Perfect" | |
| 8. | "Risk it All" | |
| 9. | "Desire" | |
| 10. | "One For the Money" | |
| 11. | "Fire It Up" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Losing Control" | |
| 13. | "Forever" | |
| 14. | "Escape the Fate: Live from the Roxy (DVD)" | |
| 15. | "Ungrateful (Music video)" | |
| 16. | "You're Insane (Music video)" |
Personnel edit
Musicians edit
- Escape the Fate
- Craig Mabbitt - lead vocals
- Monte Money - lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Michael Money - rhythm guitar
- TJ Bell - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Robert Ortiz - drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Patrick Stump - Vocals on "Painting"
- Caleb Shomo - Vocals on "Live Fast, Die Beautiful"
Production edit
- John Feldmann - executive producer
References edit
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/escapethefate/posts/10150561550135820
- ^ "Max Green departed from ETF". Hollywood Waste. March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Escape The Fate on their new lineup and their make or break fourth album". Alternative Press. April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Escape the Fate working on song with Patrick Stump". Hollywood Waste. February 7, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=183748
- ^ http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/tours/2012etfaa/
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150742838660820&set=a.218111615819.165225.7312710819&type=1
- ^ "ESCAPE THE FATE TO JOIN AND CO-HEADLINE SOUTH AMERICAN DATES WITH UNDEROATH IN MAY". Escape the Fate. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ "Escape the Fate to join and co-headline Underoath's South American Tour". Underoath. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ^ "ESCAPE THE FATE ANNOUNCE FREE SHOW IN LA". SMNNews. January 3, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
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