List of Escape the Fate band members

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Escape the Fate performing in 2013 and 2017

Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. The group consists of Robert Ortiz (drummer and backing vocalist), Craig Mabbitt (lead vocalist), TJ Bell (rhythm guitarist and vocalist), Erik Jensen (bassist and backing vocalist), and Matti Hoffman (lead guitarist). The group was founded by original vocalist Ronnie Radke, bassist Max Green, and lead guitarist Monte Money. The band has had 11 official members and 7 touring members and throughout 2010–2022 had a fluctuating lineup and has recorded eight albums with five different studio lineups.

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History

The band had their first lineup change when keyboardist and backing vocalist Carson Allen, left before the band's first studio album Dying is Your Latest Fashion, and lead guitarist Monte Money started playing keyboards along with guitar instead of getting a new keyboardist. The band's next lineup change came with rhythm guitarist Omar Espinosa left and was replaced by Monte Money's brother, Michael Money as a touring member and Monte played the rhythm guitar on records. [1]

Later, Ronnie Radke was involved in an altercation in Las Vegas that resulted in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Cook. [2] [3] [4] While Radke did not shoot Cook, he was indicted on battery charges, while the man who shot Cook claimed self-defense. These charges against Radke, combined with Ronnie's past troubles with narcotics and rehab, led to a sentence of five years' probation. [5] Radke failed to report to his parole officer and was arrested in June 2008, where he was sentenced to two years in prison. Radke was officially fired from Escape the Fate in mid-2008. Radke was then replaced by former blessthefall vocalist, Craig Mabbitt.

The band's next lineup change would come in late 2011 when the Money brothers and Max Green went on hiatus and were replaced by touring member Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft on lead guitar, TJ Bell on rhythm guitar and Zakk Sandler on bass. It was not an official departure at the time as the Money brother would return but Max Green would make his departure permanent. TJ Bell would then become an official member and switch to bass. In 2013 the band recorded their first album without Green and with Bell on bass. Later that year Monte and Michael would leave the band. TJ then switched to rhythm guitar, Kevin Gruft re-joined the band as a permanent member this time on lead guitar and Max Green returned to the band on bass. [6] In 2014 Green would leave once more, then joined former vocalist Ronnie Radke's band Falling in Reverse, and left that band months after joining. [7] Since 2014, the band has gone through a string of touring bassists who include Davey Richmond (2014), Alex Torres (2014–2015), Tyler Burgess (2015), Max Georgiev (2015–2017) and Erik Jensen since 2017, but in 2022 he became permanent bassist. With the band not having an official bassist, TJ and Kevin played bass in addition to their regular instruments from Hate Me to Chemical Warfare.

The band line-up next changed in late 2021, as Robert Ortiz and Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft went on hiatus and were replaced by touring members Blake Bailey on drums and Matti Hoffman on lead guitar. Robert Ortiz returned after recovering from injury, but Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft did not confirm his departure, and the band subsequently removed him from their social pages and added Erik Jensen as permanent bassist after 5 years touring with the band. Matti Hoffman was also added as the new lead guitarist.

Official members

Current

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Robert Ortiz2004–present
  • drums
  • backing vocals

all Escape the Fate releases

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Craig Mabbitt 2008–presentlead vocalsall Escape the Fate releases from This War Is Ours (2008) to present
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TJ Bell2012–present (touring 2011–2012)
  • rhythm guitar (2011–2012, 2013–present)
  • bass (2012–2013; studio 2014–2015)
  • vocals
all Escape the Fate release from Ungrateful (2013) to present
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Erik Jensen2022–present (touring 2017–2021)
  • bass
  • backing vocals
all Escape the Fate releases from Out of the Shadows (2023) to present
Matti Hoffman2021–presentlead guitar

Former

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Monte Money 2004–2013
  • lead and rhythm guitar
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
all Escape the fate releases from Escape the Fate (EP) (2005) to Ungrateful (2013)
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Max Green
  • 2004–2012
  • 2013–2014
  • bass
  • vocals
all Escape the Fate releases from Escape the Fate (EP) (2005) to Escape the Fate (2010)
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Ronnie Radke 2004–2008
  • lead vocals
  • additional keyboards and guitars
all Escape the Fate releases from Escape the Fate (EP) (2005) to Situations (EP) (2007)
Omar Espinosa 2004–2007
  • rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
all Escape the Fate releases from Escape the Fate (EP) (2005) to Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (2006)
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Carson Allen 2005–2006
  • keyboards
  • vocals
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Michael Money2012–2013 (touring 2007–2012)rhythm guitarall Escape the Fate releases from Escape the Fate (2010) to Ungrateful (2013)
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Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft 2013–2021 (touring 2011–2012)
  • lead guitar
  • bass (studio 2014–2021)
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals

all releases from Acoustic Sessions (EP) (2014) to Chemical Warfare (2021)

Other contributors

Touring

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
Zakk Sandler2011–2012
  • bass
  • backing vocals
none
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Davey Richmond2014
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Alex Torres 2014–2015
Tyler Burgess2015
Max Georgiev2015–2017
Blake Bailey2021–2022
  • drums
  • percussion

Session

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
Michael Baskette

2005–2007

  • keyboards
  • production
  • additional writing
all Escape the Fate releases from There's No Sympathy For The Dead (EP) (2006) to Situations (EP) (2007)
Dave Holdredge2006celloDying Is Your Latest Fashion (2006)
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Matt Appleton 2008
  • keyboards
  • synthesizers
  • horn
  • ukulele
  • charango
  • vocals
This War Is Ours (2008)
Kyle Moormankalimba
Jess Neilsonflute
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John 5 2010
  • lead guitar
  • additional writing
Escape the Fate (2010)
Bart Hendrickson
  • keyboards
  • programming
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John Feldmann
  • 2008–2013
  • 2020–2021
  • keyboards
  • percussion
  • programming
  • mixing
  • production
  • additional vocals
  • additional writing
  • This War Is Ours (2008)
  • Ungrateful (2013)
  • Chemical Warfare (2021)
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Howard Benson 2015–2018
  • production
  • programming
  • arranger
  • mixing
  • keyboards
  • additional writing
  • Hate Me (2015)
  • I Am Human (2018)
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Brandon Saller 2013–2021
  • production
  • drums
  • additional vocals
  • additional writing
  • Ungrateful (2013)
  • Chemical Warfare (2021)
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Travis Barker 2021
  • drums
  • additional writing
Chemical Warfare (2021)

Timeline

List of Escape the Fate band members

Line-ups

PeriodMembersStudio and live releases
2004 – 2006none
2006 – November 2007
  • Ronnie Radke – lead vocals
  • Monte Money – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Omar Espinosa – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Green – bass, vocals
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
November 2007 – mid 2008
  • Ronnie Radke – lead vocals
  • Monte Money – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Max Green – bass, vocals
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Michael Money – rhythm guitar (touring)
mid 2008 – late 2011
  • Monte Money – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Max Green – bass, vocals
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Michael Money – rhythm guitar (touring)
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
late 2011 – 2012
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals (touring)
  • TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (touring)
  • Zakk Sandler – bass, backing vocals (touring)
none
2012 – October 2013
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • TJ Bell – bass, backing vocals
  • Monte Money – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Michael Money – rhythm guitar
October 2013 – May 2014
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards
  • Max Green – bass, backing vocals
May 2014 – late 2014
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass
  • Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Davey Richmond – bass, backing vocals (touring)
late 2014 – 2015
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass
  • Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Alex Torres – bass, backing vocals (touring)
2015
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass
  • Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Tyler Burgess – bass, backing vocals (touring)
2015 – 2017
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Max Georgiev – bass, backing vocals (touring)
2017 – 2021
  • Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Erik Jensen – bass, backing vocals (touring)
2021 – 2022
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Erik Jensen – bass, backing vocals (touring)
  • Matti Hoffman – lead guitar (touring)
  • Blake Bailey – drums (touring)
none
2022 – present
  • Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals
  • TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Erik Jensen – bass, backing vocals
  • Matti Hoffman – lead guitar
  • Robert Ortiz – drums

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