| Dying Is Your Latest Fashion | ||||
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| Studio album by Escape the Fate | ||||
| Released | September 26, 2006 | |||
| Studio | Studio Barbarosa in Bavon, Virginia | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:21 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
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| Escape the Fate chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Dying Is Your Latest Fashion | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (50%) [2] |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [citation needed] |
Dying Is Your Latest Fashion is the debut studio album by American rock band Escape the Fate, released on September 26, 2006 on Epitaph Records. The origin of the album's title comes from a line in the chorus of the song "Situations". It contains nine new songs plus two songs taken from There's No Sympathy for the Dead. "Not Good Enough for Truth in Cliché" and "Situations" were released as singles, with music videos being made for both. It is the only full-length album and second release with original singer and founding member Ronnie Radke. Ronnie would later be incarcerated and eventually kicked out of the band. He is currently the frontman for Falling in Reverse. It is also the last release to feature rhythm guitarist Omar Espinosa and keyboardist / vocalist Carson Allen, as he would depart before the release of the album, and was thus uncredited. As of March 23, 2021, drummer Robert Ortiz is the only member of the original lineup still with the band, as both Monte Money and Max Green had left the band in 2013 and 2014 (respectively). Mandy Murders, who had in the past dated Ronnie Radke, modeled for the cover art.
Promotion and release[edit]
Escape the Fate released the song "Not Good Enough for Truth In Cliché" as the first single and later released the song "Situations" as the second single on November 20, 2007, on iTunes, which included "Situations", its video, and the B-side "Makeup" which was previously only available on the Japanese version of Dying Is Your Latest Fashion.
"The Webs We Weave" was supposed to be the band's third single on the album but was never released due to Ronnie Radke's departure.
"Reverse This Curse" was never released as a single but appeared in the video game Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam and on the Warped Tour 2007 Tour Compilation album.
Following the release of the album, Radke was put on probation for narcotics charges and later violated probation when he was involved in an altercation resulting in the death of 18-year-old Michael Cook. Radke plead guilty to battery charges and was sent to prison for two years, leading Escape the Fate to hire Craig Mabbitt as their temporary lead singer. He would later be made the permanent lead singer for the band and has been with them for the release of four subsequent studio albums.
For the 10th anniversary, Falling in Reverse played the album in its entirety.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Escape the Fate, except track 8 by Escape the Fate and Mike Booth.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Webs We Weave" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "When I Go Out, I Want to Go Out on a Chariot of Fire" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Situations" | 3:08 |
| 4. | "The Guillotine" | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Reverse This Curse" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Cellar Door" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "There's No Sympathy For The Dead" | 5:25 |
| 8. | "My Apocalypse" | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Friends and Alibis" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Not Good Enough for Truth in Cliché" | 3:50 |
| 11. | "The Day I Left the Womb" | 2:25 |
| Total length: | 30:22 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Make Up" (titled "Look Your Best") | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Webs We Weave" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "When I Go Out, I Want to Go Out on a Chariot of Fire" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Situations" | 3:08 |
| 4. | "The Ransom" (bonus track; previously released exclusively on There's No Sympathy for the Dead) | 3:50 |
| 5. | "As You're Falling Down" (bonus track; previously released exclusively on There's No Sympathy for the Dead) | 3:25 |
| 6. | "The Guillotine" | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Reverse This Curse" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Cellar Door" | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Dragging Dead Bodies in Blue Bags Up Really Long Hills" (bonus track; previously released exclusively on There's No Sympathy for the Dead) | 3:38 |
| 10. | "There's No Sympathy for the Dead" | 5:25 |
| 11. | "My Apocalypse" | 4:43 |
| 12. | "Friends and Alibis" | 4:10 |
| 13. | "Not Good Enough for Truth In Cliché" | 3:50 |
| 14. | "The Day I Left the Womb" | 2:25 |
| 15. | "Make Up" (bonus track; previously released as a bonus track) | 3:28 |
Personnel[edit]
Dying Is Your Latest Fashion album personnel as listed on AllMusic.[3]
Escape the Fate
Production
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Chart positions[edit]
| Chart (2006)[4] | Peak position |
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| US Top Heatseekers | 12 |
| US Top Independent Albums | 19 |
Usage in media[edit]
"Reverse This Curse" is included in the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam; while, "The Guillotine" was inspired by the Halo series.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Apar, Corey. Dying Is Your Latest Fashion at AllMusic
- ^ "AbsolutePunk review". Absolutepunk.net. September 26, 2006. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
- ^ "Dying Is Your Latest Fashion - Escape the Fate". AllMusic. September 26, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/escape-the-fate/chart-history/
