Dying Is Your Latest Fashion

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 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 departed before the release of the album and was thus uncredited). As of 1/25/2021 drummer Robert Ortiz is the only member of the original lineup still with the band, as both Monte Money and Max Green had recently left the band in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Mandy Murders, who had in the past dated Ronnie Radke, modeled for the cover art.

Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
Studio album by Escape the Fate
Released	September 26, 2006
Studio	Studio Barbarosa in Bavon, Virginia
Genre	Emo[1] post-hardcore[1] screamo metalcore pop punk
Length	43:21
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Ryan Bake Michael Baskette
Escape the Fate chronology
There's No Sympathy for the Dead (2006) Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (2006) This War Is Ours (2008)
Singles from Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
"There's No Sympathy for the Dead" Released: June 27, 2006 "Not Good Enough for Truth in Cliché" Released: September 26, 2006 "Situations" Released: November 20, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(50%) [2]
AllMusic	[1]
Kerrang!

Promotion and release

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

All tracks are written by Escape the Fate, except track 10 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:		43:21

Japanese bonus track[3]

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Make Up" (titled "Look Your Best")	3:28

Japanese 10th anniversary edition

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

Dying Is Your Latest Fashion album personnel as listed on AllMusic.[4]

Escape the Fate Ronnie Radke – lead vocals, additional guitar Max Green – bass guitar, vocals Monte Money – guitars, backing vocals Omar Espinosa – guitars, backing vocals Robert Ortiz – drums, percussion, backing vocals Production Ryan Baker – producer Michael Baskette – producer, mixing, audio production Marlene Guidara – A&R, photography Dave Holdredge – engineer, mixing Jef Moll – digital editing Nick Pritchard – art direction, design Mandy Murders – artwork model

Additional musicians Carson Allen - keyboard, piano, synthesizer, programming, additional guitar, vocals (uncredited) Michael Baskette - keyboards Karen Schielke - programming Jeff Moll - programming Dave Holdredge - cello

Chart positions

Chart (2006)[5]	Peak position
US Top Heatseekers	12
US Top Independent Albums	19

Usage in media

"Reverse This Curse" is included in the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam; while, "The Guillotine" was inspired by the Halo series.

References

1. Apar, Corey. Dying Is Your Latest Fashion at AllMusic
2. "AbsolutePunk review". Absolutepunk.net. September 26, 2006. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
3. "Japanese bonus track". Translate.google.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
4. "Dying Is Your Latest Fashion - Escape the Fate". AllMusic. September 26, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
5. https://www.billboard.com/music/escape-the-fate/chart-history/