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, through 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, who would later be incarcerated and eventually become the frontman of his own band, Falling in Reverse, after getting kicked out of Escape the Fate. 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 band's original lineup, 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 album's cover art.
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| Released | September 26, 2006 | |||
| Studio | Studio Barbarosa in Bavon, Virginia | |||
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| Length | 43:21 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 50%[2] |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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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.
"There's No Sympathy for the Dead" and "The Guillotine" were first released in the band's There's No Sympathy for the Dead EP.
"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 soundtrack of 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. Mabbit would later become the permanent lead singer and be featured in the band's subsequent studio albums.
In celebration of the album's 10th anniversary, Falling in Reverse played every song from the album during their tour "Ronnie Radke's Three Ring Circus" in 2015.
Commercial performance
Dying Is Your Latest Fashion sold 4,100 copies in its first week, which according to Robert Ortiz was the fastest-selling album for a new artist on Epitaph.[3] As of 2011, the album has sold 168,000 copies.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Escape the Fate, except track 8 by Escape the Fate and Mike Booth
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 | |
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| 12. | "Makeup" (titled "Look Your Best") | 3:28 |
Personnel
Dying Is Your Latest Fashion album personnel as listed on AllMusic.[5]
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Chart positions
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] | 12 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] | 19 |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 99 |
Usage in media
"Reverse This Curse" is included in the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.
References
- 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.
- Inc, Nielsen Business Media (October 28, 2006). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - "Falling in Reverse" (PDF). Axis.wmg.com. July 26, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- "Dying Is Your Latest Fashion - Escape the Fate". AllMusic. September 26, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- "Heatseekers Albums - October 14, 2006" (PDF). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- "Escape the Fate Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 7 February 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1666. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 7, 2022. p. 6.