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Ronnie Radke
Radke at Warped Tour in 2012
Radke at Warped Tour in 2012
Background information
Birth nameRonald Joseph Radke
Born (1983-12-15) December 15, 1983 (age 40)
OriginLas Vegas, Nevada, USA
GenresPost-hardcore, metalcore, melodic hardcore, pop punk, alternative rock, emo (early)
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2001–present
LabelsEpitaph
WebsiteFalling in Reverse's Official Website

Ronald Joseph Radke (born on December 15, 1983 in Las Vegas, Nevada), also known as Ronnie Radke is an American musician, songwriter and a producer. He is the founder and lead vocalist for the band Falling in Reverse, and also the former vocalist and one of the founders of the band Escape the Fate.

Radke was charged with battery in 2006 and sentenced in 2008 for lack of effective probation, he also had a serious drug addiction.[1] He was released from prison in December 2010 and as of this he is totally sober and left his drug addictions aside.[2]

Currently he is working on his second album with Falling in Reverse, Fashionably Late. On May 2013 he released his first solo song, “The Fairweather Fans”, followed by "What Up Earth?".

Early life

Ronald Joseph Radke was born on December 15, 1983, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Radke has claimed to be part Native American. He grew up in a poor family, with his father, older brother Ryan, and grandmother. Radke's mother abandoned the family for unknown reasons.[3]

Radke learned to play piano and guitar in his first bands. At first he started out playing Blink 182 songs on guitar and the first song he could play was "Dammit". He formed several bands while in high school. Radke ran away from home to play in his first band with his friend Mitch called 3.0. which "sounded exactly like Blink 182" according to Radke. He lived with Mitch and his mother for a period of time. They played a few shows at various venues such as Chain Reaction and the Huntridge in Las Vegas. After the band, Radke moved back in with his dad and said that he dropped out of school, re-entered, then dropped out again. He stated in an Alternative Press interview; "I just couldn't for some reason pay attention, I just daydreamed about everything else but what I'm supposed to be doing." Radke stated that the second band was in was called Lefty (with Robert Ortiz). Radke met Max Green (from the band Almost Heroes) at a talent show. Radke's microphone fell and Max picked it up for him while they were on stage and they became friends, forming the band True Story, which recorded a demo which contained the track "This Is not The End".[4] Radke started screaming in the band after being inspired by Thrice, then started to sing, slowly forming Escape The Fate.

Listen Up! was written by Radke in 1998 at the age of 15 as well as Besides the Issues and The Worst Time. In 2001, Radke contacted his friend, producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who recorded the songs Listen Up!, The Worst Time and The Departure, both recorded instrumentation all together, and also composed the themes for As You're Falling Down, Make up and Not Good Enough for Truth in Cliche, which was recorded in 2005, along with Escape The Fate.

Radke released Listen Up! (Originally called This Is not The End) on 2 January 2009,[5][6] on the MySpace page for Falling in Reverse, causing controversy because it was claimed that the song sounded like "a pop punk song", which angered some fans believing that the group changed their style. In January, 2011, Falling In Reverse clarified the origins of the song, stating that it was written by Radke long before Escape the Fate or Falling in Reverse and that the song would not be included on their album or as part of their set list.

History

Escape the Fate and prison (2004–2008)

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Radke in a concert with Escape The Fate, October 2007

In high school, Radke and Max Green were close friends. In 2004, Bryan Money contacted Max looking for a vocalist, who referred him to Radke. Bryan agreed and began auditions for a drummer. Robert Ortiz was selected, and Escape The Fate was formed. A few weeks later, Omar Espinosa, who was the current guitarist at the time for Lovehatehero, decided to join as rhythm guitarist. The band soon began to play in the post-hardcore scene in Las Vegas. During that time Carson Allen joined as their keyboardist. The band recorded the demo Escape the Fate EP. They signed in early 2006 with Epitaph Records.[7]

In May 2006, recording for the EP There's No Sympathy for the Dead begun, as well as some songs from the debut album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion. Both were produced by Radke's friend Michael "Elvis" Baskette.

In 2006, Radke was involved in an altercation in Las Vegas that resulted in the fatal shooting of 18 year-old Michael Cook.[8][9][10] 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.[1]

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 expelled from Escape the Fate in mid-2008, and replaced by former blessthefall vocalist Craig Mabbit.[11][12] The single Webs We Weave, which was meant to be released in 2008, would have been the third single from the debut album by Escape the Fate, but after the departure of Radke, the single was never released.[13] Max Green, bassist of Escape the Fate, stated about Ronnie's law problems that, "First we couldn't tour out of the country, then out of the state." In an interview in prison, Ronnie said that the real culprits would be Chase Rader and Max Green, the first to be armed at the time of the fight, and the second was caused by the fight. But the two were acquitted claiming self-defense. Ronnie was released from prison on December 12, 2010. [14]

Falling in Reverse (2008–present)

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Ronnie Radke performs with Falling in Reverse in 2011.

Since late 2006, Radke had in mind a new band due personal issues within Escape the Fate. Radke, with the help of Nason Schoeffler, formed a band called From Behind These Walls,[15][16] which was renamed as Falling in Reverse.[17] Radke left prison in December 2010 and announced the start of recording. They released their first single "Raised By Wolves" in 2010, followed by the album The Drug In Me Is You[18][19] which was released on July 26, 2011, through Epitaph Records. [20]

Since being released from prison in 2010, Radke has been arrested twice, the first being an August 6, 2012 arrest for alleged domestic violence abuse at his girlfriend. Three hearings were scheduled, and all dates, Ronnie did not attend.[21][22] According to Sergeant Tom Lorenz, the prosecutor of the county of Los Angeles issued the arrest warrant after Radke's girlfriend told police that he had hit her on 1st May. Radke's arrest occurred without incident and he was released after paying $ 30,000 bail. After the publication of matter, Ronnie published through his profile on microblog that not everything can be considered actually asking for their fans "do not believe everything that appears online".[23][24] Later, on October 31, 2012, during a concert with Falling in Reverse, Radke was arrested and charged with Simple & Aggravated assault following a show at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Towards the end of the band's performance, Radke threw three microphone stands into the crowd. Two fans were hit and sustained head injuries. One victim was a 16-year-old girl who was taken to the hospital for treatment of a cut she received to the head. The other was a 24-year-old man who was treated on the scene.[25] Radke posted bail and was released.[26] After this, Six Flags Great Adventure banned all metal concerts.[27]

In November 2012, Radke banned the band I See Stars from "The Thug In Me is You Tour" because the entire band was arrested for drug possession. Radke, who had been sober for four years, said he banned the band because he did not want drug users along with their environment.[28]

As of May 2012 Ronnie Radke came talking on Twitter that would already be working on their second studio album of the band. In issue number 1442 of Kerrang! Magazine, Ronnie Radke announced in an interview that "The record's finished! That's what we did after the Warped Tour. We just didn't tell anybody!" He also said "it will be released early next year summer 2013!". They released their first single "Alone" on May 7, 2013.[29][30] The second studio album, Fashionably Late, will be released on June 18, 2013.[31]

On May 31, 2013 Radke launched his YouTube channel and release his solo song “The Fairweather Fans”. The song is described as "a song Ronnie made dedicated to all the people who didn't believe in him."[32][33] On June 1, he release his second solo song, "What Up Earth?".[34]

Discography

With Falling in Reverse
Year Album Label
2011 The di_ck In Me Is You Epitaph Records
2013 Fashionably Late
With Escape the Fate
Year Album Label
2005 Escape the Fate EP Self-Released
2006 There's No Sympathy for the Dead Epitaph Records
2006 Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
2007 Situations EP

Solo

Singles

Year Song
2013 "Fair-weather Fans"
"What Up Earth?"

Collaborations

Year Song Contribution Artist Album
2008 "Guys Like You, Make Us Look Bad" Vocals Blessthefall Live Taste of Chaos Tour
2012 "The Life That You've Chosen" Production/vocals Survive This Single
"Nobody Likes Me" Vocals Deuce Nine Lives
2013 "Thank You" Production/vocals A Smile from the Trenches TBA

Accolades

Year Nominated work Award Result Ref
2011 Ronnie Radke Revolver Magazine's 100 Greatest Living Rock Stars 2011 Won [35]
2012 Ronnie Radke Kerrang! Awards Hero of the Year Nominated [36]
2012 Ronnie Radke Kerrang's 50 Greatest Rock Stars in the World Today Won
2012 Ronnie Radke Alternative Press's Vocalist of the Year Nominated [37]

References

  1. ^ a b Jon Wiederhorn (Sep 28, 2011). "Ronnie Radke Reveals Six Things Not To Do in Jail". Revolver. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Steve Baltins (April 5, 2012). "Falling in Reverse Frontman Goes from Jail to Warped Main Stage". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Revolver Magazine july 2012, Radke interview
  4. ^ "True story [ronnie radke and max green's first band], rare demo This is Not the End". juzp. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  5. ^ "Falling in reverse, Listen up!". Spirit of metal. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  6. ^ "Falling in Reverse - LISTEN UP". Palcoprincipal.sapo.pt. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  7. ^ "MTV Artist's, Escape the Fate Bio". MTV.com.
  8. ^ Ronnie Radke, one promising rock singer blows it -- with deadly results
  9. ^ [Tragedy Murder, suicide, music and drugs]
  10. ^ Escape The fate singer escapes jail
  11. ^ "Escape the Fate's New Vocalist". Kerrang!. February 8, 2008.
  12. ^ Dan (August 12, 2008). "Escape The Fate cancel UK tour". Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  13. ^ "Escape the Fate on Purevolume.com".
  14. ^ Zaleski, Annie (December 22, 2010). "Ex-Escape The Fate vocalist Ronnie Radke breaks his silence after prison release". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 28,2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ "Ex-Escape The Fate Vocalist Ronnie Radke Breaks His Silence After Prison Release".
  16. ^ "Alternative Press Interview with Ronnie Radke". Altpress.com.
  17. ^ "Ronnie Radke returns with Falling in Reverse".
  18. ^ "The Drug In Me Is You Hits the selves". Blabbermouth.net.
  19. ^ "Onesheet announces The Drug In Me Is You premiere". Onesheet.com. 2011. Retrieved 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ "The Drug In Me Is You". www.blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "The Drug In Me Is You". AP. Retrieved 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  22. ^ Vocalista de Falling in Reverse preso Template:Pt
  23. ^ Singer Ronnie Radke, arrested on domestic assault warrant
  24. ^ Singer Ronnie Radke busted again
  25. ^ Chichester, Sammi (2012-10-03). "Falling in Reverse Singer Ronnie Radke Arrested for Injuring Two Fans". Revolvermag.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  26. ^ "Singer Ronnie Radke of Falling in Reverse accused of throwing microphone stands at Great Adventure". Dailyrecord.com. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  27. ^ Angermiller, Michele (2012-10-03). "Six Flags Great Adventure Bans Metal Concerts Following Microphone Stand Throwing Incident". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  28. ^ Whitt, Cassie (2012-11-02). "Ronnie Radke kicks I See Stars off The Thug In Me is You Tour". Altpress.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  29. ^ John (May 8, 2013). "Falling in Reverse: "Alone"". Punk News. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  30. ^ "Single Review: Falling In Reverse "Alone"". New-Transcendence. May 8, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  31. ^ "Falling in Reverse Premiere New Video, "Alone", they will release their new album, Fashionably Late, on June 18". Revolver. May 8, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  32. ^ Cassie Whitt (May 31, 2013). "Ronnie Radke launches YouTube channel, releases solo song "The Fairweather Fans"". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  33. ^ Simonk (June 1, 2013). "Ronnie Radke post's new solo song 'Fairweather Fans'". KillYourStereo.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  34. ^ Cassie Whitt (June 1, 2013). "Ronnie Radke posts second solo song, "What Up Earth?"". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  35. ^ Brandon Geist (December 13, 2011). "Revolver's Mega 100th Issue—Featuring the 100 Greatest Living Rock Stars". Revolver Magazine. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  36. ^ Simon (May 2, 2012). "Kerrang! Hero of The Year". Kerrang. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  37. ^ Cassie Whitt (December 28, 2012). "Readers Poll: Vocalist of the Year". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 1, 2013.

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