Falling In Reverse – The Drug In Me Is You (17/08/2011)
He’s back. Oh yes, he is back. Ronnie Radke, former frontman of the post-hardcore band Escape The Fate, has served his time behind bars and is ready to stir up the waters of the music industry once again.
For those of you who don’t know, the story goes like this: Radke was on the brink of success with Escape The Fate after the release of There’s No Sympathy for the Dead EP and the band’s first full-length album Dying Is Your Latest Fashion both in 2006. Soon after, though, the front man was asked to leave due to multiple run-ins with the law. Craig Mabbitt replaced him on vocals and Radke was incarcerated for two and a half years before his release in December 2010. Fueled by bitter betrayal and the thirst to prove himself, Radke breaks into the music scene once again with Falling In Reverse’s debut album The Drug In Me Is You.
It is easy to see where Radke found his inspiration to create the album’s sound. He taps on his early years in the song The Westerner and creates a Situations-esque sequel in Good Girls Bad Guys. As the audience, we glimpse into the exclusive life of Radke and as a result we are treated to an original array of his original style. The album is hard-hitting and bity. The tone is different from Dying Is Your Latest Fashion but Radke nails it nonetheless. Done are the misery-driven songs of desolation and hopelessness. Done is the woe-is-me persona. This album screams “badass”, and FIR makes sure to shove it down your throat in the roughest, best way possible.
Another noteworthy feature of the album is, of course, the lyrics. As Radke states (rather bluntly) in Tragic Magic, “I turned tragedy/Into melodies/
It comes so naturally/So smooth and casually.” Take a look at the Radke’s message in the album, and you’ll see one Marshall Mathers, AKA Eminem, inspired him. That sure as hell wasn’t expected!
This album is a must listen to. It’s as strong and bold as the front man behind it – hopefully this time he can actually enjoy his fame rather than burning out (no offense). The real test for the band will be their live performances. Anyone can make an album sound decent with the help of machines, but to perform to a sea of fans is something else. If the rumours are true and we see Falling In Reverse come Down Under for Soundwave 2012, we will have a chance to find out just how credible the band is. Stay tuned.
Olivia Fusca
For those of you who don’t know, the story goes like this: Radke was on the brink of success with Escape The Fate after the release of There’s No Sympathy for the Dead EP and the band’s first full-length album Dying Is Your Latest Fashion both in 2006. Soon after, though, the front man was asked to leave due to multiple run-ins with the law. Craig Mabbitt replaced him on vocals and Radke was incarcerated for two and a half years before his release in December 2010. Fueled by bitter betrayal and the thirst to prove himself, Radke breaks into the music scene once again with Falling In Reverse’s debut album The Drug In Me Is You.
It is easy to see where Radke found his inspiration to create the album’s sound. He taps on his early years in the song The Westerner and creates a Situations-esque sequel in Good Girls Bad Guys. As the audience, we glimpse into the exclusive life of Radke and as a result we are treated to an original array of his original style. The album is hard-hitting and bity. The tone is different from Dying Is Your Latest Fashion but Radke nails it nonetheless. Done are the misery-driven songs of desolation and hopelessness. Done is the woe-is-me persona. This album screams “badass”, and FIR makes sure to shove it down your throat in the roughest, best way possible.
Another noteworthy feature of the album is, of course, the lyrics. As Radke states (rather bluntly) in Tragic Magic, “I turned tragedy/Into melodies/
It comes so naturally/So smooth and casually.” Take a look at the Radke’s message in the album, and you’ll see one Marshall Mathers, AKA Eminem, inspired him. That sure as hell wasn’t expected!
This album is a must listen to. It’s as strong and bold as the front man behind it – hopefully this time he can actually enjoy his fame rather than burning out (no offense). The real test for the band will be their live performances. Anyone can make an album sound decent with the help of machines, but to perform to a sea of fans is something else. If the rumours are true and we see Falling In Reverse come Down Under for Soundwave 2012, we will have a chance to find out just how credible the band is. Stay tuned.
Olivia Fusca