Ronald Joseph Radke (born December 15, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, entertainer and record producer born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the founding member and current lead vocalist, keyboardist, and recently guitarist for the rock band Falling in Reverse, and is the former vocalist and founding member of post-hardcore band Escape the Fate.
With Falling In Reverse, he has released four full-length studio albums, The Drug in Me Is You (2011), Fashionably Late (2013), Just Like You (2015), and Coming Home (2017), through their label Epitaph Records. Radke has won several awards for his participation in Falling In Reverse, including Best APTV Video and Vocalist Of the Year from Alternative Press. On July 2017 Falling in Reverse also won the award for Best Live Band at the Journey's Alternative Press Music Awards. With his former band, Escape the Fate, he released one EP, There's No Sympathy for the Dead, and one full-length studio album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion in 2006 through Epitaph. As a solo musician, he released his rap mixtape, Watch Me, in 2014, in which he collaborated with other artists such as Deuce, b.LaY, Tyler Carter of Issues, Sy Ari Da Kid, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria and We Are Harlot, and Craig Mabbitt of Escape the Fate.
Radke was charged with battery in 2006 and sentenced in 2008 for lack of effective probation.
Ronnie Radke and his band did a lot of charity work out on Warped Tour with the kids that come from the Make-A-Wish program and Living The Dream program. In autumn 2013 the band realized "An Evening With Falling In Reverse" a run of shows from which a portion of ticket-sales proceeds has gone to the Living The Dream Foundation.
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Early life
Ronald Joseph Radke was born on December 15, 1983, in St. Rose Hospital Las Vegas, Nevada. He grew up in an impoverished family with his father, older brother Anthony, and grandmother. Radke's mother abandoned the family for unknown reasons, leading to his resentment towards her.
Radke learned to play piano and guitar in his first bands. He began by playing Blink-182 songs on guitar. 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 according to Radke "sounded exactly like Blink 182". He lived with Mitch and his mother for a 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, re-entered school, and 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 called Lefty. 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 containing the track "This Is Not the End". 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 as well as "Besides the Issues" and "The Worst Time". In 2001, Radke, with his friend, producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, recorded the songs "Listen Up!", "The Worst Time" and "The Departure". Both recorded instruments together and also composed the themes for "As You're Falling Down", "Make Up" and "Not Good Enough for Truth in Cliche", recorded in 2005, along with Escape the Fate.
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History
Escape the Fate (2004-2008)
In high school, Radke and Max Green were close friends. In 2004, Bryan Money, looking for a vocalist, contacted Max 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 at the time was the guitarist for Lovehatehero, joined as rhythm guitarist. The band began to play in the post-hardcore scene in Las Vegas. During that time Carson Allen joined as keyboardist. The band recorded the demo Escape the Fate EP. They signed in early 2006 with Epitaph Records after winning a radio contest judged by My Chemical Romance, which launched their career.
In May 2006, recording for the EP There's No Sympathy for the Dead began, as well as some songs from the debut album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion. Both were produced by Radke's friend Michael "Elvis" Baskette.
Falling in Reverse (2008-present)
Since late 2006, Radke had a new band in mind, due to personal issues within Escape the Fate. With the help of Nason Schoeffler, Radke formed a band called From Behind These Walls, which was renamed as Falling in Reverse. Upon his release from prison in December 2010 Radke announced his return to recording. Falling In Reverse released their first single "Raised by Wolves" in 2010, followed by the album The Drug in Me Is You which was released on July 26, 2011, through Epitaph Records.
In May 2012, Ronnie Radke announced on Twitter that he was already working on his second studio album with the band. In an interview in issue 1486782 of Kerrang! Magazine, Radke reported 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!" The band released the lead single "Alone" on May 6, 2013. The second studio album, Fashionably Late, was released on June 18, 2013.
In May 2014, Falling in Reverse released a cover of Coolio's '90s classic "Gangsta's Paradise", which was produced by Charles "Kallaghan" Massabo for the Punk Goes '90s Vol. 2 compilation on Fearless Records. Coolio himself makes a guest appearance in the band's video for the song, as well as their live performance of the song at the AP Awards in July 2014.
On February 24, 2015, the band released the third studio album, "Just like you", which featured the return of the band's former sound, after their previous album, Fashionably Late, featured more of a crunk and rap. It is the last album to feature lead guitarist Jacky Vincent who announced his departure in late 2015.
The band announced in 2016 that they had begun to work on their next album, stating, "It sounds like nothing we've ever done. Every song is very vibey, There's more feeling in it instead of a lot of metal [...]we ever have in the weirdest ways possible, because you would think writing the craziest solo or riffs would be the challenging part. But the challenging part is trying to stick to a theme and not go all over the place like we would normally do." The album is the first to feature the lead guitarist Christian Thompson and bassist Zakk Sandler. The album was released in April 2017 and quickly became the subject of much critical acclaim.
On February 23, 2018, the band released a cinematic video for the new single "Losing My Mind" directed by the usual collaborator Ethan Lader.
On June 26, 2018 the band released the sequel to "Losing My Mind" that is called "Losing My Life". The cinematic music video was directed by Ethan Lader again and features a cameo of Ronnie's daughter Willow
Solo and Watch Me (2013-present)
On May 31, 2013, Radke launched his YouTube channel and released a solo song, "Fair-Weather Fans". The song is described as "a song Ronnie made dedicated to all the people who didn't believe in him." On June 1, he released a second song, called "What Up Earth?".
In part 3 of his interview with Alternative Press, Radke stated that he is creating a rap mixtape, produced by Charles Massabo (Kallaghan Records) that will feature some well known rap artists, the mixtape will be released in December 2013 for free. The first single off that mixtape, "Blacklist", which features b.LaY, was released on July 5, 2013 on YouTube.
A diss track titled "I Wash Cars" (also featuring b.LaY), which attacks Sumerian Records and its founder Ash Avildsen, Lorenzo "The Main Event" Antonucci, and electronicore band I See Stars, was leaked online. Ash and Lorenzo released a diss track in reply to "I Wash Cars" titled "When Ronnie Met Sally" attacking Radke. The feud between the two groups has since been resolved, and Radke is now on good terms with I See Stars, Sumerian Records, and Antonucci. On October 28, 2013, it was announced that Ronnie Radke and Craig Mabbit of Escape the Fate had made up and are now on good terms. Also the two mentioned their two bands will be touring together in early 2014.
In an interview with Loudwire, he has stated that he is in the process of making a rap mixtape, which according to Radke will include an artist on every song. He has also stated that the mixtape may be released for around Christmas. On Christmas Day, he revealed a website through which subscribers received a new song, "Destiny", from the mixtape, now titled Watch Me. The track-list was also revealed but some songs did not contain feature other artists like he originally claimed.
Personal life
Radke was engaged to aspiring model Crissy Henderson, who broke off the engagement after he confessed to having an affair during her pregnancy. Ronnie and Crissy welcomed their daughter Willow Grace Radke on June 11, 2013. Radke is against religion for what he feels is its treatment of homosexuals. He also felt bitter about religious groups changing their minds about how to treat homosexuals, saying that Christians were discriminatory against homosexuals before the 1990s but became accepting of them later on.
On August 10, 2013, Ronnie's brother Anthony was killed in a vehicle accident. The Falling in Reverse songs "Brother" and "Chemical Prisoner" were written in his memory.
Legal issues
Radke has been arrested on three occasions.
In May 2006, Radke was involved in an altercation in Las Vegas that resulted in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Cook. While Radke was indicted only on battery charges, the man who shot Cook claimed self-defense. Radke received a sentence of five years' probation. Radke was arrested in June 2008 for failing to report to his probation officer and was sentenced to four years in prison. However, he only served two and a half years before being released.
Radke has been arrested twice since being released from prison in 2010. The first instance was an August 6, 2012 arrest for alleged domestic violence against his girlfriend. Three hearings were scheduled, none of which Radke attended. According to Sergeant Tom Lorenz, the prosecutor of County of Los Angeles issued the arrest warrant after Radke's girlfriend told police that he had hit her on May 1. Radke was released after paying $30,000 bail. In a May 14, 2014 court appearance, Radke pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace, while the domestic-violence charges were dropped.
The second instance was on September 29, 2012, when Radke was arrested and charged with simple and aggravated assault following a Falling in Reverse show at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. 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; the other was a 24-year-old man who was treated at the scene. Radke posted bail and was released. In the aftermath of the incident, Six Flags Great Adventure banned any hard-rock or heavy-metal bands from performing at the theme park in the future. Radke apologized profusely for that incident in several interviews, admitting it was a stupid, adrenaline-driven action, not at all intended to injure his fans.
In June 2015 Radke was accused of group sexual assault after a concert, but police found no evidence of rape and have taken no action against Radke. In turn, Radke sued the accuser for defamatory declaration.
Discography
with Falling in Reverse
with Escape the Fate
Solo career
Mixtape
Singles
Collaborations
Accolades
References
External links
- Media related to Ronnie Radke at Wikimedia Commons
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