# List of Escape the Fate band members

Escape the Fate is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005 and originally from Pahrump, Nevada. The group consists of Robert Ortiz (drummer and backing vocalist), Craig Mabbitt (lead vocalist), TJ Bell (rhythm guitarist and vocalist), Erik Jensen (bassist and backing vocalist), and Matti Hoffman (lead guitarist). The group was founded by original vocalist Ronnie Radke, bassist Max Green, and lead guitarist Monte Money. The band has had 11 official members and 7 touring members and throughout 2010–2022 had a fluctuating lineup and has recorded eight albums with five different studio lineups.

## History

The band had their first lineup change when keyboardist and backing vocalist Carson Allen, left before the band's first studio album Dying is Your Latest Fashion, and lead guitarist Monte Money started playing keyboards along with guitar instead of getting a new keyboardist. The band's next lineup change came with rhythm guitarist Omar Espinosa left and was replaced by Monte Money's brother, Michael Money as a touring member and Monte played the rhythm guitar on records.
Later, Ronnie Radke was involved in an altercation in Las Vegas that resulted in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Cook. 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. 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 fired from Escape the Fate in mid-2008. Radke was then replaced by former blessthefall vocalist, Craig Mabbitt.
The band's next lineup change would come in late 2011 when the Money brothers and Max Green went on hiatus and were replaced by touring members Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft on lead guitar, TJ Bell on rhythm guitar and Zakk Sandler on bass. It was not an official departure at the time as the Money brother would return but Max Green would make his departure permanent. TJ Bell would then become an official member and switch to bass. In 2013 the band recorded their first album without Green and with Bell on bass. Later that year Monte and Michael would leave the band. TJ then switched back to rhythm guitar, Kevin Gruft re-joined the band as a permanent member on lead guitar and Max Green returned to the band on bass. In 2014 Green would leave once more, joining former vocalist Ronnie Radke's band Falling in Reverse, and left that band months after joining. Since 2014, the band has gone through a string of touring bassists who include Davey Richmond (2014), Alex Torres (2014–2015), Tyler Burgess (2015), Max Georgiev (2015–2017) and Erik Jensen since 2017. With the band not having an official bassist, Gruft played bass in addition to lead guitar and keyboards on Hate Me (2015) to Chemical Warfare (2021).
The band line-up next changed in late 2021, as Robert Ortiz and Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft went on hiatus and were replaced by touring members Blake Bailey on drums and Matti Hoffman on lead guitar. Robert Ortiz returned after recovering from injury, but Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft did not confirm his departure, and the band subsequently removed him from their social pages and added Erik Jensen as permanent bassist after 5 years touring with the band. Matti Hoffman was also added as the new lead guitarist.

## Official members
### Current

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Robert Ortiz | 2004–present | drums occasional backing vocals | all Escape the Fate releases |
| Craig Mabbitt | 2008–present | lead vocals | all Escape the Fate releases from This War Is Ours (2008) to present |
| TJ Bell | 2012–present (touring 2011–2012) | rhythm guitar (2011–2012, 2013–present) bass (2012–2013) backing vocals | all Escape the Fate release from Ungrateful (2013) to present |
| Erik Jensen | 2022–present (touring 2017–2021) | bass backing vocals | all Escape the Fate releases from Out of the Shadows (2023) to present |
| Matti Hoffman | 2021–present | lead guitar | all Escape the Fate releases from Out of the Shadows (2023) to present |

### Former

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Monte Money | 2004–2013 | lead and rhythm guitar keyboards backing vocals | all Escape the fate releases from Escape the Fate (EP) (2005) to Ungrateful (2013) |
| Max Green | 2004–20122013–2014 | bass backing vocals | all Escape the Fate releases from Escape the Fate (EP) (2005) to Escape the Fate (2010) |
| Ronnie Radke | 2004–2008 | lead vocals | all Escape the Fate releases from Escape the Fate (EP) (2005) to Situations (EP) (2007) |
| Omar Espinosa | 2004–2007 | rhythm guitar backing vocals | all Escape the Fate releases from Escape the Fate (EP) (2005) to Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (2006) |
| Carson Allen | 2005–2006 | keyboards vocals | all Escape the Fate releases from Escape the Fate (EP) (2005) to Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (2006) |
| Michael Money | 2012–2013 (touring 2007–2011) | rhythm guitar | all Escape the Fate releases from Escape the Fate (2010) to Ungrateful (2013) |
| Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft | 2013–2021 (touring 2011–2012) | lead guitar bass (studio 2014–2021) keyboards backing vocals | all releases from Acoustic Sessions (EP) (2014) to Chemical Warfare (2021) |

## Other contributors
### Touring

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Zakk Sandler | 2011–2012 | bass backing vocals | none |
| Davey Richmond | 2014 | bass backing vocals | none |
| Alex Torres | 2014–2015 | bass backing vocals | none |
| Tyler Burgess | 2015 | bass backing vocals | none |
| Max Georgiev | 2015–2017 | bass backing vocals | none |
| Blake Bailey | 2021–2022 | drums percussion | none |

### Session

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Michael Baskette | 2005–2007 | keyboards production additional writing | all Escape the Fate releases from There's No Sympathy For The Dead (EP) (2006) to Situations (EP) (2007) |
| Dave Holdredge | 2006 | cello | Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (2006) |
| Matt Appleton | 2008 | keyboards synthesizers horn ukulele charango vocals | This War Is Ours (2008) |
| Kyle Moorman | 2008 | kalimba | This War Is Ours (2008) |
| Jess Neilson | 2008 | flute | This War Is Ours (2008) |
| John 5 | 2010 | lead guitar additional writing | Escape the Fate (2010) |
| Bart Hendrickson | 2010 | keyboards programming | Escape the Fate (2010) |
| John Feldmann | 2008–20132020–2021 | keyboards percussion programming mixing production additional vocals additional writing | This War Is Ours (2008) Ungrateful (2013) Chemical Warfare (2021) |
| Howard Benson | 2015–2018 | production programming arranger mixing keyboards additional writing | Hate Me (2015) I Am Human (2018) |
| Brandon Saller | 2013–2021 | production drums additional vocals additional writing | Ungrateful (2013) Chemical Warfare (2021) |
| Travis Barker | 2021 | drums additional writing | Chemical Warfare (2021) |

## Line-ups

| Period | Members | Studio and live releases |
| 2004 – 2006 | Ronnie Radke – lead vocals Monte Money – lead guitar, backing vocals Omar Espinosa – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Max Green – bass, vocals Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Carson Allen – keyboards, backing vocals | none |
| 2006 – November 2007 | Ronnie Radke – lead vocals Monte Money – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards Omar Espinosa – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Max Green – bass, vocals Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals | There's No Sympathy for the Dead (2006) Dying Is Your Latest Fashion (2006) Situations EP (2007) |
| November 2007 – mid 2008 | Ronnie Radke – lead vocals Monte Money – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards Max Green – bass, vocals Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Michael Money – rhythm guitar (touring) | none |
| mid 2008 – late 2011 | Monte Money – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards Max Green – bass, vocals Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Michael Money – rhythm guitar (touring) Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals | This War Is Ours (2008) Escape the Fate (2010) Issues Remixes EP (2011) |
| late 2011 – 2012 | Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals (touring) TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (touring) Zakk Sandler – bass, backing vocals (touring) | none |
| 2012 – October 2013 | Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals TJ Bell – bass, backing vocals Monte Money – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards Michael Money – rhythm guitar | Ungrateful (2013) |
| October 2013 – May 2014 | Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards Max Green – bass, backing vocals | Hate Me (2015) |
| May 2014 – late 2014 | Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass Davey Richmond – bass, backing vocals (touring) | Hate Me (2015) |
| late 2014 – 2015 | Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass Alex Torres – bass, backing vocals (touring) | Hate Me (2015) |
| 2015 | Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass Tyler Burgess – bass, backing vocals (touring) | Hate Me (2015) |
| 2015 – 2017 | Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass Max Georgiev – bass, backing vocals (touring) | I Am Human (2018) Chemical Warfare (2021) |
| 2017 – 2021 | Robert Ortiz – drums, backing vocals Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft – lead guitar backing vocals, keyboards, bass Erik Jensen – bass, backing vocals (touring) | I Am Human (2018) Chemical Warfare (2021) |
| 2021 – 2022 | Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Erik Jensen – bass, backing vocals (touring) Matti Hoffman – lead guitar (touring) Blake Bailey – drums (touring) | none |
| 2022 – present | Craig Mabbitt – lead vocals TJ Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Erik Jensen – bass, backing vocals Matti Hoffman – lead guitar Robert Ortiz – drums | Out of the Shadows (2023) |