Falling In Reverse

Falling In Reverse is an emo/punk (and as of recently, metalcore) rock band formed in 2008. The band formed under the name From Behind These Walls after frontman Ronnie Radke was fired from his previous band Escape The Fate following being arrested, the name was quickly changed after the band's formation. The band released their debut album The Drug In Me Is You in 2011. The album reached 19 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and reached gold status in the United States. The band's second album Fashionably Late reached 17 on the same chart, their highest position to date. The band have released two more albums, Just Like You and Coming Home and the Spotify exclusive extended play Drugs. The band is playing to release a fifth album, Popular Monster, in 2024
The band has frequently been criticized for producing what is perceived as low quality music, with all of the band's albums outside of Welcome Home having received a largely negative critical reception, and the group has also been criticized for using their music to shock critics and detractors rather than making music with substance.
==Controversies==
The band and their frontman Ronnie Radke have been the source of numerous controversies, with the band having been accused of transphobia and Radke having been accused of domestic abuse and various forms of hateful conduct over the years
===Fashionably Late lyrics===
Several lyrics off of the band's Fashionably Late album have been noted for their controversial backgrounds, particularly the lyrics "the game fears me like a motherfucking wife beater" and "call the statutory rape".
===Ronald lyrics===
The band's song Ronald has been accused of promoting transphobia, particularly from the song's featured artist Tech N9ne. Tech N9ne responded to the allegations simply by saying "are you kidding me?" in an Instagram comment. The band has not commented on the allegations.
===Radke's suspension from TikTok and shadowban from Twitter===
In late 2023, Radke's TikTok account was suspended indefinitely for sharing content that violated the platform's hate speech policy, particularly surrounding transgender individuals. After Radke responded by calling the ban an attack on free speech on Twitter (now known as X), his Twitter account was shadowbanned the same day by Twitter trust and safety. Radke would deactivate his X account in January of 2024, only to silently reactivate it in February of the same year.
===Social media usage===
The band and specifically Radke have been accused of misusing their social media influence to harass critics online and spread hate speech. Radke continues to deny these allegations.
===Copyright claims on the Brad Taste In Music YouTube channel===
In August of 2023, Radke was accused of misusing YouTube's copyright system when he issued three copyright claims on the Brad Taste In Music YouTube channel, blocking his videos covering Falling In Reverse albums worldwide. Radke would widely be criticized by the YouTube community but was defending by musicians such as Tommy Vext, formally of Bad Wolves and Phil Labonte of All That Remains. Brad would reupload his video of the band's Fashionably Late album five times, each resulting in a copyright claim, before retitling the video and reuploading the other videos under different titles. As of June 2024, the reuploads remain up on the Brad Taste In Music YouTube channel.
===All My Life music video===
The band has been criticized for featuring transgender conservative activist Blaire White for the music video of their collaborative song All My Life with country rapper Jelly Roll. White has been accused of being transphobic towards trans people that don't share her views. Radke has used White's appearance in the music video to dispell transphobia allegations, leading to further criticism of using transgender individuals for personal gain.
===Feud with Anthony Fantano===
Since 2021, the band has been involved in a feud with music critic Anthony Fantano, known for his YouTube channel theneedledrop. Radke has been criticized for attacking Fantano because of Fantano's disliking of the band.
===Feud with Attila===
In 2012, the band got involved with a feud with the metalcore band Attila following negative comments that Radke had made against Attila frontman Fronz on social media. Attila would respond to the feud with the song "Callout" on their 2013 album About That Life.
===Allegations of lip syncing and backing tracks===
In April of 2023, former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach accused Rakde and the band of using backing tracks and lip sync after the band cancelled a concert due to having their laptops stolen. Radke responded by accusing Bach of being a hypocrite because he was a fan of Kiss, another band accused of lip syncing. Radke would later be criticized for allegedly harassing Bach into deleting his Twitter account by flooding his Twitter mentions with tweets mocking the allegations. The rest of the band has not responded to the allegations.
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