drug drug debut studio album american post hardcore band falling reverse production album took place following lead singer departure escape fate recording took place december lasted february paint orlando florida worked escape fate dying latest fashion returned executive producer album alongside additional composers production aids studio drug released july europe japan july united_states album charted number billboard selling copies week united_states charted internationally national album charts australia canada united_kingdom release drug received mixed reviews critics consistently noted contrast hardcore music pop music tracks mixed reception overall lyrics viewed cliché singing return making music noted addition critics focused bitter relationship band escape fate reviewers noticed choice attack band album tracks drug chosen magazine album number albums album features bassist short lived member drums background involved altercation las_vegas resulted fatal shooting year old eventually leading year imprisonment parole violation following forced departure old band escape fate formed falling reverse help longtime friend found band members visited prison unable work band prior release december going band prepared record length debut album album finished production bassist founding member drummer left band making album release band ghost bigger lights drummer replaced member took bass originally conceived double album band debut originally going contain disc post hardcore pop punk eventually scrapped favor single album soon confirmed titled drug band confirmed friend previously worked album witness escape fate debut dying latest fashion produce album announced album released label escape fate album slated july release date pre orders scheduled june recording production december band began composing songs time announced december orlando florida record length debut album period months tentative release date quarter song released soon help executive producer mixing tracking album concluded april speaking working producer said genius don know radar guy knows vocalist guy drug described post hardcore pop punk songs included synths pop choruses sounds commented inclusion different genres songs comparing different parts song sounds jean katy_perry lyrically according songs album tones arrogant comparing attitude commonly found rap music cited major influences included beat breakdown track sink swim interview experiences compared noting knocked knocked gotten time time album written time prison consider record songs album address prison theme lyrics album written imprisonment called album breakup record band girl said think day days days people want hear old album read fan letters reasons loved band listened wrote different ways don know kids love write guess relate writing process said lyrics evolved past works felt high point post hardcore genre owing success incarcerated writing lyrics years musical influences title drug came experiences concerning previous self destructive behavior explained named looking mirror saying worst enemy worst damage anybody things explored album personal experiences include mother corruption las_vegas prison multiple run ins law involving battery charges related death stated chose write songs love going lie try write songs love somebody love lot songs songs focused departure escape fate kicked replaced singer songs album directly attacked escape fate bassist prior album release discussed intended escape fate certain tracks stating interview believed band album war named conflict taking position escape fate band claimed written believe singles promotion promote album band announced dates live performances place end july following debut album release certain locations california date scheduled texas september shows planned supporting act vampires july dates postponed issues guitarist immigration band voiced intentions dates meant band live performances tour august august shows western united_states band played secret shows goodbye graceful august eighth ninth anaheim los_angeles following release album tour appearances band announced headlining tour united_states locations beginning new_mexico east coast concluding colorado tour begin september end october support acts kill sleeping band supporting tour tour november supporting acts drive canceled dropped lead vocalist broke nose replaced falling reverse second half picture lasts longer tour came romans band played exclusive november canceled shows single album band single overall raised wolves released june itunes leaked weeks earlier track featured single week available free download week june band released second preview second single eponymous track drug single released days later band music video released track june advertised new_york_post week album release album streamed entirety band official website july drug released commercially united_states july promoted alongside albums released week including legendary weapons heart shall ends album single vampire released october accompanying music video features satirical theme featuring june released fourth single good girls bad guys accompanying music video fifth single pick phone released october iphone reception commercial performance drug speculated news source sell copies united_states week sales placing close predicted debuting chart chief album ended selling copies week united_states charting number billboard exactly matched week sales album band escape fate charted number seven spots lower drug despite equal sales second week sales drug dropped united_states selling copies dropped album spots number billboard brought total sales album copies billboard charts drug charted number hard rock albums chart number alternative albums charts number independent albums chart number digital albums chart total appearances billboard charts including billboard internationally album charted united_kingdom peaking number national chart number number rock albums indie albums charts respectively album peaked number number national canadian albums_chart critical response release drug received generally mixed positive reviews music critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews critics album received average score indicating generally favorable reviews weekly called album fun listen decent starting point lets things chest track track breakdown noted songs having fast guitars heavy drums guitar solos arts entertainment playground gave album possible score overall noted mix pop hardcore stating hardcore pop crashed hardcore pop like inch nails created genre industrial rock falling reverse created unique sound gave track track review album particularly emphasizing raised wolves vampire caught like fly things pointed included production band instrumentation melodies writer noted repeated attacks disliked album lyrical quality resulting score possible tracks vampire good girls bad guys pick phone pop tracks pointed particularly good correspondent noted album includes aggressive rock metal electronica collective mix definitely keeps listeners wondering come different parts songs complimented immense hooks catchy choruses vicious lyrics called witty poetic correspondent review states managed imprint dramatic personality aspect drug conversely allmusic contributor gave album overall score possible noting lyrics feel genuinely personal earlier work real sense urgent work concludes combination tight talented band tortured frontman doesn necessarily falling reverse band drug solid album walter university leader felt album attempt recreate escape fate prior departure noted fell short big time calling album music date walter comment singing felt lyrical content concluding review saying face turn tragedy melody king music scene jam gives stars drug said world real deal crude punk survived jail rehab escape fate loose good new band post hardcore anthems render foul tales sex drugs rock roll mix power pop punk melody lock said think appropriate way flow second track tragic magic definitely afraid tell fairly slow tempo song obviously takes band escape fate overall solid melodic song track drug second single band video add entertaining video drug nicely constructed musical performance flat catchy song people relate battle morality demons know worst enemy person truly blame instances trying consume drug high misery evokes feeling drug creator misery need point fingers try looking mirror born die die live point living life life questions ask pick floor thing try life lost find way got profound second happens track listing tracks written composed noted personnel credits drug adapted allmusic musicians production charts release history
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