There's No Sympathy for the Dead explained

There's No Sympathy for the Dead is the debut EP by American rock band Escape the Fate, released in 2006. It is the band's debut release after signing with Epitaph Records. Two songs from the EP titled "There's No Sympathy for the Dead" and "The Guillotine" would later be featured in the band's debut studio album Dying Is Your Latest Fashion.

Musical style

The EP's styles have been described as screamo,^[3] emo^[4] and melodic metalcore.^[5] Matt Whelihan of Punknews.org described the sound as "metal-influenced screamo" and compared the album's guitarwork to Avenged Sevenfold, while likening the album's hooks to the "arena-screamo" of Hawthorne Heights and Underoath. He also described Escape the Fate as "Atreyu with a Drive-Thru Records singer".^[6]

Personnel

Escape the Fate

• Ronnie Radke – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Bryan "Monte" Money – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Omar Espinosa - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Max Green – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Robert Ortiz – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Karen Schielke - programming, synthesizers
• Jeff Moll - programming
• Dave Holdredge - cello

Production

• Michael "Elvis" Baskette - production, mixing
• Josh Whelan - production
• Lynn Lauer - engineering, mixing
• Karen Schielke - engineering

Usage in media

"As You're Falling Down" is in the soundtrack of .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Apar . Corey . Escape the Fate . AllMusic . 2006-05-18 . 2012-03-12.
2. Web site: There's No Sympathy for the Dead - Escape the ... | AllMusic . .
3. Web site: There's No Sympathy for the Dead - Escape the ... | AllMusic . .
4. Web site: Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead . 28 July 2006 .
5. Web site: Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead . 28 July 2006 .
6. Web site: Escape the Fate - There's No Sympathy for the Dead . 28 July 2006 .