Falling in Reverse Artistfacts

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Falling in Reverse Artistfacts

2008-
Ronnie RadkeLead vocals2008-
Derek JonesRhythm guitar2008-2020
Nason SchoefflerBass2008-2011
Jacky VincentLead guitar2009-2015
Scott GeeDrums2010-2011
Ryan SeamanDrums2011-2017
Luke HollandDrums2021-
Mika Horiuchi Bass2011-2012
Ron FicarroBass2012-2014
Zakk SandlerBass, keyboards, rhythm guitar2015-2019
Tyler BurgessBass, lead guitar2018-2025
Daniel "DL" LaskiewiczBass2025-
Max GeorgievLead guitar2018-2024
Christian ThompsonRhythm guitar, lead guitar2015-
Marc OkuboRhythm guitar2024-
Former Escape The Fate frontman Ronnie Radke formed the metal band Falling In Reverse during a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence. Radke was convicted on the charge of battery with substantial bodily harm for his involvement in an altercation in Las Vegas that led to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Allen Cook in 2006. During his absence, his former band ousted him from the group and found a new lead singer. Radke responded with a collection of songs written behind bars that became Falling In Reverse's debut album: The Drug In Me Is You (2011).
Radke's bandmates were not fellow prisoners, but several other rockers he rounded up from the metal scene, including bassist Nason Schoeffler, guitarist Jacky Vincent, rhythm guitarist Derek Jones, and LoveHateHero drummer Scott Gee. The lineup has changed frequently over the years, with Radke remaining its only constant.
The band's original name was From Behind These Walls, chosen by Schoeffler as a reflection of Radke's circumstances at the time, but the singer didn't like it because he didn't want to tie the band to his incarceration. They were forced to change it due to copyright issues, anyway, and Radke borrowed the name of a band he briefly played bass for years earlier: Falling In Reverse.

In his 2022 book, I Can Explain, he explained how the name was about throwing the finger at fate and the events that landed him in prison, instead falling in reverse, "never going backward, only going upward."
Despite his bitter feelings over being ejected from his original band, Radke teamed up with some of his former Escape The Fate bandmates on different occasions. Rhythm guitarist Omar Espinosa subbed for Derek Jones for a show during their first headlining tour in 2012. The following year the groups hit the road together on the Bury The Hatchet Tour, with Radke singing lead vocals on singles from Escape The Fate's debut album. He also poached Escape The Fate bassist Max Green to replace Ron Ficarro, Falling In Reverse's third bassist, in 2013. Green only stuck around for about a year and was replaced by Zakk Sandler.
The cover of their 2024 album, Popular Monster, features Radke's mugshot for his 2012 arrest for domestic assault. He was accused of hitting his then-girlfriend, Sally Watts, and was arrested after he failed to show up for his court hearings. In the album's title track, he claims harsh judgment from society turns people like him into monsters.
Other than Radke, Derek Jones is the only original member to appear on their first five studio albums. Jones died of a subdural hematoma in 2020 at age 35. The last song he played on with the band was their hit single "Popular Monster."
The band contributed a cover of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" to the 2014 compilation Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2. Radke takes cues from hip-hop in his own music, citing Eminem, Lordz of Brooklyn, and Beastie Boys as major influences - not only in elements of rap he incorporates into the band's songs, but also in the bravado of his lyrics.
The band was forced to cancel their 2024 UK tour when Radke was denied access to the country because of his 2008 prison sentence.
Falling In Reverse have often invited guest performers from other genres to add variety to their repertoire, including country artists Jelly Roll ("All My Life") and Hardy ("All My Women") and rapper Tech N9ne ("Ronald"). They also teamed up with Slipknot singer Corey Taylor ("Drugs") and Marilyn Manson ("God Is A Weapon").
Radke was embroiled in a scandal with comedian Brittany Furlan, wife of Motley Crue rocker Tommy Lee, in 2025 after she claimed he tried to seduce her on Snapchat. After Lee privately confronted Radke in his DMs, the Falling In Reverse singer exposed the situation on Instagram, where he said Furlan was taken advantage of by a catfisher pretending to be him. He poked fun at the incident in the puppet-themed video for "All My Women."
Radke was romantically linked to wrestler Saraya-Jade Bevis (known as Paige during her WWE tenure) from 2018 to 2024. Bevis sang backing vocals on the Popular Monster track "Bad Guy," and appeared in the videos for "All My Life" and the revamped version of "I'm Not a Vampire." She also used the FIR tune "Zombified" as her AEW entrance music.

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