Craig Mabbitt
Craig Edward Mabbitt (born April 9, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and recording artist. He is the lead vocalist for American rock band Escape the Fate. He was formerly the lead vocalist for the bands Blessthefall and The Word Alive. He is also the current lead vocalist of his side-project band, The Dead Rabbitts.
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| Born | April 9, 1987 Glendale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Origin | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Early life
In his early childhood, Mabbitt required the frequent and scheduled use of a nebulizer as a result of severe asthma.[1] He also had to attend a special class due to a speech disorder, but nevertheless he overcame these setbacks, and in his adolescent years, realized his "dream of becoming a singer in a rock band."[citation needed]
Musical career
Blessthefall (2003–2008)
While with Blessthefall, Mabbitt released two self-released EPs and one full-length album. Their first full album, His Last Walk, was released on April 10, 2007 on Science Records/Ferret Music. It produced four singles; the last of which, "Rise Up", was released after he left the band, and he does not appear in the video.[citation needed]
In the middle of their 2007 European Tour with Silverstein and The Vincent Black Shadow, Mabbitt left the band for personal reasons, and was replaced by Beau Bokan, the former lead vocalist for Take the Crown.[2]
Both Craig Mabbitt and Jonny Craig filled in for A Skylit Drive on clean and unclean positions after leaving their bands, during their tour in late 2007.[citation needed]
The Word Alive (2008)
Mabbitt founded the Arizona-based metalcore band The Word Alive in 2008 as a side-project while also performing in Escape the Fate. He and the group recorded songs for an EP that was never officially released, and November 2008 the band dropped Mabbitt, claiming complications due to his involvement with Escape the Fate. Mabbitt was replaced by Tyler Smith, formerly the bassist of Greeley Estates and singer/keyboardist of In Fear and Faith; since then, The Word Alive has released an EP and five albums.
Escape the Fate (2008–present)
After singer Ronnie Radke was sentenced to five years' probation for battery charges (and then two years' imprisonment for failure to report to his probation officer) Escape the Fate turned to Mabbitt, who had played with Escape the Fate on the Black on Black Tour while with Blessthefall. After several trial shows he became the official new singer and they entered the studio to record their second full-length album This War Is Ours, which was released on October 21, 2008. It was the first Escape the Fate album with Mabbitt as singer; the album was a commercial success, entering at No. 35 on the Billboard 200 and selling 13,000 copies in the first week.[3]
The third studio album from the band and second to feature Mabbitt was Escape the Fate which was released on November 2, 2010 and is the band's most successful album to date charting No. 25 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 at Hard Rock Albums, No. 14 in a Rock Albums, No. 13 in Alternative and Independent charts and No. 118 in Digital Albums Chart.[citation needed]
On May 14, 2013 the band released their fourth studio album and third with Mabbitt Ungrateful.[citation needed] On October 30, 2015 the band released their fifth studio album and fourth with Mabbitt "Hate Me".[4] The band released their sixth studio album, I Am Human on March 30, 2018.[5] On April 16, 2021 the band released their seventh studio album and sixth with Mabbitt Chemical Warfare.[6]
The Dead Rabbitts (2011–present)
In late December 2011, Mabbitt announced an upcoming side project, along with a new Escape the Fate album. He revealed that a single would be released in February 2012, and the album will be produced by Caleb Shomo of Beartooth and will be a reminiscent of his music from Blessthefall and The Word Alive. Mabbitt was set to release his debut solo album April 9, stating "what better day to release your album than on your birthday?"
On Facebook, Mabbitt announced that if his official Facebook page got to 50,000 likes, he would release a new song. On his Twitter, he revealed that he was working on a song titled "Are You Still On Drugs", which may be related to a song titled "Are You on drugs" that he wrote back when he was in The Word Alive.
When the page got to about 49,500 likes, he revealed the title and lyrics for the upcoming song, titled "Edge of Reality".[7] "Edge of Reality" was released the moment the page reached 50,000 likes.
Mabbitt posted a status update on his Facebook page informing that if the page got up to 75,000 likes, he would release another new song for his fans from his upcoming solo album. He also revealed a part of the lyrics of the upcoming song. Along with this announcement, he revealed an upcoming video for "Edge of Reality". On March 30, he announced the name of the upcoming EP titled Edge of Reality under the band name The Dead Rabbitts.
On April 9, the EP or full length wasn't released on Mabbitt's birthday as expected, so instead, he released a new song on YouTube, titled "World of Disaster", along with the final version of "Edge of Reality" on YouTube, and the "Edge of Reality – Single" on iTunes as well.
Mabbitt also announced that he plans on releasing the "Edge of Reality EP" once 100% is met on the scale for the pledge, so fans can pledge now, which means pre-ordering the EP, for just digital download or also with the physical copy as well.[8]
Mabbitt has announced that he plans on releasing the Edge of Reality EP on October 19, 2012. He has streamed a new track only for the people who pledged, it's entitled "Nuthin But a Reject".[9] Another new track was released online by Mabbitt entitled "Make Me Believe It" featuring Caleb Shomo of Attack Attack![10]
On October 3, the goal was met for the pledge and for this Mabbitt released another track entitled "Sleep The Night Away" online.[11]
In late 2013, Mabbitt and the band announced the release of their full-length debut album sometime in 2014. In December, they began recording songs with Andrew Wade,[12] On May 16. the band released their first single "My Only Regret"[13] from their debut album Shapeshifter,[14] which was released on July 1, 2014.[15] The album debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200.[16] The band released their second studio album, This Emptiness on April 17, 2017.[17]
On October 25, 2019, the band released "Dead By Daylight", a single written by Mabbitt with his son, Mizo, as a guest vocalist[18] It is based on the horror-survival video game, Dead by Daylight. On December 6, 2019, the band's second EP, Break the Static, was released.[19]
Solo career (2020)
Mabbitt released his first solo song "Never Be" through SoundCloud on April 9, 2020.[20] The song was released to celebrate his 33rd birthday.[21]
Discography
Solo career
- "Never Be" (Single, 2020)
- "One More Light" (Linkin Park cover, 2020)
- "Hollywood's Bleeding" (Post Malone cover, 2020)
- Black Rose Dying (ЕР) (2005)
- Blessthefall (ЕР) (2006)
- His Last Walk (2007)
- The Word Alive (ЕР) (2008)
- This War Is Ours (2008)
- Escape the Fate (2010)
- Ungrateful (2013)
- Hate Me (2015)
- I Am Human (2018)
- Chemical Warfare (2021)
- Edge of Reality (ЕР) (2012)
- Shapeshifter (2014)
- This Emptiness (2017)
- Break the Static (ЕР) (2019)
- Rumination (2022)
Collaborations
| Year | Song | Album | Artist |
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| 2009 | "Deadly Weapons" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | The World Outside | Eyes Set to Kill[22] |
| "All That I'm About" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | Single | DJ Club[23] | |
| 2010 | "I Shot the Maid" (featuring Cameron Martin, Craig Mabbitt & Jared Warth) | No Rain, No Rainbow | Greeley Estates[24] |
| "Jealousy Breeds Killing Sprees" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | |||
| "Ignore the End" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | Forget to Remember | Kisses for Kings | |
| 2011 | "Sarcasm" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | Best Kind of Mess | Get Scared[25] |
| 2013 | "Bury the Hatchet" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | Watch Me (Mixtape) | Ronnie Radke[26] |
| 2014 | "(A)Tension" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | Continuous | Versus Me[27] |
| "EarthQuake" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | After Hours | Glamour of the Kill[28] | |
| 2015 | "Pure Horror" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | Aiden | Aiden[29] |
| 2018 | "Summer" (featuring Craig Mabbitt & Mega Ran) | Iridescent | Whitney Peyton[30] |
| 2021 | "The Comeback" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | A Hope in Hell | All Good Things |
| "It's Killin' Time Baby!" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | Single | Butcher Babies[31] | |
| 2022 | "Darkness" (featuring Craig Mabbitt) | Mitch Jones[32] |
References
- ^ "interview with Craig..." entertaim.net. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ "Blessthefall Couldn't Be Happier With New Vocalist After Split With Former Frontman". NoiseCreep. October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "AC/DC Debuts At No. 1 With 784,000". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ "IN THE STUDIO WITH ESCAPE THE FATE: CRAIG MABBITT TALKS 'HATE ME'". AlternativePress. August 21, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "ESCAPE THE FATE'S CRAIG MABBITT: "IT KIND OF FELT LIKE WE LOST [THE] MAGIC OF WRITING MUSIC…"". RockSound. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Album Review: Escape the Fate "Chemical Warfare". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ ""Edge Of Reality"..." Facebook. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ . PledgeMusic. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ . PledgeMusic. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ . PledgeMusic. September 16, 2012. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ . PledgeMusic. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ ""so we are now scheduled to start... - The Dead Rabbitts"". Facebook. November 20, 2013.
- ^ "The Dead Rabbitts Stream New Song "My Only Regret"". AltPress. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "The Dead Rabbitts on SputnikMusic". SputnikMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "REVIEW: The Dead Rabbitts "Shapeshifter"". SubStreamMagazine. July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "The Dead Rabbitts on Billboard 200". Billboard 200. July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- ^ "The Dead Rabbitts Release Music Video for Soaring 'This Emptiness' Title Track". loudwire. April 1, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "The Dead Rabbitts, Mizo - Dead By Daylight (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ Paige, Barrett (December 20, 2019). "EP REVIEW: The Dead Rabbitts - Break the Static". DeadPress. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ "Never Be by Craig Mabbitt". SoundCloud. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Happy Birthday to me! 4/9 enjoy my first solo release free". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Eyes Set To Kill - Deadly Weapons (feat. Craig Mabbitt)". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "DJ Club - "All That I'm About" feat. Craig Mabbitt [W/ Lyrics] [Best on YT]". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Greeley Estates-I Shot the Maid". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Get Scared - Sarcasm". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Ronnie Radkes Mixtape Website". RonnieRadkeMixtape. Ronnie Radke. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ "Versus Me - (A) Tention (feat. Craig Mabbitt)". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Glamour of the Kill - EarthQuake (feat. Craig Mabbitt)". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Pure Horror (feat. Craig Mabbit)". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Whitney Peyton - Summer (feat. Craig Mabbitt & Mega Ran)". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Butcher Babies Debut "It's Killin' Time Baby!" Featuring Escape the Fate's Craig Mabbitt" – via www.theprp.com.
- ^ "Mitch Jones - Darkness (feat. Craig Mabbitt)". Archived from the original on May 19, 2022 – via www.youtube.com.