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Falling in Reverse is an American rock band based in Las Vegas, Nevada that formed in 2008 by lead vocalist Ronnie Radke while he was incarcerated. The band is currently led by lead vocalist Radke, alongside guitarist Christian Thompson, bassist Tyler Burgess and drummer Luke Holland, who started as a touring drummer but officially joined the band shortly after. The band was originally founded by lead vocalist Ronnie Radke and bassist Nason Schoeffler, who helped find guitarist Jacky Vincent and rhythm guitarist Derek Jones. The band has recorded four albums with five different studio lineups.

History

The band's first line-up started with British guitarist Jacky Vincent and A Smile From the Trenches guitarist Derek Jones, LoveHateHero drummer Scott Gee. At the beginning of April 2011, drummer Scott Gee left the band after finalizing the recordings of the debut studio album The Drug in Me Is You, he was replaced by former I Am Ghost and The Bigger Lights drummer Ryan Seaman. Days after Gee's departure, bassist Nason Schoeffler announced his departure from the band in order to be the lead singer of the band MeMyselfAlive. He was replaced by former Cellador bassist Mika Horiuchi. Despite not having participation on the album, Seaman and Horiuchi were included in the credits of their debut album The Drug in Me Is You.

In early 2012 after the release of their debut album The Drug in Me Is You, the band announced the departure of bassist Mika Horiuchi, he was replaced by former I Am Ghost bassist Ron Ficarro. In May 2014, the band announced the departure of bassist Ron Ficarro after his participation in the album Fashionably Late released in 2013, on that same day they announced that he would be replaced by former bassist and co-founder of Escape the Fate, Max Green (who had announced his departure from Escape the Fate days before after his return to the band in late 2013).

In October 2014 the band had announced the departure of bassist Max Green, the departure was friendly. On February 24, 2015 the band released their third studio album called Just Like You, it was the band's first album to be released without an official bassist. In the days of the album's release, former Black Tide bassist Zakk Sandler began playing with Falling in Reverse, later an official member announced. At the end of October 2015, the band announced the departure of guitarist Jacky Vincent, the departure was the most emotional in the band, Jacky announced his departure in order to continue his solo career. He was replaced by guitarist Christian Thompson.

In April 2017, days after the fourth studio album Coming Home was released, the departure of drummer Ryan Seaman was rumored, this was confirmed a month later when former There for Tomorrow drummer Chris Kamrada appeared performing with the band. In March 2018, in the middle of a tour of the United States, lead guitarist Christian Thompson announced that he had suffered a shoulder injury, in April of that same year he announced his departure from the band for personal reasons and he was replaced by Tyler Burgess.

On June 26, 2018, the band had released the single "Losing My Life" and their participation in the latest Vans Warped Tour, the band presented a new lineup consisting of guitarist Max Georgiev, bassist Tyler Burgess and drummer Brandon "Rage" Richter, bassist Zakk Sandler was now the keyboardist, percussionist and guitarist. In October 2018 before beginning the acoustic tour "The Roast of Ronnie Radke Tour", drummer Brandon Richter left the band without explanation. On April 8, 2019, the band released the single "Drugs", keyboardist Zakk Sandler is not shown in the music video, it was rumored that he had also left the band, this was confirmed later by Sandler, but announced that his departure was friendly.

On October 13, 2019, the band performed at the Aftershock Festival with new drummer Johnny Mele. On April 22, 2020, vocalist Ronnie Radke announced on social media the death of rhythm guitarist Derek Jones, the causes of his death are unknown. Jones was the only member after Radke to be with the band from the beginning, leaving four studio albums recorded (The Drug in Me Is You, Fashionably Late, Just Like You and Coming Home). On October 18, 2020, former guitarist Christian Thompson announced his return to the band replacing Derek Jones. At the beginning of 2021 bassist Tyler Burgess and drummer Johnny Mele left the band, this happened when Wes Horton III as the band's official bassist and Luke Holland as touring drummer in the promotional video of the band's online concert. However, in mid-2022, bassist Wes Horton left the band without any explanation, marking the return of Tyler Burgess to the band.

Official members

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Ronnie Radke	2008–present	lead vocals keyboards rhythm guitar (2017–2018)	all Falling in Reverse releases
	Christian Thompson	2015–2018 2020–present	rhythm guitar (2020–2024) backing vocals lead guitar (2015–2018, 2024-present)	all releases since Coming Home (2017), Popular Monster (2024)
	Tyler Burgess	2018–2021 2022–present	bass (2018–2021, 2022–present) backing vocals lead guitar (2018)	Popular Monster (2024)
	Luke Holland	2021–present	drums percussion

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Derek Jones	2009–2020 (until his death)	rhythm guitar unclean vocals	all Falling in Reverse releases from The Drug in Me Is You (2011) to "Popular Monster" (2019)
	Nason Schoeffler	2009–2011	bass backing vocals	The Drug in Me Is You (uncredited performance) (2011)
	Jacky Vincent	2009–2015	lead guitar backing vocals	all Falling in Reverse releases from The Drug in Me Is You (2011) to Just Like You (2015)
	Nick Rich	2009–2010	drums percussion	Only Falling in Reverse demos
	Scott Gee	2010–2011	drums percussion unclean vocals	The Drug in Me Is You (uncredited performance) (2011)
	Ryan Seaman	2011–2017		all Falling in Reverse releases from The Drug in Me Is You (2011) to Coming Home (2017)
	Mika Horiuchi	2011–2012	bass backing vocals	The Drug in Me Is You (2011)
	Ron Ficarro	2012–2014		Fashionably Late (2013)
	Max Green	2014		Credits on Fashionably Late re-issue (2014)
	Zakk Sandler	2015–2019	bass (2015–2018) keyboards, percussion and rhythm guitar (2018–2019) backing vocals	Coming Home (2017)
	Max Georgiev	2018–2024	lead guitar backing vocals	"Losing My Life" (2018), "Drugs" (2019) and Popular Monster (2024)
	Brandon "Rage" Richter	2018	drums percussion	"Losing My Life" (2018)
	Johnny Mele	2019–2021	drums percussion backing vocals	The Drug In Me Is Reimagined (2020) Popular Monster (2024)
	Wes Horton	2021–2022	bass backing vocals	Zombified (2022) Popular Monster (2024)

Other contributors

Touring

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments
	Jonathan Wolfe	2014–2015	bass backing vocals
	Chris Kamrada	2017	drums percussion
	Michael Levine	2017–2018
	Anthony Ghazel	2018
	Christian "CC" Coma	2019
	Marc Okubo	2024	guitar

Session

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Michael "Elvis" Baskette	2011–2017	additional writing keyboards production strings additional vocals production mixing mastering programming	all Falling in Reverse releases from The Drug in Me Is You (2011) to Coming Home (2017)
	Trace Cyrus	2011	additional writing guitars additional vocals keyboards percussion	The Drug in Me Is You (2011)
	David Holdredge		additional writing keyboards strings additional vocals
	Jeff Moll		additional vocals digital editing	The Drug in Me Is You (2011) and Coming Home (2017)
	Bryan Ross		additional writing guitar drums	The Drug in Me Is You (2011)
	Kevin Thomas		assistant engineer
	Omar Espinosa	2011–2013	additional writing	all Falling in Reverse releases from The Drug in Me Is You (2011) to Fashionably Late (2013)
	Nick Pritchard	2011	artwork design	The Drug in Me Is You (2011)
	Devin Taylor		photography
	Matt Grayson		photography
	Ryan Ogren	2013	strings synthesizer additional production	Fashionably Late (2013)
	Chris Lord-Alge		mixing
	Rusty Cooley		guitar solo on "Born to Lead"
	Pete Rutcho		mixing
	Ted Jensen		mastering
	Charles Kallaghan Massabo	2015	additional production synth bass	Just Like You (2015)
	Tyler Smyth	2017–present	production bass guitar	all Falling in Reverse releases from Coming Home (2017) to present
	Steve Aiello	2017	additional writing	Coming Home (2017)
	Cody Stewart	2018		"Losing My Mind" (2018)
	Cody Quistad	2019–present	guitar additional writing	"Drugs" (2019), "Popular Monster" (2019), "Zombified" (2022) and "Watch the World Burn" (2023), Popular Monster (2024)
	Corey Taylor	2019	guest vocals	"Drugs" (2019)
	Jon Lundin	2022	additional writing	"Zombified" (2022)
	Jason Richardson	2024	additional writing guitars	"Ronald" (2024), Popular Monster (2024)
	Tech N9ne		guest vocals
	Alex Terrible
	Jelly Roll			Popular Monster (2024)
	Saraya Bevis
	Sean Rooney		arrangement orchestra piano

Timeline

References

1. "Ronnie Radke from Falling in Reverse Calls Misplaced Pages "A Liar" – Rock on the Range 2012". Q 103 – Albany's Rock Station.
2. Tyler Common (December 31, 2010). "Falling in Reverse announce drummer". AltPress. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
3. Tyler Common (May 28, 2011). "The Bigger Lights drummer joins Falling in Reverse". AltPress. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
4. Annie Zaleski (June 7, 2011). "Falling in Reverse announce album title, preorder info". AltPress. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
5. Tyler Common (April 22, 2011). "Nason leaves Falling in Reverse". AltPress. Archived from the original on April 27, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
6. Tim Karan (May 5, 2011). "Falling in Reverse (ex-Escape The Fate) announce new bassist". AltPress. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
7. "Exclusive: Bassist Mika Horiuchi no longer in Falling In Reverse". Alternative Press. 6 January 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
8. ""Creating memories together again"—Max Green (ex-Escape The Fate) joins Falling in Reverse". Alternative Press.
9. "Falling in Reverse guitarist Jacky Vincent leaves band (exclusive)". Alternative Press. 30 October 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
10. "Falling In Reverse and drummer Ryan Seaman appear to have parted ways". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
11. Kaufman, Spencer (22 April 2020). "R.I.P. Derek Jones, Falling in Reverse guitarist dies at 35". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
12. "Tours". Anthony Ghazel. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

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