40 Fun Facts About Falling in Reverse

Falling in Reverse formed in which desert city, the hometown of frontman Ronnie Radke?

Las Vegas is where Ronnie Radke was born in 1983 and where the band took shape in 2008. The city's corruption is one of the themes he has written lyrics about.

Which post-hardcore band fired singer Ronnie Radke in 2008, before he started Falling in Reverse?

Escape the Fate dropped Radke after he was sent to prison for violating his probation. He planned his next band from his cell and launched it on his release in late 2010.

Which Falling in Reverse debut album, written while Ronnie Radke was in prison, went gold in 2019?

The Drug in Me Is You went gold eight years after its 2011 release. Radke has called it a breakup record, but about a band rather than a girl.

Which 2019 single gave Falling in Reverse a first number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart?

Popular Monster topped the Mainstream Rock chart in 2020 and has since been certified triple platinum in the US. It later became the title track of the band's 2024 album.

Which creature does Ronnie Radke become in the video for Falling in Reverse's chart-topping 2019 single?

A werewolf is what Radke becomes at the video's climax. He described the song as the story of a hero falsely accused and destroyed by society.

Which country-rap hitmaker sings with Ronnie Radke on Falling in Reverse's 2024 single 'All My Life'?

Jelly Roll duets with Radke on 'All My Life', released in June 2024. It previewed the band's first studio album in seven years.

Which shock-rock veteran teamed up with Falling in Reverse on the 2025 single 'God Is a Weapon'?

Marilyn Manson shares the vocals on 'God Is a Weapon'. The team-up was first teased when Radke was photographed at the singer's birthday party months earlier.

Which heavy-metal frontman adds guest vocals to Falling in Reverse's 2019 single 'Drugs'?

Corey Taylor, best known as the singer of Slipknot, trades lines with Radke on 'Drugs'. Black Veil Brides drummer CC plays in the song's video.

Which Kansas City rapper joins Alex Terrible as a guest on Falling in Reverse's 2024 single 'Ronald'?

Tech N9ne raps a verse on 'Ronald', a song titled after Ronnie Radke's real first name. He then joined Falling in Reverse on their 2024 US tour.

Falling in Reverse released a reimagined cover of which Papa Roach hit in 2023?

Last Resort came out as a 'Reimagined' version in June 2023, after Falling in Reverse and Papa Roach had toured together on the Rockzilla run.

Which Falling in Reverse single did wrestler Saraya use as her entrance music in All Elite Wrestling?

Zombified soundtracked Saraya's ring walks after her 2022 debut for the company. She was dating Ronnie Radke at the time, and the song itself takes aim at cancel culture.

Which 2023 single became the first Falling in Reverse song to reach the Billboard Hot 100?

Watch the World Burn peaked at number 83 on the Hot 100. In its video Ronnie Radke plays a supervillain inspired by Homelander from The Boys.

Which label, founded by Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz, released Falling in Reverse's first five albums?

Epitaph Records had already been Ronnie Radke's label with his previous band. Gurewitz started it in 1980 to put out Bad Religion's own records.

What was Falling in Reverse first called, before a copyright issue forced a change of name?

From Behind These Walls was the name Radke chose while planning the band in prison. He even got a five-song demo out in 2009 while he was still locked up.

Which 2013 Falling in Reverse album added rapping and electronic beats to the band's metalcore sound?

Fashionably Late mixed heavy riffs with hip-hop verses and dubstep touches, and it charted at number 17 in the US, two places above the debut.

Which 2015 Falling in Reverse album was billed as a sequel to Ronnie Radke's debut with his former band?

Just Like You brought back the heavier early sound and even continued a song series from that 2006 record with 'Guillotine IV (The Final Chapter)'.

Which 2017 Falling in Reverse album did the band call a huge left turn with more feeling than metal?

Coming Home leaned into atmospheric space rock, and Ronnie Radke started playing guitar in the band that same year.

Which former Blessthefall singer replaced Ronnie Radke in his old band and later feuded with him?

Craig Mabbitt took over the microphone in 2008 while Radke was in prison. The pair made peace by 2013, and Mabbitt even guested on Radke's solo rap mixtape.

What was the name of the 2014 tour Falling in Reverse headlined with Ronnie Radke's former band?

Bury the Hatchet was a peace offering after years of feuding, and Radke even joined his old bandmates on stage to sing the singles from their debut album.

Which lead guitarist left Falling in Reverse in 2015 for a solo career and later founded Cry Venom?

Jacky Vincent played lead guitar on the band's first three albums. Visa trouble for the guitarist once forced the group to postpone its very first shows.

Which founding rhythm guitarist played on every Falling in Reverse release until his death in 2020?

Derek Jones was the only original member besides Ronnie Radke still in the band when he died in April 2020, aged 35. The band's chart-topping 2019 video was the final one he appeared in.

Which drummer left Falling in Reverse in 2017 after starting the duo I Dont Know How but They Found Me?

Ryan Seaman formed the duo with Dallon Weekes of Panic! at the Disco, and the pair kept it secret while playing small shows in late 2016.

Which bassist, a high-school friend of Ronnie Radke, joined Falling in Reverse for a few months in 2014?

Max Green had been attacked in the lyrics of the debut album, yet the old friends reconciled. He joined in May 2014 and left that October, a month before a tour began.

Which Falling in Reverse guitarist quit in 2018 after tearing his rotator cuff, then rejoined in 2020?

Christian Thompson took over lead guitar after the original lead player left. He announced his comeback on Instagram in October 2020.

Which drummer, famous for YouTube covers and once of The Word Alive, joined Falling in Reverse in 2021?

Luke Holland started posting drum covers at 15 and drew hundreds of thousands of subscribers. He also has a writing credit on the 2024 single 'Ronald'.

Which producer, nicknamed Elvis, made the debut albums by both of Ronnie Radke's bands?

Michael Baskette, known as Elvis, has also produced records for Alter Bridge and Chevelle. Radke called him a genius who understands vocalists.

Which internet personality appears as an extra in Falling in Reverse's 'I'm Not a Vampire' video?

Jeffree Star pops up partway through with pink hair and big hoop earrings. The 2011 clip passed a million views within three days.

Raised on metal by his father, Ronnie Radke says which West Coast rap album made him fall for hip-hop?

The Chronic by Dr. Dre hooked Radke before he even understood what the rappers were talking about. Years later it inspired the rap verses on his band's second album.

Which 2019 film inspired Ronnie Radke as he wrote Falling in Reverse's first Mainstream Rock number one?

Joker fed into the song's story of a man pushed too hard until he becomes what society says he is. Cody Quistad of Wage War co-wrote the track.

Falling in Reverse scrapped a December 2024 tour when Ronnie Radke was refused entry to which country?

The UK turned Radke away because of his prison sentence from years earlier, so the band had to cancel and postpone its shows there.

Ronnie Radke threw microphone stands into the crowd at a 2012 show at which theme park chain?

Six Flags hosted the Falling in Reverse set at Great Adventure during its Fright Fest event. The park then banned hard rock and heavy metal bands from performing there.

Falling in Reverse's first shows under their own name came in 2011 on which travelling rock festival?

Warped Tour gave the band five dates in August 2011, after visa problems for their guitarist wiped out the launch shows planned for July.

Which 2013 Falling in Reverse video shows Ronnie Radke on an airport runway beside a Ferrari?

Alone has the band performing as Radke walks the runway in an electric blue suit. He called the rap-heavy track his answer to the people who criticise him on Twitter.

Ronnie Radke and Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix made headlines in 2022 by slapping each other with what?

Tortillas were the weapon in the viral 'Tortilla Slap Challenge'. That summer the two singers' bands were sharing a bill on the Rockzilla run.

Ronnie Radke's former band got its big break by winning a radio contest judged by which emo group?

My Chemical Romance judged the contest, and the win led to a deal with the label that would later release every Falling in Reverse album.

Ronnie Radke described Falling in Reverse as heavy bands like Underoath with choruses by which pop singer?

Katy Perry was his shorthand for the big pop hooks he sets against metalcore riffs, a blend he worked out while serving his sentence.

Under which alias did Falling in Reverse play secret shows in Anaheim and Los Angeles in August 2011?

Goodbye Graceful doubled as the title of a song on the band's debut album. The secret gigs came just before their first advertised festival dates.

Falling in Reverse's debut was first planned as a double album of post-hardcore and which other genre?

Pop-punk was meant to fill the second disc, but the plan was scrapped and both styles were blended into a single eleven-song record.

Which country singer joined Falling in Reverse on the 2025 single 'All My Women', released after 'God Is a Weapon'?

Hardy guests on 'All My Women', which arrived in August 2025 as the band's second new single of that year.

Alex Terrible, the guest growler on Falling in Reverse's 'Ronald', fronts which deathcore band?

Slaughter to Prevail's Russian frontman brought death growls and deathcore breakdowns to a track that also features a rap verse.