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Falling In Reverse Bring Heat to Chilly New Yorkers With Help From Enter Shikari + Letlive

Liz Ramanand, Loudwire While snow was covering New York’s Time Square outside, things were heating up in the Best Buy Theater on Wednesday night (Nov. 7) with high energy from fans who stood in the messy cold weather to see Falling In Reverse , Enter Shikari and Letlive. The phenomenal opening act Letlive performed with enormous amounts of passion and force. Their sincerity and intensity onstage was refreshing to see, not to mention the band’s very acrobatic frontman Jason Aalon Butler doing back flips and front flips and everything in between. Letlive’s set had the essence of an old school 90’s punk show at CBGB’s and for a New York crowd their presence was an invigorating one to see. The UK lads of Enter Shikari always get fans jumping and their blood pumping especially with a vigorous set like theirs. The band has found an infectious balance of mixing a hardcore and metal style with electronic, dubstep feel that heightens the force of their set. Bassist Chris Batten has a knack for jumping into the crowd and the entire band of English men have some very fancy footwork. You can’t talk about fancy foot work without talking about Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke, who can move with the best of them. FIR’s set started out with the very personal song ‘The Westerner’ which led into catchy singles ‘I’m Not a Vampire,’ ‘Pick Up the Phone,’ ‘Good Girls Bad Guys’ and much more off of the band’s debut record ‘The Drug In Me Is You.’ Falling In Reverse also played a cover of ‘Situations’ from Radke’s former band Escape the Fate. Even though I See Stars were kicked off the tour, a few of their die-hard fans showed up. And despite the “I See Stars” chant, Radke didn’t seem to fazed by any of it as he thanked his diehard New York fans for trekking out to the show during a Nor’easter. Catch all of Falling in Reverse, Enter Shikari and Letlive on the ‘Thug In Me Is You’ tour. For a list of remaining dates and cities, go here . And enter to win an iPhone 5 and more from Falling in Reverse in the contest box at the bottom of this post. Check out Photos of Falling In Reverse, Enter Shikari and Letlive Below: Falling In Reverse: Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Enter Shikari: Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Letlive: Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Liz Ramanand, Loudwire ? Falling in Reverse iPhone 5 Prize Pack Enter your e-mail address and shirt size below for a chance to win a brand-new iPhone 5 and a t-shirt bundle from Falling in Reverse. Contest ends Dec. 1, 2012. Click here for official rules . By entering this contest, you will receive email newsletters from Loudwire and be added to the Falling in Reverse mailing list. You may unsubscribe at any time. Email T-Shirt Size

I See Stars + Sumerian Records Issue Statements on ‘The Thug in Me Is You’ Tour Exit

Facebook: I See Stars As promised, both I See Stars and their label Sumerian Records have issued official statements regarding the band’s ousting from the Falling in Reverse -led ‘The Thug in Me Is You’ tour . The news went public late Friday, with singer Ronnie Radke issuing a statement that he had the band removed from the tour. Radke stated that he had worked hard to maintain his sobriety and after learning of the group’s drug bust this summer shortly after the tour was announced, he attempted to get them removed from the bill. The singer stated that he was persuaded to give the band a second chance by their management, but that things were not working out on the tour with the band being late and unprofessional. I See Stars initially posted that the reasons given by Radke were far from the truth and that they would reveal the real truth in statements issued shortly. I See Stars’ statement reads as follows: ‘All it takes is a spark to ignite my bad intentions.’ – Ronnie Radke/Falling In Reverse Here is the truth: Months ago before “The Thug In Me Is You” tour started, a cop found marijuana in our van. We were arrested. As a result, Ronnie said we were kicked off the upcoming tour. All the shows on the tour were already on sale with our name being advertised, so we didn’t think it was fair to the fans or to ourselves to not be able to go play where people were expecting us. We offered Ronnie to play the shows for free so he could keep our pay every night of the entire tour as long as we could still keep our commitment to the fans, i.e. the people who are the reason any of this is even possible. Ronnie said OK and allowed us back on the tour but said that we would have to sign paperwork saying we would not tell anyone that we weren’t getting paid to be on the tour. The venues and the fans were both not allowed to know the truth, because Ronnie knew it would make him look really bad to the world. The fact that money changed Ronnie‘s mind about kicking us off the tour just goes to show his lack of integrity. If he was really that concerned or fundamentally against that we got caught with a little weed, then the extra cash in his pocket wouldn’t have changed his decision. Because Sumerian Records was willing to give us a serious amount of financial tour support, we were still able to hit the road without getting paid. However we would quickly find out that us agreeing to Ronnie‘s ridiculous terms of silence and playing for free were simply not good enough for him. He resulted to threatening violence against Zach in Grand Rapids because “he didn’t like his stupid f’n face” and then the next night in our hometown of Detroit kicked us off the tour. His 47-year old tour manager then physically assaulted our tour manager and the FIR camp once again resorted to violent behavior. Ronnie would later that night throw fans out who paid to get in to the show because they are chanting another band’s name and make fun of their physical attributes in front of everyone. That is the act of a true coward. We have been lucky enough to to tour with a lot of great bands like Parkway Drive, Suicide Silence, Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Motionless In White, A Day To Remember, Stick To Your Guns, Memphis May Fire, The Word Alive and others … and never had a problem. We want to thank Enter Shikari, LetLive, Matt Toka and all the other members of Falling In Reverse besides Ronnie for being great people and a true pleasure to tour with. We are sorry to all the fans out there who were expecting to see us. We’ll be back as soon as we can. – I See Stars In addition to the band, Sumerian Records offered their own statement on the tour troubles. Their statement read: There is nothing cool, rock & roll, punk rock, or admirable about treating your peers or fans like they are pieces of garbage. Ronnie Radke is not a good human being. It’s one thing to love someone’s music, but do not love someone as an individual for who they are not. We do not think it is a coincidence this is the same guy who was arrested for the horrible, violent things you can read about in the links below. He cares about no one but himself and he has reminded us all of this. His latest tweet “people at our shows come to see us everything else is irrelevant. Nuff said,” is his way of telling all the other bands he tours with that they don’t matter. Why any artist would throw that type of negativity and disrespect out is something we will never understand. This scene is supposed to be about compassion and understanding. Ronnie is rotten. Out of respect for the industry professionals involved in this debacle, we will not be publicly disclosing any legal documents on the Internet. We can confirm that Ronnie kicked the band off the tour but allowed them back on after they forfeited their pay. We can confirm that they were being forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement regarding this in order to stay on the tour. We can confirm that I See Stars were not kicked off yesterday in Detroit because of anything to do with drugs. It was because a grown man was throwing a temper tantrum who claims to be “rock & roll” but is actually worse than a neurotic pop-star diva with a God complex. Just because you no longer do drugs doesn’t mean you are no longer a horrible human being. Ronnie now abuses people instead of substances.” – Sumerian Records The statement concluded with links to Radke’s past transgressions with battery and domestic abuse , a racist joke he told on Twitter and his recent arrest for throwing microphone stands into the audience  that injured fans at a show. After both I See Stars and Sumerian Records released their statements, Falling in Reverse’s Ronnie Radke followed with another one of his own. He stated (via Alter The Press ): Ladies and gentlemen, lend me your ears, why do we immediately assume that what we read on the Internet is the whole truth? Does it not make us guilty in ourselves to assume and accuse another for what you read? Did it ever occur to anyone that maybe some people make things up to get attention drawn to them for a moment of spotlight or fame? Maybe the person you are accusing and bashing hateful things towards and putting so much time and effort into something that you have no idea about much less should even care about is false? Would it be wrong of you to tell that person how terrible they are? For what? A moment of recognition by the one you “hate” so much? Before I ever assume something about someone I make sure I meet that person before I hate them. We all should be ashamed of ourselves. we are filthy creatures. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/falling-in-reverse-talk-warped-tour-workout-routine-travel-essentials-more/” title=”Next: Falling in Reverse Discuss Workout Routine + Travel Essentials” align=”center”]

Win a Falling in Reverse iPhone 5 Prize Pack!

Epitaph / Fly South Falling in Reverse are celebrating the release of their new single ‘Pick Up the Phone’ and their recently launched ‘The Thug in Me Is You’ tour by teaming up with Loudwire to offer an incredible prize pack consisting of a brand-new iPhone 5 and a t-shirt bundle (pictured above)! That’s right, a new iPhone 5! All you have to do is enter your email in the form below, and you’ll have a chance to win this sweet prize. As for the new single, ‘Pick Up the Phone’ (which you can hear below), Falling in Reverse singer Ronnie Radke tells Loudwire, “‘Pick Up the Phone’ is about being in a bad relationship. It’s a rock song but lyrically somewhat influenced by Eminem and his storytelling. I wrote this song when I was in prison. While I was there Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ album helped me get through those dark days.” ‘Pick up the Phone’ is the latest single off Falling in Reverse’s debut album ‘The Drug in Me Is You,’ which is available on iTunes . As mentioned, in addition to releasing the new single, FIR have embarked on a fall trek dubbed ‘ The Thug In Me Is You ‘ tour. The U.S. jaunt runs through Dec. 1 in Pomona, Calif., and features support from I See Stars on the entire run, as well as letlive., Enter Shikari and Matt Toka on select dates. See the remaining itinerary here . Listen to ‘Pick Up the Phone’ Enter to win the Falling in Reverse iPhone 5 prize pack below. This contest runs through Dec. 1, 2012. The iPhone will be shipped to the winner provided that it is available from Apple without a contract at that time. We will notify the winner if there is any delay. Falling in Reverse iPhone 5 Prize Pack Enter your e-mail address and shirt size below for a chance to win a brand-new iPhone 5 and a t-shirt bundle from Falling in Reverse. Contest ends Dec. 1, 2012. Click here for official rules . By entering this contest, you will receive email newsletters from Loudwire and be added to the Falling in Reverse mailing list. You may unsubscribe at any time. Email T-Shirt Size

Falling in Reverse Singer Ronnie Radke Arrested on Domestic Assault Warrant

Falling in Reverse singer Ronnie Radke is back in trouble, as he was arrested Monday morning (Aug. 6) in Glendale, Calif., on an outstanding warrant for domestic assault. The Glendale News Press reports that the warrant was issued after Radke’s girlfriend had told the Glendale police that Radke physically assaulted her at their home on May 1. The singer was arrested without incident at his home and later released on