Hate Me is the fifth studio album by American rock band Escape the Fate. The album was produced by Howard Benson. The album features a new lineup; with Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft on lead guitar, bass, programming and TJ Bell on rhythm guitar. It is the first album without Michael and Monte Money. The album was released on October 30, 2015 through Eleven Seven Music.

After the return of bassist Max Green in 2013 and his second departure in 2014 the band went through a string of touring bassist and left the band in a state of uncertainty. Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft ended up playing bass on the album. The band also lost guitarists Monte and Michael Money in late 2013. The band entered the studio on May 10, 2015 to start recording the album. On August 15 the details for the album leaked online including a low quality recording of Just A Memory which was quickly taken down, along with the track list, cover and release date. A small clip of Just A Memory leaked again hours before the single's actual release on August 18. Hate Me is packed with the kind of big rock hooks and dynamic breakdowns that have helped Escape the Fate achieve post-hardcore stardom. It’s also a killer guitar album. Unleashing an arsenal of screaming dive-bombs and rapid-fire harmonics, new axeman Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft helps the group achieve dizzying precision on “Just a Memory” and “Les Enfants Terribles,” two of the standout ragers. When they shift into sensitive mode on the sing-along folk rocker “Let Me Be,” Gruft proves his versatility, adding both gently plucked acoustic and a stirring, melodic solo on electric.

In early August 2015 the band changed all of their social media photos to read "8.18.15" which was speculated to be a single release or an album announcement.

On August 18, the band released the single "Just A Memory" for free online and officially announced the album along with a worldwide tour.

The band's third Single was called Breaking Me Down which came out in 2016 from the album and the Music Video came out on the same day as well.

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