The Dead Rabbitts

The Dead Rabbitts
The Dead Rabbitts performing live in 2014. From left to right: TJ Bell, Rob Pierce (above), Craig Mabbitt (below) and Alex Torres.
Background information
Origin	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore, experimental metal, post-hardcore
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Tragic Hero
Associated acts	Blessthefall, Escape the Fate, The Word Alive, Eyes Set to Kill, Greeley Estates, Alesana, Motionless In White
Website	The Dead Rabbitts on Facebook
Members	Craig Mabbitt TJ Bell
Past members	Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft Brian O'Dawd Tony Aguilera Augustus Cryns Chris Julian Alex Torres Rob Pierce Bobby Whitaker

The Dead Rabbitts are an American metalcore supergroup from Phoenix, Arizona. The band is a side project of Escape the Fate's lead vocalist, Craig Mabbitt and rhythm guitarist TJ Bell. The Dead Rabbitt's debut EP, Edge of Reality, was released on October 19, 2012 for people who purchased the album through PledgeMusic, and October 30, 2012 in the iTunes Store. The band's debut album, Shapeshifter, was released on July 1, 2014.

In late 2011, lead vocalist Craig Mabbitt announced an upcoming side-project, along with an upcoming album for Escape the Fate. Mabbitt revealed that a single from the side-project would be released in February 2012, and the album would be produced by Caleb Shomo of Beartooth. Members of the side project would include Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft of LoveHateHero who later went on to join Escape the Fate, TJ Bell of Escape the Fate and formerly of Motionless In White, Alex Torres formerly of Eyes Set to Kill, Greeley Estates, and Alesana. He hinted that the album will be a reminiscent of the music he made while in his previous bands Blessthefall and The Word Alive.

Mabbitt announced a tentative April 9 release date for the album, stating "what better day to release your album than on your birthday?", but this was later delayed. In January, he created a Facebook page and posted that he would stream a song from the side-project's upcoming EP if the page got to 50,000 "likes". When the page got to around 49,500 likes, he revealed the title and lyrics for the upcoming song, titled "Edge of Reality". The song "Edge of Reality" was released the moment the page reached 50,000 likes.