In September 2005, Escape the Fate won a local radio contest judged by My Chemical Romance. The gig awarded them the opportunity to open a show on the band's headlining tour with Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect, which subsequently led to Escape the Fate's record deal with Epitaph (this is also because of Escape the Fates demo album). Following their record deal, the band released their debut EP titled "There's No Sympathy for the Dead." in May 2006 which included two songs that were later on their full-length album, "Dying Is Your Latest Fashion". The EP was produced by Michael Baskette and helped earn the band attention from record labels and fans alike. After the EP's release, keyboardist Carson Allen left the band to join On the Last Day (Which he had also left to start another band called Me vs. Myself).