Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke has ignited a feud on Twitter with on-line music critic Anthony Fantano.
The pair’s confrontation began after Fantano negatively reviewed the brand new Falling In Reverse single ‘Watch The World Burn’, which was launched final month, on his YouTube channel The Needle Drop.
In a single round-up video posted on February 6, Fantano described the observe as a “actually unhealthy rap-metal tune the place it kinda seems like [the rapper] Tom McDonald however with out the racism, and Eminem however with out the expertise.
“The bars are cringe and tremendous horrible and troublesome to bear. And kinda the metallic transition it goes into towards the tip of the observe is gross and cheesy as fuck. Yeah, I hope I don’t need to take heed to this observe too many extra instances earlier than I find yourself within the grave.”
Radke responded on Thursday by tweeting that Fantano “is just like the Perez Hilton of music critics, appears to be like 25 years older than he’s and no one will care about him in 3 years.”
Fantano replied with two units of comparability photographs of Radke and himself, tweeting: “over the previous decade, I objectively seem like I’ve placed on fewer years than Mr. Radke. and I’ve had fewer journeys via the authorized system as nicely. I believe I’m profitable.”
Radke spent two-and-a-half years in jail from 2008-2010 for battery fees associated to his function within the loss of life of an 18-year-old man in Nevada in 2006. He was additionally arrested twice in 2012, for alleged home assault after which for injuring two viewers members at a present after throwing 4 microphone stands into the group. Falling In Reverse have consequently by no means performed within the UK as a result of Radke is unable to cross the border because of his prison file.
The pair continued to commerce insults. “The humorous factor about the proper pic versus the blonde pic, the blonde pic is 5 years later than the proper pic of me. HAHAHAHAHAHA YOU [WERE] BORN LOOKING OLD,” Radke mentioned to Fantano, to which he replied: “You seem like that after 5 years??? what’s your secret? cocaine?”
Radke replied: “Properly in truth the proper image was taken in 108 diploma climate in an Arizona parking zone on stage. The opposite was taken 5 years later in a room you’re actually 3 years youthful than me.”
Fantano then mentioned, “he admitted the hole between the pics is 5 years.”
.@theneedledrop is just like the Perez Hilton of music critics, appears to be like 25 years older than he’s and no one will care about him in 3 years
— RonnieRadke (@RonnieRadke) February 9, 2023
over the previous decade, i objectively seem like i’ve placed on fewer years than Mr. Radke. and that i’ve had fewer journeys via the authorized system as nicely.
i feel i’m profitable. 😘✌️ https://t.co/4BZOFuH7bm pic.twitter.com/BDhIZMZUwC
— anthony “mild 1” fantano (@theneedledrop) February 9, 2023
The humorous factor about the proper pic versus the blonde pic, the blonde pic is 5 years later than the proper pic of me. HAHAHAHAHAHA YOU WRRE BORN LOOKING OLD https://t.co/8xVGZWYMSo
— RonnieRadke (@RonnieRadke) February 9, 2023
Properly in truth the proper image was taken in 108 diploma climate in an Arizona parking zone on stage. The opposite was taken 5 years later in a room you’re actually 3 years youthful than me. https://t.co/g4iCUmyqKg
— RonnieRadke (@RonnieRadke) February 9, 2023
he admitted the hole between the pics is 5 years. https://t.co/zJiy47CBPq pic.twitter.com/XNC1l9vSqv
— anthony “mild 1” fantano (@theneedledrop) February 9, 2023
Radke then continued to poke enjoyable at Fantano, alleging that The Needle Drop’s on-line followers are “paid bots from India.. no less than they higher be hahahahahahaha.” He later added: “Everyone knows what occurs to principally unfavorable critic YouTubers, one other YouTuber will make a video known as ‘what occurred to Anthony Fantano’ in 2 years tops.”
Fantano admitted to his followers that his feud with Radke was “nowhere close to as cool because the Drake feud. I’ll admit it… I’ll do higher subsequent time guys.”
.@theneedledrop additionally, his followers are paid bots from India.. no less than they higher be hahahahahahaha pic.twitter.com/AGdD6RFHXy
— RonnieRadke (@RonnieRadke) February 9, 2023
Everyone knows what occurs to principally unfavorable critic YouTubers, one other YouTuber will make a video known as “what occurred to Anthony fantano” in 2 years tops. https://t.co/73Ri0R1L2m
— RonnieRadke (@RonnieRadke) February 9, 2023
that is nowhere close to as cool because the drake feud.
i’ll admit it…
i’ll do higher subsequent time, guys. 😞
— anthony “mild 1” fantano (@theneedledrop) February 9, 2023
Drake revealed of his personal accord again in September that he had despatched Fantano hateful messages.
He posted screenshots on his Instagram story poking enjoyable on the critic’s ranking system – whereby he’ll give data a rating from 1 to 10 with a prefix of “mild”, “respectable”, “sturdy” or someplace in-between (ie. “a lightweight to respectable 5”) – by writing: “Your existence is a lightweight 1. And the 1 is ‘trigger you’re alive. And ‘trigger you someway wifed a Black lady. I’m feeling a lightweight to respectable 1 in your existence.”
