Falling In Reverse released their “Popular Monster” video three years ago. The popular tune and clip has garnered more than 131 million views via YouTube.
The video, which sees Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke turn into a werewolf, also apparently caught the attention of Motionless In White, and Radke called out the group for seemingly ripping off “Popular Monster” with their own video for “Werewolf.”
Radke first shared a post on X featuring a Motionless In White concert poster. The poster shows a graveyard with a clawed werewolf in the artwork. Radke captioned his re-post “I’m a popular Biter.”
Radke would elaborate after seeing replies to his post. One user commented: “Yes because nobody else can make a metal song about werewolves now that FIR did one. Ronnie, I like your stuff but please.”
Radke responded: “Bro it’s the timing, of course people have done this, popular monster I turn into a werewolf, they went to the video director I use Because of my video.”
“I know this is a fact because I was told by people that worked on it. they asked to be turned into a werewolf, video director said, ‘I already did that with ronnie,’ they said they still want to proceed. it’s not about it being doing 30 years ago. It’s about the circumstance, the movie style tour admats it’s everything. I’m not the first to do anything but my ideas come from a real place I’m not hating man it’s just disheartening. I understand coincidences may happen but this ain’t that case. It’s a RIP.”
Radke continued: “Y’all will never understand, a lot of bands feel like this but don’t say it, I just speak up on it. I can ASSURE you. imma bit tactless in my approach and at end of day who cares. but LOL ITS. F*cking rip off hahahaha.”
The poster again countered: “Bruh imagine being so obsessed. You didn’t do anything ground breaking. How dare they wanna turn into a werewolf for a song called werewolf. What a f*cking loser.”
Radke replied: “Going to same video director after seeing me turn into a werewolf HAHAHAHAGAHHAHAHAHA.” After another poster said, “Okay? They liked how he did your SFX and makeup … so what?,” Radke added, “AND THAT I TURNED INTO A WEREWOLF, that’s the point he should’ve transformed into a the creature of the black lagoon.”
Radke explained that he gives credit to his influences in his music, and he hopes more artists will do the same going forward.
“You know what I think it is? I think it’s the fact that people don’t acknowledge the inspiration, like they see something doing good and try to do it, but pretend like they got it from somewhere else because they don’t want to come off like they’re jacking a current thing. for me I mention my inspirations In My music like it’s so obvious I grew up listening to Eminem and loved horror movies and Batman etc. you can hear my Eminem Inspiration in my rapping. And I literally say it in my songs. let’s make 2024 the year we give credit to each other. And stop lying. Bring me the horizon is inspiring. Bad omens is inspiring. Parkway drive is inspiring. architects is inspiring and so on.”
Radke also credited Bring Me The Horizon and their singer Oli Sykes for using Falling In Reverse as inspiration but not directly copying what they did.
“oli Sykes went to the video director I use because he was inspired my mine, and guess what he told him ‘I like what you did but I don’t want to copy’ he went out of his way to make a video that was his own, I gained so much respect for oli after I was told this, this is what I mean. Instead of just ripping he went out of his way to do his own thing. I RESPECT THAT SH*T, same with ice nine kills they do there OWN THING. this is what I mean.”
