The backlash stems from a photo shared by Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood, who posed with Radke during the band's current Australian tour.

Falling in Reverse's Ronnie Radke has been big mad at Exclaim ... adding, "I spent my entire life writing hit fucking songs and mixing. This shit is fucking garbage. Objectively bad.

He says he remains "committed to representing all residents ... in my generation of the hard rock music scene. Through Escape the Fate and now Falling in Reverse — Ronnie Radke!" ...