I Set My Friends on Fire (often abbreviated as ISMFOF) is an
experimental rock band from Miami, Florida. The band was formed in
2007 by Matt Mehana and former member Nabil Moo. The group signed with
Epitaph Records before releasing their debut album, You Can't Spell
Slaughter Without Laughter, in 2008. Their second album, Astral
Rejection, was originally supposed to be released on June 22, 2010,
but the original recording was shelved by Epitaph, causing Nabil to
leave and Matt and Chris having to re-write and re-record the record.
It was then released on June 21, 2011. Shortly after, Chris Lent also
left the band. Their third album, Caterpillar Sex, was announced in
2013 with a still TBA release date, though a number of demos and
singles have been released. The band has also announced an untitled
fourth album in 2016 with no release date confirmed. The group is
known for their experimental style which fuses many electronic and
aggressive rock genres together.Matt Mehana and Nabil Moo performed
previously in a local band named We Are The Cavalry. After the band
disbanded, Mehana and Moo began creating songs under the name I Set My
Friends on Fire. Some assumed that the new name was derived from the
Aiden song of the same title. However, the group explained they were
unaware of this at the time. Mehana has expressed his dismay over fans
assuming that they used an Aiden song for their name, stating that
Aiden "sucks". They garnered a large audience due in part to MySpace,
where their first single, a rendition of Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's "Crank
That (Soulja Boy)" (originally entitled "Crank That Cavalry Boy")
received more than one million plays. The duo's MySpace page was
removed three times because the MySpace staff believed that the duo
were using software to increase the song's play count. The band
released a self-titled EP before releasing their first album. The EP
features the songs "Crank That", "ASL", and "Beauty Is in the Eye of
the Beerholder".The duo then signed to Epitaph Records, which released
their debut album You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter on
October 7, 2008. The album garnered a negative to mixed reception from
various critics. You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter reached
number 29 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. The song "Things
That Rhyme with Orange" was the second single from the album and their
third career single.
experimental rock band from Miami, Florida. The band was formed in
2007 by Matt Mehana and former member Nabil Moo. The group signed with
Epitaph Records before releasing their debut album, You Can't Spell
Slaughter Without Laughter, in 2008. Their second album, Astral
Rejection, was originally supposed to be released on June 22, 2010,
but the original recording was shelved by Epitaph, causing Nabil to
leave and Matt and Chris having to re-write and re-record the record.
It was then released on June 21, 2011. Shortly after, Chris Lent also
left the band. Their third album, Caterpillar Sex, was announced in
2013 with a still TBA release date, though a number of demos and
singles have been released. The band has also announced an untitled
fourth album in 2016 with no release date confirmed. The group is
known for their experimental style which fuses many electronic and
aggressive rock genres together.Matt Mehana and Nabil Moo performed
previously in a local band named We Are The Cavalry. After the band
disbanded, Mehana and Moo began creating songs under the name I Set My
Friends on Fire. Some assumed that the new name was derived from the
Aiden song of the same title. However, the group explained they were
unaware of this at the time. Mehana has expressed his dismay over fans
assuming that they used an Aiden song for their name, stating that
Aiden "sucks". They garnered a large audience due in part to MySpace,
where their first single, a rendition of Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's "Crank
That (Soulja Boy)" (originally entitled "Crank That Cavalry Boy")
received more than one million plays. The duo's MySpace page was
removed three times because the MySpace staff believed that the duo
were using software to increase the song's play count. The band
released a self-titled EP before releasing their first album. The EP
features the songs "Crank That", "ASL", and "Beauty Is in the Eye of
the Beerholder".The duo then signed to Epitaph Records, which released
their debut album You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter on
October 7, 2008. The album garnered a negative to mixed reception from
various critics. You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter reached
number 29 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. The song "Things
That Rhyme with Orange" was the second single from the album and their
third career single.
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