You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter is available now - Click here to download it on iTunes.I Set My Friends on Fire is a two-man experimental punk and metal band that melds genres in ways that nobody would ever call seemless. I'm not saying that's bad at all. Actually it's quite entertaining.... but it's abrupt also.
If you ever asked yourself, what happens when a couple of punks with a sense of humor get together and start writing music that at once showcases and makes fun of every genre of music that is popular today - including Pop, Hip-Hop, Rock, Metal, Hardcore, Death metal, Grind-Core, Hardcore, Punk, and every other genre you can add a "Core" to the end of. The end result is You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter.
What is impressive about this album is that there are actually some good songs and melodies.... but there are also sections where there are death metal screams over pop-hip-hop beats. It's odd, but it's odd on purpose.
The band became famous by doing a hardcore/emo-core/grind-core cover of the party hit of the summer, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" which they dubbed "Crank That Cavalry Boy." The cover sounds something like the Beastie Boys with a case of terrible food poisoning - but it's quite entertaining and the fans responded very well. The subsequent hit, HxC 2-Step is pretty awesome. I have never heard anyone explain exactly how to hardcore dance before - California punks could use an education from this song.
As you can probably tell from the description above, this record is not for everyone at all. I recommend you stop by iTunes and download a song or two for 99 cents. If it strikes your fancy, test out another song. Eventually, you may find yourself with the whole record.
Or you may vomit after the first listen. I don't really think the band would mind that reaction either.
