Miami, FL · alternative · electronicore · screamo

I Set My Friends On Fire

2 upcoming festivals

Crunk-screamo maximalism — the most 2008 band that has ever existed, affectionately, MySpace chaos preserved in amber and played loud.

I Set My Friends On Fire formed in Miami in 2007 around Matt Mehana and Nabil Moo, and built an early following on MySpace with a cover of Mike Jones' "Back Then" that circulated widely before the band had released an album. The group signed to Epitaph and issued its debut, You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter, in 2008.

The sound welds screamed and cleanly sung vocals to breakdowns, drum-machine programming, synth patches and vocal effects, drawing on Southern rap and crunk cadences as often as on post-hardcore. After Moo's departure the project continued largely under Mehana, moving further toward electronic production while keeping the same abrupt shifts in tempo and texture.

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