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Matt Mehana with Joe Nelson, at Vans Warped Tour 2011
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Origin | Miami, Florida, United States |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Warner Music Group, Tragic Hero, Epitaph, |
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I Set My Friends on Fire (ISMFOF) is a post-hardcore group 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. The band's second album, Astral Rejection, was released on June 21, 2011. In 2016, the band signed with Tragic Hero. Their third album, Caterpillar Sex, is scheduled to be released independently in summer 2017. Their fourth album is also scheduled to release sometime in 2017 with Tragic Hero.
Matt Mehana and Nabil Moo previously performed in a local act named We Are The Cavalry. After the act disbanded, Mehana and Moo began making 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. The group, however, explained that the name was purely original, and announced their hatred of Aiden. 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 MySpace had assumed that the duo were using software to increase the number of plays. 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, who released their debut album You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter on October 7, 2008. The band received negative to mixed reception from various critics. You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter reached No. 29 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. The song "Things That Rhyme with Orange" was the second single from the album and their third single overall.