Reception

The album received a 0.5 rating out of five from Slant reviewer Nate Adams, who said "[It's] high in the running for worst album of the year[…]The music aims for brutality and melody, but misses the mark entirely on both counts." Alternative Press

Alternative Press (music magazine)

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reviewer Phil Freeman also gave the album a half star out of five, remarking that the album "truly fails because it has exactly zero memorable moments".

In a mixed review, John Lucas of the Georgia Straight said that the album "seems designed to test the listener’s tolerance", but that "those willing to embrace a noisy, ambitious, self-indulgent, and downright weird record will find a lot to love". Logan Broger of ChartAttack gave it three stars out of five, saying, "When the grind-electro-hardcore-pop duo aren't being obnoxious or comedic, there are some tunes that are actually good." Also giving it a three out of five, Sputnikmusic

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 reviewer Brent Stephenson said, "The album is really just meant to be as obscenely ridiculous as it possibly can, and in that regard it is quite successful. "

Personnel

• You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter album personnel as listed on Allmusic.

I Set My Friends On Fire

I Set My Friends On Fire

I Set My Friends on Fire is an American Experimental 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...

• Matt Mehana — lead vocals, lyrics
• Nabil Moo — programming, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion, composer, arrangements, vocals

Additional musicians

• DeAndre Way — lyrics, composer

Production

• Travis Richter
  Travis Richter
  Travis Brandon Richter is an American musician, music producer, dubstep producer and vocalist. He is known for being the original screamer and guitarist of From First to Last, and the current guitarist and lead vocalist of The Color of Violence and the former lead vocalist for The Human Abstract...
  
   — production
• Nabil Moo — production
• Jeff Abarta — production, management
• Lee Dyess — engineering, mixing
• Ted Jensen
  Ted Jensen
  Ted Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
  
   — mastering
• Kamal Moo — management
• Sally Koening — legal
• Brett Gurewitz
  Brett Gurewitz
  Brett W. Gurewitz , nicknamed Mr. Brett, is the guitarist and a songwriter of Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and sister-labels ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Fat Possum Records, and Hellcat Records...
  
   — artist and repertoire
• Nick Pritchard — artwork, design