Astral Rejection is the second album by American experimental band I Set My Friends on Fire. The album's original release date was June 22, 2010 but due to line-up changes and the original recordings being scrapped, it was pushed back by almost a year to June 21, 2011.
The first single to be released from the album was a demo called "Excite Dyke", which was released on June 15, 2010.[1] The second single, "It Comes Naturally" was released on March 21, 2011.[2] On June 24, 2011, the third single, "Life Hertz" was released on PureVolume. On June 13, 2011, a music video for their fourth single called "Astral Rejection"[3] was released on YouTube.[4]
On June 16, 2011, the band began streaming the entire album on their Facebook page.[5] The album was released in stores on June 21, 2011.[6] The song "Fast To The End" by Thursday was included as a bonus track on some release versions of Astral Rejection. The song is given the title "TEST" on the album.
Original versionEdit
The original intended version of Astral Rejection was developed with Nabil Moo on all instruments and was planned to see a release in June 2010, which went rejected by Epitaph Records. In early 2017, early pre-production demos were posted to the bands VK account. These songs include early versions of the songs "Excite Dyke", "Astral Rejection", "Narcissismfof", and "Infinite Suck"; the later half differ tremendously from the final album versions. The demos are noticeably absent of auto-tune, which was abundant on the final mix.
In an interview with DEAD PRESS! whilst touring the UK in 2018,[7] the label's decision to scrap the original version of the record caused tension between the two members and a large amount of stress on Nabil Moo forcing him to leave the band. Matt Mehana was then forced to handle the writing duties solo, later recruiting Chris Lent of From First To Last into the line-up. Mehana would later go on to state that the reason for the original version not seeing a release was due to ISMFOF presenting the record wholly to Epitaph rather than presenting song by song to the label and gradually working into a sound the label would prefer. The original release contains a remarkable absence of electronic elements to Epitaph's dismay.
Eventually the shelved original version of Astral Rejection did see an official release on March 29, 2019, through Epitaph.[8]
TouringEdit
To support the new album, ISMFOF played the fourth annual Artery Foundation Across the Nation Tour with Of Mice and Men. The band has played several new songs, including "Excite Dyke",[9] "Erectangles"[10] and "Narcissismfof".[11] The band played Warped Tour 2011, and opened for A Skylit Drive on their Identity on Fire tour in Europe in September. A Dance Gavin Dance tour was planned for November with ISMFOF as the opening act, but was cancelled.
ReceptionEdit
Astral Rejection met with mixed-to-negative reviews. Critic Phil Freeman of the Alternative Press gave the album 1 star out of 5, stating, "The music is as annoying as ever, mixing the worst qualities of Brokencyde, I See Stars and Agoraphobic Nosebleed into one swirling blend of cheesy rave synths, ultra-affected 'extreme' vocals, talentless guitar mangling, ultra-primitive drum programming and song titles that probably seemed funny at the time (“My Paralyzed Brother Taps His Foot To This Beat,” “Life Hertz,” “Erectangles”). It's hard to decide which is the album's worst quality—Mehana's scratchy-throated “extreme” vocals or his lame, off-key attempts to sing cleanly."[12]
Critic Rob Sleigh of Stereoboard.com was more positive, giving the album a 6 out of 10 rating, stating, "I Set My Friends on Fire may remind of fellow Floridian metalcore band A Day To Remember, although the synth-pop technique that they frequently employ occasionally reeks with the scent of Owl City... The combination of pop music and hardcore was always a bit of a hard sell to begin with, but I Set My Friends on Fire seem to have taken this to the next level."[13]
Despite negative critical reception, Astral Rejection peaked at #9 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.
"My Paralyzed Brother Taps His Foot to This Beat" (Instrumental score)
2:37
14.
"Astral Rejection" (Instrumental score)
4:07
15.
"Life Hertz" (Instrumental score)
3:05
Original Version
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Phantasmagoria"
0:48
2.
"Excite Dyke"
3:10
3.
"Narcissismfof" (Lyrics later reworked into "Life Hertz", "Kief Catcher", and "My Paralyzed Brother Taps His Foot to This Beat")
4:05
4.
"Party at the Moon Tower" (Lyrics later reworked into "It Comes Naturally" and "CACAFUEGO, Nuestra Señora de la Concepción!")
3:33
5.
"Cantaloupe the Antelope" (Lyrics later reworked into "Developer, The Horn" and "My Paralyzed Brother Taps His Foot to This Beat")
4:09
6.
"Astral Rejection"
3:58
7.
"Infinite Suck"
3:38
8.
"Rebornphin"
3:26
9.
"Commit to the Hypothetical"
1:20
10.
"Zenith Anniversary Stab" (Guitar riffs later reworked into "It Comes Naturally" and lyrics later reworked into "It Comes Naturally" and "Narcissismfof")
5:14
PersonnelEdit
Astral Rejection album personnel as listed on Allmusic.[14]
I Set My Friends on FireEdit
Matt Mehana - vocals, lyrics, programming, composer
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Astral Rejection is the second album by American experimental band I Set My Friends on Fire The album s original release date was June 22 2010 but due to line up changes and the original recordings being scrapped it was pushed back by almost a year to June 21 2011 Astral RejectionStudio album by I Set My Friends on FireReleasedJune 21 2011GenrePost hardcore metalcore mathcore experimental electronicore electronicaLength35 01LabelEpitaphProducerTravis RichterI Set My Friends on Fire chronologyYou Can t Spell Slaughter Without Laughter 2008 Astral Rejection 2011 Caterpillar Sex TBC Singles from Astral Rejection Excite Dyke Released June 15 2010 It Comes Naturally Released March 21 2011 Life Hertz Released May 24 2011 Astral Rejection Released June 13 2011 Contents 1 Release 2 Original version 3 Touring 4 Reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 6 1 I Set My Friends on Fire 6 2 Additional musicians 6 3 Production 7 ReferencesRelease EditThe first single to be released from the album was a demo called Excite Dyke which was released on June 15 2010 1 The second single It Comes Naturally was released on March 21 2011 2 On June 24 2011 the third single Life Hertz was released on PureVolume On June 13 2011 a music video for their fourth single called Astral Rejection 3 was released on YouTube 4 On June 16 2011 the band began streaming the entire album on their Facebook page 5 The album was released in stores on June 21 2011 6 The song Fast To The End by Thursday was included as a bonus track on some release versions of Astral Rejection The song is given the title TEST on the album Original version EditThe original intended version of Astral Rejection was developed with Nabil Moo on all instruments and was planned to see a release in June 2010 which went rejected by Epitaph Records In early 2017 early pre production demos were posted to the bands VK account These songs include early versions of the songs Excite Dyke Astral Rejection Narcissismfof and Infinite Suck the later half differ tremendously from the final album versions The demos are noticeably absent of auto tune which was abundant on the final mix In an interview with DEAD PRESS whilst touring the UK in 2018 7 the label s decision to scrap the original version of the record caused tension between the two members and a large amount of stress on Nabil Moo forcing him to leave the band Matt Mehana was then forced to handle the writing duties solo later recruiting Chris Lent of From First To Last into the line up Mehana would later go on to state that the reason for the original version not seeing a release was due to ISMFOF presenting the record wholly to Epitaph rather than presenting song by song to the label and gradually working into a sound the label would prefer The original release contains a remarkable absence of electronic elements to Epitaph s dismay Eventually the shelved original version of Astral Rejection did see an official release on March 29 2019 through Epitaph 8 Touring EditTo support the new album ISMFOF played the fourth annual Artery Foundation Across the Nation Tour with Of Mice and Men The band has played several new songs including Excite Dyke 9 Erectangles 10 and Narcissismfof 11 The band played Warped Tour 2011 and opened for A Skylit Drive on their Identity on Fire tour in Europe in September A Dance Gavin Dance tour was planned for November with ISMFOF as the opening act but was cancelled Reception EditAstral Rejection met with mixed to negative reviews Critic Phil Freeman of the Alternative Press gave the album 1 star out of 5 stating The music is as annoying as ever mixing the worst qualities of Brokencyde I See Stars and Agoraphobic Nosebleed into one swirling blend of cheesy rave synths ultra affected extreme vocals talentless guitar mangling ultra primitive drum programming and song titles that probably seemed funny at the time My Paralyzed Brother Taps His Foot To This Beat Life Hertz Erectangles It s hard to decide which is the album s worst quality Mehana s scratchy throated extreme vocals or his lame off key attempts to sing cleanly 12 Critic Rob Sleigh of Stereoboard com was more positive giving the album a 6 out of 10 rating stating I Set My Friends on Fire may remind of fellow Floridian metalcore band A Day To Remember although the synth pop technique that they frequently employ occasionally reeks with the scent of Owl City The combination of pop music and hardcore was always a bit of a hard sell to begin with but I Set My Friends on Fire seem to have taken this to the next level 13 Despite negative critical reception Astral Rejection peaked at 9 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart Track listing EditNo TitleLength1 It Comes Naturally 3 372 Infinite Suck 3 453 Excite Dyke 3 044 My Paralyzed Brother Taps His Foot to This Beat 2 375 Astral Rejection 4 076 Developer the Horn 3 457 Narcissismfof 2 068 Kief Catcher 3 099 Erectangles 2 1410 Life Hertz 3 0511 CACAFUEGO Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion 3 37Total length 35 01 Pre Order onlyNo TitleLength12 TEST Fast to the End by Thursday 3 22 Deluxe editionNo TitleLength12 Excite Dyke Instrumental score 3 0413 My Paralyzed Brother Taps His Foot to This Beat Instrumental score 2 3714 Astral Rejection Instrumental score 4 0715 Life Hertz Instrumental score 3 05 Original VersionNo TitleLength1 Phantasmagoria 0 482 Excite Dyke 3 103 Narcissismfof Lyrics later reworked into Life Hertz Kief Catcher and My Paralyzed Brother Taps His Foot to This Beat 4 054 Party at the Moon Tower Lyrics later reworked into It Comes Naturally and CACAFUEGO Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion 3 335 Cantaloupe the Antelope Lyrics later reworked into Developer The Horn and My Paralyzed Brother Taps His Foot to This Beat 4 096 Astral Rejection 3 587 Infinite Suck 3 388 Rebornphin 3 269 Commit to the Hypothetical 1 2010 Zenith Anniversary Stab Guitar riffs later reworked into It Comes Naturally and lyrics later reworked into It Comes Naturally and Narcissismfof 5 14Personnel EditAstral Rejection album personnel as listed on Allmusic 14 I Set My Friends on Fire Edit Matt Mehana vocals lyrics programming composer Chris Lent drums programming percussion keyboards synthesizers guitars composer 15 Additional musicians Edit Andrew Tapley Guitars bass composer Nabil Moo Composer Travis Richter Composer Matt Manning Bass OG version Thursday Hidden track labeled TEST Production Edit Travis Richter Producer engineer Lee Dyess Engineer Bryan Gonzalez Assistant Engineer Sonny Kay Artwork layout Blair Dickerson LogoReferences Edit Niet compatibele browser Facebook It Comes Naturally Single by I Set My Friends on Fire Download It Comes Naturally Single on iTunes Epitaph Records I Set My Friends on Fire Premire sic Astral Rejection Video I Set My Friends on Fire Astral Rejection on YouTube Epitaph Records Stream I Set My Friends on Fire s New Album Astral Rejection Epitaph Records I Set My Friends on Fire Astral Rejection Out Now http www deadpress co uk interview i set my friends on fire 20 10 2018 http www deadpress co uk news i set my friends on fire to release shelved version of astral rejection 2011 04 09 I Set My Friends on Fire Excite Dyke Live in Chicago IL on YouTube 2011 04 09 I Set My Friends on Fire Erectangles Live in Chicago IL on YouTube 2011 04 09 I Set My Friends on Fire Narcissismfof Live in Chicago IL on YouTube Alt Press Reviews I Set My Friends on Fire Astral Rejection Album Review Stereoboard UK Astral Rejection I Set My Friends on Fire AllMusic Astral Rejection Collaborators Retrieved from https 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