Album Notes:

is the second album by the San Diego, California rock band Hot Snakes, released in 2002 by Swami Records. It was recorded in a similar manner to the band’s previous album Automatic Midnight, with guitarist John Reis taking time off from his main band Rocket from the Crypt. As a visual artist and illustrator singer/guitarist Rick Froberg provided the album’s artwork, while Reis released the album through his Swami Records label.

 

In comparison to the band’s previous album Automatic Midnight, Suicide Invoice is slightly slower paced and more experimental, incorporating organs and melodicas which the band had not used before. It is also less aggressive and primal than their subsequent album Audit in Progress.

 

As with Automatic Midnight, touring in support of Suicide Invoice was limited due to the band members residing on opposite sides of the country, though they were able to tour the United States. The following year drummer Jason Kourkounis departed the band and Reis resumed full-time work with Rocket from the Crypt. The band would reunite in 2004 for another album and more extensive touring, replacing Kourkounis with Rocket from the Crypt drummer Mario Rubalcaba.

 

Hot Snakes were an American post-hardcore band led by Rick Froberg and John Reis, formed in 1999 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005. Reis and Froberg had previously performed together in Pitchfork and Drive Like Jehu, after which Reis had found international success with Rocket from the Crypt.

 

Although they share sonic similarities with bands its members had previously been involved with, Hot Snakes’ sound is much more primal than that of Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu or even Rocket from the Crypt. Reis and Froberg were also heavily influenced by bands such as The Wipers, Suicide, and Michael Yonkers Band, and these influences gave Hot Snakes a distinctive sound that has been described by one critic as “hardcore garage punk”. The band’s recordings and merchandise were conducted in a ‘Do it Yourself’ manner, with Froberg providing all of the artwork and Reis releasing the material via his record label Swami Records, through which they are still available.

 

Performers:

Rick Froberg ~ guitar, lead vocals

John Reis ~ guitar, melodica, backing vocals

Gar Wood ~ bass guitar, Magi 44 organ

Jason Kourkounis (credited as Jsinclair) ~ drum kit

Frankie Stains ~ organ on finale of “Paid in Cigarettes”

 

Album information:

Record label: Swami Records

Recorded 2002 at Drag Racist studios by John Reis, Gar Wood and Ben Moore

Mixed at Big Fish Recorders in San Diego by John Reis, Gar Wood and Ben Moore

Artwork by Rick Froberg

 

Track List:

Side 1

1.         I Hate the Kids

2.         Gar Forgets His Insulin

3.         XOX

4.         Who Died

5.         Suicide Invoice

6.         Paid in Cigarettes

Side 2

7.         LAX

8.         Bye Nancy Boy

9.         Paperwork

10.    Why Does it Hurt?

11.    Unlisted

12.    Ben Gurion

 

The Suicide Invoice LP by Hot Snakes is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and   vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

 

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