Suicide Invoice

Suicide Invoice
Studio album by Hot Snakes
Released	June 11, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	33:01
Label	Swami
Producer	John Reis
Hot Snakes chronology
Automatic Midnight (2000) Suicide Invoice (2002) Audit in Progress (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	8.8/10[2]

Suicide Invoice 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.

Track listing

1. "I Hate the Kids"
2. "Gar Forgets His Insulin"
3. "XOX"
4. "Who Died"
5. "Suicide Invoice"
6. "Paid in Cigarettes"
7. "LAX"
8. "Bye Nancy Boy"
9. "Paperwork"
10. "Why Does it Hurt"
11. "Unlisted"
12. "Ben Gurion"

Personnel

• 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

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r589693
2. http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18558-suicide-invoice