Touring

To support the new album, ISMFOF played the fourth annual Artery Foundation Across the Nation Tour

Artery Foundation Across the Nation Tour

The Artery Foundation Across the Nation Tour is an annual tour put on by The Artery Foundation. The tour is held in smaller venues on one stage across the US. The fourth annual tour starts in March 2011.- 2008 :...

 with Of Mice and Men. The band has played several new songs, including "Excite Dyke", "Erectangles" and "Narcissismfof". The band played Warped Tour 2011

Warped Tour 2011

Warped Tour 2011 is the 17th annual Summer Warped Tour festival. Vans Shoes is again the tour's primary sponsor. The tour dates were announced on November 22, 2010, with the first official band announcement on December 8...

, and opened for A Skylit Drive

A Skylit Drive

A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore band from Lodi, California. The band released one DVD, one EP and three studio albums: Wires...and the Concept of Breathing on May 20, 2008, Adelphia on June 9, 2009, and most recently Identity On Fire on February 15, 2011. Michael Jagmin has provided...

 on their Identity on Fire

Identity on Fire

Identity on Fire is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive, released on February 15, 2011.-Production and recording:...

 tour in Europe in September. A Dance Gavin Dance tour was planned for November with ISMFOF as the opening act, but was cancelled.

Reception

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

Brokencyde

Brokencyde is an American crunkcore musical group from Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 2006.-History:Brokencyde was founded by singers Se7en and Mikl. The name of the band supposedly originated from the idea that their music was "broken inside" due to personal problems. After the band began...

, I See Stars

I See Stars

I See Stars is a post-hardcore band formed in 2006 from Warren, Michigan. They have released two full length albums. Their debut album, 3-D, featured a guest appearance from Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The album peaked at #176 on the Billboard 200...

 and Agoraphobic Nosebleed

Agoraphobic Nosebleed

Agoraphobic Nosebleed is a grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often during the years, leaving the only permanent member Scott Hull , also a guitarist in Pig Destroyer...

 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."

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

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida. Founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denny and drummer Bobby Scruggs, the band has released four studio albums, nine singles and eight music videos...

, although the synth-pop technique that they frequently employ occasionally reeks with the scent of Owl City

Owl City

Owl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement...

... 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."

Despite negative critical reception, Astral Rejection peaked at #9 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.

Personnel

• Astral Rejection 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 - vocals, lyrics, programming, composer
• Chris Lent
  Chris Lent
  Chris Lent is an American drummer and keyboardist, who was formerly a member of the post-hardcore band From First to Last, and of the experimental band I Set My Friends On Fire.- By Far the Least/Dead Reckless :...
  
   - drums, programming, percussion, keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, composer

Additional musicians

• Andrew Tapley - Guitars, bass, composer
• Nabil Moo - Composer
• 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...
  
   - Composer
• Thursday
  Thursday
  Thursday is the fourth day of the week according to the ISO 8601 international standard adopted in most western countries. In countries that use the Sunday-first convention and in the Judeo-Christian calendar it is the fifth day of the week. It falls between Wednesday and Friday...
  
   - Hidden track labeled "TEST"

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...
  
  - Producer, engineer
• Lee Dyess - Engineer
• Bryan Gonzalez - Assistant Engineer
• Sonny Kay - Artwork, layout
• Blair Dickerson - Logo