It's a Shame a Family Can Be Torn Apart by Something as Simple as a Pack of Wild Dogs is the debut album by the band Ed Gein

Ed Gein (band)

Ed Gein is a political grindcore band from Syracuse, NY, named after American killer, Ed Gein.Each of the members perform vocals equally; there is no lead vocalist...

. It was released on July 2, 2003 on Hex Records. It was also released on a limited edition vinyl with the original demo on Shock Value Records. Hand packaged and CD-R burned CDs were sold at Hellfest 2003 because the band had trouble getting the production CDs in time for the release date. Production CDs were later mailed to those who bought the hand packaged CD at Hellfest for free.
Tracks 1, 3, 4, and 6 on this album contain audio snippets from the movie Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko is a 2001 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Noah Wyle, Jena Malone, and Mary McDonnell...

. The album name is taken from a joke written by American humorist Jack Handey

Jack Handey

Jack Handey is an American humorist. He is best known for his Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey, a large body of surrealistic one-liner jokes, as well as his "Fuzzy Memories" and "My Big Thick Novel" shorts. Although many people assume otherwise, Handey is a real person, not a pen name or ...

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Track listing

1. "You Suck at Life, and I'm Not Talking About the Board Game" - 2:38
2. "The Marlboro Man
   Marlboro Man
   The Marlboro Man is a figure used in tobacco advertising campaign for Marlboro cigarettes. In the United States, where the campaign originated, it was used from 1954 to 1999. The Marlboro Man was first conceived by Leo Burnett in 1954. The image involves a rugged cowboy or cowboys, in nature with...
   
    is a Douche Bag" - 1:50
3. "A Way to Kill Old People" - 1:53
4. "Nice Shoes... Wanna Fuck?" - 2:37
5. "I Wish You the Best..." - 1:47
6. "...And by the Best I Mean the Worst" - 0:58
7. "Beating a Dead Horse" - 2:39
8. "What is This Monstrosity?" - 11:49

• A cover of the Nirvana
  Nirvana (band)
  Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
  
   song "Very Ape" can be heard starting at 10:10 in What is This Monstrosity?