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the lead singer of the band , jack terricloth jack schlappich scott hollingsworth aaron hammes matthew landis terricloth sandra malak francis morin mora precarious rebecca http://www.worldinferno.com/ 1996 -- present alternative records the company with the golden arm tentacles chunksaah records go-kart records europe gern blandsten the world/inferno friendship society
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the world/inferno friendship society

the world/inferno friendship society -lrb- also referred to as `` world inferno '' , `` the wifs '' or `` inferno '' -rrb- is a band from brooklyn , new york .
its style merges punk , soul , klezmer and jazz , while its collective membership features horns , piano and guitar and has a membership of about 40 players , only about seven to ten active members usually perform at a time .
the group is led by singer jack terricloth who has been the only constant during the group 's history .
terricloth is known for his pointed commentary during shows ; his monologues have touched on politics and his transformation from the `` old school '' .
its lyrics often concern historical or biographical subjects , such as weimar-era germany , peter lorre , jeffrey lee pierce of the gun club , paul robeson , leni riefenstahl , dante alighieri , philip k. dick , and jonathan fire * eater .
