The Funeral Sciences

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The Funeral Sciences
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Schoolyard Heroes' debut album, The Funeral Sciences
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2003
Length37:02
Label The Control Group
Producer Joe Reineke
Schoolyard Heroes chronology
The Funeral Sciences
(2003)
Fantastic Wounds
(2005)

The Funeral Sciences is the debut album by Schoolyard Heroes. It was released in 2003 on Control Group/TCG. All songs are written by Schoolyard Heroes.

Track listing

  1. "Curse of the Werewolf" – 3:14
  2. "All-You-Can-Eat Cancer" – 3:54
  3. "The Mechanical Man vs. the Robot From the Outer Limits" – 2:09
  4. "Dawn Of The Dead" – 2:45
  5. "Blood-Spattered Sundress" – 2:45
  6. "Attack of the Puppet People" – 2:49
  7. "Bury the Tooth of the Hydra and a Skeleton Army Will Arise" – 3:19
  8. "The Klaw" – 2:21
  9. "Michael Dudakoff: American Ninja" – 3:32
  10. "Contra" – 2:01
  11. "Boyfriend" – 2:43
  12. "Sincerely Yours, Jonathan Harker" – 5:24



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