The World/Inferno Friendship Society

The World/Inferno Friendship Society
The lead singer of the band, Jack Terricloth
Background information
Also known as	World Inferno, Inferno
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock dark cabaret swing punk
Years active	1994–2021
Labels	Alternative Tentacles Chunksaah Records Go-kart Records Europe Gern Blandsten Records The Company With The Golden Arm
Members	Brendan Furey Felipe Torres Scott Hollingsworth Aaron Hammes Rafael Calderon Jeffrey Young Gina Marie Rodriguez Matt Dallow
Past members	Jack Terricloth
Website	http://www.worldinferno.com/

The World/Inferno Friendship Society (also referred to as World Inferno, or Inferno) was an American band from Brooklyn, New York. Its style merged punk, soul, klezmer and jazz, while its collective membership featured horns, piano and guitar and had a membership of about 40 players, of whom only about seven to ten active members usually performed at a time. The group was led by singer Jack Terricloth, who was the only constant during the group's history. Terricloth was known for his pointed commentary during shows; his monologues touched on politics and his transformation from the "old school."

Its lyrics often concerned 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.

Terricloth died in May 2021.^[1]