 Mike E. Clark produced much of Insane Clown Posse 's discography until the group 's sixth and seventh albums , Bizzar and Bizaar . After Clark nearly died from a collapsed lung , he became less active in the music industry , his studio not being used for much of the early decade , and the group worked with Mike Puwal on their eighth and ninth albums , The Wraith : Shangri @-@ La and Hell 's Pit . In 2006 , Clark returned to Psychopathic Records and produced the group 's tenth studio album , The Tempest in 2007 , but did not work with the group directly . Bang ! Pow ! Boom ! was the first album which Clark worked on directly with Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler since Bizaar . Bang ! Pow ! Boom ! was recorded between September 2008 and July 2009 at Clark 's Fun House Studio . Bruce listened to music by the progressive rock band Gong for inspiration . In order to ensure the quality of their vocal recordings , Bruce and Utsler drank tea before every take and didn 't smoke cannabis while recording . Much material was recorded for the album ; some songs left off the initial release appeared on the " Nuclear Edition " reissue , while another song intended for Bang ! Pow ! Boom ! , " If I Ate Your Brains " , was released as part of a single for the 2009 Hallowicked concert . 
