History A Wilhelm Scream

1 history

1.1 pre-formation , years (1993–2000)
1.2 tank records era (2000–2001)
1.3 final name change , nitro records years (2002–2009)
1.4 label changes, self-titled ep , partycrasher (2009-present)

history
pre-formation , years (1993–2000)

in 1993, drummer trevor reilly, guitarist john carvalho , bassist jonathan teves formed band adam s crack , recorded nirvana-inspired demo cassette. in 1994 reilly , carvalho started side band nuno pereira on vocals, , others. side band played 1 show before disbanding. members 2 bands merge one, taking name koen. line-up of koen consisted of pereira (vocals), reilly (drums), teves (bass), carvalho (guitar) , friend mat demelo (guitar , trumpet). under name koen, band released 1 cassette titled big fall... , time sound evolving more skate punk , ska. in 1997, band changed name again, time smackin isaiah, , released cassette titled give girls more beer... . mat demelo left band shortly after. during time, reilly switch between drumming , guitar duties, unknown drummer playing in band brief amount of time. nicholas angelini tapped play drums on permanent basis. in 1998, smackin isaiah released demo cassette, titled gets eaten alive .

tank records era (2000–2001)

the band s first cd release on tank records, record label created carvalho , teves. cd split release bands moronique , merrick, entitled 6:6:6 after number of tracks each band contributed. after, band released debut album, way girl s heart through boyfriend s stomach. band considers first real release, songs had been written after angelini joined band. in retrospect, consider cheerful record. reissued following year on records, band stayed tank records release second album, benefits of thinking out loud. during album s recording, band members had strained relationship argued on production. 6 outtakes album s recording sessions compiled onto ep entitled champagne of bands... know sexy released fork in hand records. following release, carvalho left band. christopher levesque replaced him.

final name change , nitro records years (2002–2009)

with band taking more serious approach on benefits, decided once more change name, settling on wilhelm scream. signing new label jump start records, re-released benefits of thinking out loud under new name. after touring united states , canada few times, began recording next album, mute print, jump start. recording of album, band decided put shit can possibly fit song , pull off live songs, attribute faster, more aggressive , more technical sound. album produced bill stevenson , jason livermore, whom band looked to. although album finished while band signed jump start, rights album bought nitro records, released in 2004.

only year after mute print, band released second record on nitro, again produced stevenson , livermore. record, entitled ruiner, released on august 16, 2005. following stress touring, founding member jonathan teves left band, , replaced bassist curtiss lopez. embarked on first european tour lagwagon, , toured less jake. midway through latter tour, lopez abruptly quit band. left wilhelm scream without permanent bassist until brian j. robinson joined in april. band continued tour throughout 2006. released 7-inch ep titled diver on jump start records. because title track recorded during mute print sessions, left off album, , not purchased nitro records.

in 2007, band returned studio stevenson , livermore record third album nitro records. record, according band, very fast , few songs dropped not being fast enough. record, career suicide, released on october 9, 2007. however, 2 weeks before street date, long-time guitarist chris levesque announced leaving band, elaborating following statement:

have maintained duration of time in smackin isaiah/a wilhelm scream when stopped being fun, give up. bottom line here don t enjoy day-in, day-out grind of being on tour anymore.... there no personal or creative differences between of us. none of bullshit. still love band , stands for. 6 years ve spent in si/aws have been best of life. ve accomplished more ever expected, , take me more amazing memories people experience in lifetime.

the band began tour in support of career suicide several rotating guitarists, before mike supina, formerly of detroit-based band alucard, announced levesque s permanent replacement. tour brought band on eighteen different countries, finishing in september 2008. following conclusion, guitarist trevor reilly announced in blog band take break rest of year, implied write new songs soon. in post celebrate new year, band released b-side hate ___ club , left off album @ producers request. band demoing new songs.

label changes, self-titled ep , partycrasher (2009-present)

in june 2009, band signed paper + plastick while working on new album. first release label 5-song self-titled ep, mixed matt bayles, released on november 20, 2009.

in july 2010, band returned studio write , record next studio album. release date expected sometime in 2010. took break recording in september, however, support comeback kid in canadian tour upcoming fourth studio album. returned studio when performing dates complete. band recorded album themselves, in own studio mixing once again being done crew @ blasting room. while touring south america in november 2012 announced next album released in spring 2013.

on november 5, 2013 band released partycrasher via no idea records. produced , engineered trevor j. reilly , mike supina @ black & blue studio in new bedford, ma

in interview on august 18, 2015, band confirmed have started writing on follow partycrasher .