A WILHELM SCREAM

How does one gauge the success of a band pushing the envelope of a genre that receives little to no credit by the mainstream media? In the case of A Wilhelm Scream, the answer is “Who cares?” – As band playing punk rock for over a decade, original members Trevor Reilly, Nuno Pereira and Nick Angelini haven’t focused on success, image or whatever bandwagon a group can jump on to get their music into the ears of listeners: It’s the ideal of music from an honest place, playing to the kids who want to hear more than a simple love song, or want an opinion rammed down their throats. In lieu of their cause, they earned the invitation to support bands such as Rise Against, Pennywise, Anti-Flag, Less Than Jake, and Strung Out throughout US/Canada, Europe and Australia.

Within this ongoing endeavor, AWS has recruited the talents of Brian Robinson (bass) and Mike Supina (guitar); Two Great-Lakers who have strived to help develop the band into the most musically-diverse lineup they’ve had to date, touring every state/province in North America and headlining in venues overseas that span from Russia to Tasmania in support of their 2007 release “Career Suicide” (Nitro Records).

As 2009 continues, A Wilhelm Scream has returned to their home-base of New Bedford, Massachusetts, developing a follow-up EP and full-length that promises to cater to the kids who are fed up with “everything else”.