A Wilhelm Scream is a punk rock/melodic hardcore band from New Bedford, Massachusetts . Many people have referenced Strung Out, Hot Water Music, Propagandhi , and Strike Anywhere as the band's similar artists. Their name is a reference to the Wilhelm scream, a famous stock sound effect which mainly is used in films . The band previously went by the names Smackin' Isaiah and Koen. The reason for the name changes is unknown.
Recently A Wilhelm Scream were in the studio at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado with legendary punk producer Bill Stevenson, and finished recording the new album. According to the band's official website the album will be "very very fast" and a few songs were dropped because they weren't fast enough. The first released song off the new album, titled Career Suicide , was a demo of the song "5 to 9" with an accompanying video.
Long-time guitarist Chris Levesque announced on September 28, 2007 that he was leaving the band. Though it was less than 2 weeks before the release of Career Suicide, he stated the following:
"I have maintained for the duration of my time in Smackin' Isaiah/A Wilhelm Scream that when it stopped being fun, I would give it up. The bottom line here is that I just don't enjoy the day-in, day-out grind of being on tour anymore.... There are no personal or creative differences between any of us. None of that bullshit. I still love this band and everything it stands for. The six years that I've spent in SI/AWS have been the best of my life. We've accomplished more than I ever expected, and I take with me with more amazing memories than most people experience in a lifetime.
He also stated that he would play the CD release show for Career Suicide as well as 2 other already scheduled shows. At that point, the band will begin their search for a new guitarist.
