Rising out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, a coastal city known more for its whaling history than punk rock, A Wilhelm Scream has been recording and touring the U.S. and Canada relentlessly for the better part of 4 years, and making music together for even longer. Up until December 2002, this was under the moniker Smackin Isaiah. With a new guitarist and a new perspective, the members of SI decided to fulfill their creative vision and go full steam ahead under a new name, A Wilhelm Scream.

The name change, inspired by an infamous sound effect created in the 50's for the film "Distant Drums," in which a character is dragged underwater by an alligator, was a decision quickly embraced by the band's fan base around the country. Infused with a new energy, the band set forth on a massive songwriting and rehearsing effort. Their tenacity and new demos helped to snag producer and punk rock legend Bill Stevenson (Black Flag, Descendents, All) to record the group's new full length record entitled Mute Print, scheduled for release April 20, 2004 on Nitro Records.

Recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, with Stevenson and Jason Livermore (Good Riddance, Ataris) at the helm, the boys recorded, essentially, the album of their young adult lives. Stevenson agrees, A Wilhelm Scream have these crazy arrangements, but they're these brilliant pop songs too. It's the most amazing thing I've heard.

With the hi-fi production values eclipsing their previous efforts, Mute Print (a film term for the silent print of a movie, ironically) is a record that could be defined as an overload of intricate guitars, drums and vocal harmonizing. The band would define it as loud.

Lyrically its the most angry and sometimes depressing shit Ive ever written, says guitarist and singer Trevor Reilly, so I guess you could say, musically and lyrically its the best stuff weve ever done.

Mute Print features eleven of the most blazing and progressive hardcore punk rock songs that have yet to be heard. Drawing on influences ranging from Iron Maiden to Bad Religion and punk visionaries Propaghandi to Hot Water Music, A Wilhelm Scream's latest work is sure to be one of 2004's most celebrated releases.