A Wilhelm Scream

For the sound effect, see Wilhelm scream. For the eponymous record by the band, see A Wilhelm Scream (EP).
A Wilhelm Scream
A Wilhelm Scream in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2022
A Wilhelm Scream in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2022
Background information
Also known asSmackin' Isaiah, Koen, Adam's Crack
OriginNew Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Years active1999–present
Labels
Creator-Destructor Records
  • No Idea
  • Shock
  • Paper + Plastick
  • Nitro
  • Jump Start
  • All About Records
  • Ass-Card
  • Fork in Hand
  • Tank Records
  • Lockjaw Records
MembersNuno Pereira
Trevor Reilly
Ben Murray
Brian J. Robinson
Nicholas Pasquale Angelini
Past membersJohn Carvalho
Jonathan Teves
Curtiss Lopez
Chris Levesque
Mike Supina
Jason Milbank
Websiteawilhelmscream.com

A Wilhelm Scream (abbreviated as AWS) is a melodic hardcore band from New Bedford, Massachusetts, formed in 1999. Their music has been compared to Strung Out, Hot Water Music, Propagandhi,[1] and Strike Anywhere[2] as the band's similar artists. Their name is a reference to the Wilhelm scream, a famous stock sound effect mainly used in films.[3] The band previously went by the names Koen, Adam's Crack, and Smackin' Isaiah, though the last was the only name to be used in any major releases. "The reason for the name changes from Koen to Smackin' Isaiah, then to A Wilhelm Scream was really a matter of them adding new members, and progressing/maturing as a band."[4]

  1. ^ "Comparison to Hot Water Music and Propagandhi" Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine mtv.com
  2. ^ "Comparison to Strike Anywhere" punknews.org
  3. ^ "Origin of band name" Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine fourteeng.net
  4. ^ "News Portal : – ::: Interview ::: A Wilhelm Scream". Bombshellzine.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-05-26.