I’ve known of this band for 20 years or more and their pre-cursor Smackin Isaiah just from seeing them on flyers and opening or closing shows that I was at but I don’t think I ever caught them. Now listening to this takes me back to 1999 and they sound exactly how I pictured they sound. That’s not a bad thing, this is very inline with Propagandhi, Big Wig, etc. It’s that last round of 90’s punk before millenials killed it, that mix of metal and speed along with pop punk. 18 year old me would buy the 7inch and be very into this. For those of you looking for that nostalgia or if you are an angry teen this is going to be right up your alley. The songs seem silly in this day and age to me but I get it, someones gotta carry the torch of the hardcore and punk scene. I’d like to imagine somewhere in Massachusetts there’s gonna be hall shows with a line out the door waiting to see this band for the rest of eternity. Maybe that’s a sign that when a band sticks it out for this long we get spoiled in knowing they will always be there when nostalgia hits.
“This is our most unapologetically earnest album to date,” said Reilly. “It's our fifth full-length record and it feels like our first in that we feel we have so much more to say and energy to put out into the world.”
A Wilhelm Scream will be making the following North American appearances in 2022. Dates below.
MARCH
16 — Buffalo, NY — Mohawk Place
17 — London, ON — Rum Runners
18 — Toronto, ON — Phoenix Concert Theatre
19 — Ottawa, ON — Brass Monkey
20 — Kingston, ON — The Mansion
MAY
11 — Quebec City, QC — L’Anti
12 — Quebec City, QC — L’Anti
13 — Montreal, QC — Les Foufounes Electriques
14 — Trois-Rivieres, QC — L’Entite
JUNE
02 — Cleveland, OH — Grog Shop
03 — Detroit, MI — The Sanctuary
04 — Chicago, IL — Cobra Lounge
05 — Minneapolis, MN — 7th St. Entry
07 — Winnipeg, MB — Park Theatre
09 — Edmonton, AB — The Buckingham
10 — Calgary, AB — Dicken’s
11 — Vancouver, BC — Wise Hall
12 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
13 — Tacoma, WA — Airport Tavern
14 — Portland, OR — Star Theatre
16 — San Francisco, CA — Bottom of the Hill
17 — Los Angeles, CA — Roxy
18 — Santa Ana, CA — Constellation Room
19 — San Diego, CA — Casbah
21 — Phoenix, AZ — The Rebel Lounge
23 — Denver, CO — Bluebird
25 — Dallas, TX — Club Dada
26 — Austin, TX — Mohawk
28 — New Orleans, LA — Santos
30 — Tampa, FL — Crowbar
JULY
01 — West Palm Beach, FL — Respectable Street
02 — Jacksonville, FL — 1904 Music Hall
03 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade
SEPTEMBER
21 — Brooklyn, NY — Saint Vitus
30 — Philadelphia, PA — Kung Fu Necktie
- Sam Lowry