Early years (1992 - 2000)
In 1993, drummer Trevor Reilly, guitarist John Carvalho and bassist Jonathan Teves formed the band Adam's Crack and recorded a Nirvana-inspired demo cassette. In 1994 Reilly and Carvalho started a side band with Nuno Pereira on vocals, and others. The side band played one show before disbanding. Members from the two bands would merge into one, taking the name Koen. The lineup of Koen consisted of Pereira (vocals), Reilly (drums), Teves (bass), Carvalho (rhythm guitar) and friend Mat Demelo (lead guitar and trumpet). Under the name Koen, the band released one cassette titled "The Big Fall...", this time with their sound evolving more into skate punk and ska. In 1997, the band changed its name again, this time to Smackin' Isaiah, and released a cassette titled "Give Girls More Beer...". Mat Demelo left the band shortly after. During this time, Reilly would switch between drumming and guitar duties, with an unknown drummer playing in the band for a brief amount of time. Nicholas Angelini was eventually tapped to play drums on a permanent basis. In 1998, the band released another demo cassette, titled "Gets Eaten Alive".
Tank Records era (2000 - 2001)
The band's first CD release was on Tank Records, a record label created by Carvalho and Teves. The CD was a split release with the bands Moronique and Merrick, entitled "6:6:6" after the number of tracks each band contributed. Soon after, the band released its debut album, "The Way to a Girl's Heart Is Through Her Boyfriend's Stomach". The band considers this their first "real" release, as all the songs had been written after Angelini joined the band. In retrospect, they consider it their most cheerful record. It was reissued the following year on All About Records, but the band stayed with Tank Records to release its second album, "Benefits Of Thinking Out Loud. During the album's recording, the band members had a strained relationship as they argued over its production. Six outtakes from the album's recording sessions were compiled onto an EP entitled "The Champagne of Bands... We Know Sexy" released by Fork in Hand Records. Following its release, Carvalho left the band. Christopher Levesque quickly replaced him.
Final name change and move to Nitro (2002 - present)
With the band moving to a more serious style with Benefits, they decided to once more change their name, finally settling on A Wilhelm Scream. Signing with new label Jump Start Records, they re-released "Benefits of Thinking Out Loud" under their new name. After touring the United States and Canada a few times, they then began recording their next album, "Mute Print", with Jump Start Records. For the recording of the album, the band decided to put "as much shit as you can possibly fit into a song and pull off live" into the songs, to which they attribute their faster, more aggressive and more technical sound. The album was produced by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore, whom the band looked up to. Although the album was finished while the band was signed to Jump Start Records, the rights to the album were then bought by Nitro Records, who released it in 2004.
Only a year after "Mute Print", the band released a second record on Nitro Records, again produced by Stevenson and Livermore. The record, entitled "Ruiner", was released on August 16, 2005. Following stress from touring, founding member Jonathan Teves left the band, and was replaced by bassist Curtiss Lopez. They then embarked on their first European tour with Lagwagon, and also toured with Less than Jake. Midway through the latter tour, Lopez abruptly quit the band. This left A Wilhelm Scream without a permanent bassist until Brian J. Robinson joined in April. The band continued to tour throughout 2006. They also released an 7-inch Extended play titled "Diver" on Jump Start Records. This was because the title track was recorded during the "Mute Print" sessions, but left off the album, and thus was not purchased by Nitro Records.
In 2007, the band returned to the studio with Stevenson and Livermore to record their third album with Nitro Records. The record, according to the band, was "very, very fast" and a few songs were dropped for not being fast enough. The record, "Career Suicide", was released on October 9, 2007. However, only two weeks before its street date, long-time guitarist Chris Levesque announced that he was leaving the band, elaborating with the following statement:
"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."
The band began their tour in support of "Career Suicide" with several rotating guitarists, before Mike Supina, formerly of the Detroit-based band Alucard, was announced as Levesque's permanent replacement. The tour brought the band to over eighteen different countries, finishing in September 2008. Following its conclusion, guitarist Trevor Reilly announced in his blog that the band would take a break for the rest of the year, but implied that they would write new songs soon.
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God Loves A Liar
A Wilhelm Scream Lyrics
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Don't forget to waste your love inside me to crawl out.
I know it's here inside.
Why am I so afraid?
God loves a liar.
It's turning on me now.
If only you could see her now.
Don't mistake someone's daughter's crying for fuck sounds.
For rainy days you're mine.
Why are we so afraid?
God loves a liar.
Today is the day that I laugh for the fun ot it.
Today is the day that it tears me apart.
Today is the day I defile your saccharine way,
Or at least take aim.
Today is the day that I drown for the fun of it.
Today is the day that I laugh in the dark.
Today is the day that I see myself for what I really am...
Dead to the world.
Liar.
The lyrics to A Wilhelm Scream's song "God Loves A Liar" have a slightly haunting and cryptic quality to them, with strong imagery and a sense of foreboding. The first verse begins with the lines "Don't forget to waste your blood and mix it with your tears now. Don't forget to waste your love inside me to crawl out. I know it's here inside." The idea of wasting one's blood and tears creates a sense of sacrifice, while the idea of love crawling out seems to suggest that it can no longer be contained. The singer seems to be aware of something powerful within themselves, something that they can't quite control.
The chorus repeats the phrase "God loves a liar" twice, which is a paradoxical statement. The idea of God loving a liar seems to imply that dishonesty is rewarded, but the repetition of the phrase also draws attention to it, suggesting that there may be more to the lyric than first meets the eye. The second verse contains a number of enigmatic lines, such as "It's turning on me now. Accidents are what follows. If only you could see her now. Don't mistake someone's daughter's crying for fuck sounds. For rainy days you're mine." These lines seem to suggest a relationship gone wrong and a sense of betrayal, but they're not entirely clear.
The final verse seems to be the darkest of all, with lines like "Today is the day that I see myself for what I really am... Dead to the world" and "Today is the day that I drown for the fun of it." There's a sense of nihilism and self-destruction here that's hard to ignore, and the final word "liar" seems to suggest that everything that's come before may have been false or misleading in some way.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't forget to waste your blood and mix it with your tears now.
Remember to put your heart and soul into everything you do, even if it hurts.
Don't forget to waste your love inside me to crawl out.
Don't hold back your love, let it out and show the world what you're made of.
I know it's here inside.
I know that deep down, the true you, your passion and your drive is still there.
Why am I so afraid?
Why do I let fear control me and hold me back?
God loves a liar.
Even if you lie to yourself sometimes, you are still loved and accepted by a higher power.
It's turning on me now.
The situation is getting worse and my fears are becoming reality.
Accidents are what follows.
There are always consequences, good or bad, for the choices we make.
If only you could see her now.
If only you could see the person I've become, you would be impressed.
Don't mistake someone's daughter's crying for fuck sounds.
Don't judge people or make assumptions based on what you hear or see. Everyone has their own struggles.
For rainy days you're mine.
I'll always be there for you, even when times get tough.
Today is the day that I laugh for the fun ot it.
Today is the day that I let loose and enjoy life, even if there's no reason to.
Today is the day that it tears me apart.
But also the day that I face the harsh realities of life and it hurts.
Today is the day I defile your saccharine way,
Today is the day that I rebel against the sweet, fake aspects of life and let my true self shine.
Or at least take aim.
Or at least try to make a change, even if it's small.
Today is the day that I drown for the fun of it.
Today is the day that I take risks and challenge myself, even if it means risking everything.
Today is the day that I laugh in the dark.
But also the day that I can find humor and joy in the most difficult of situations.
Today is the day that I see myself for what I really am...
Today is the day that I face my true self, flaws and all.
Dead to the world.
And maybe even accept that some parts of me need to die in order for me to grow.
Liar.
And even if I am a liar sometimes, it doesn't define me entirely.
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