Scream is a hardcore punk band from Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, United S… Read Full Bio ↴Scream is a hardcore punk band from Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, United States active from 1981 to 1990. In 2009 the band reunited, and as of January 2012 it was on tour in Europe.

Scream was formed in Northern Virginia in 1981 by singer Peter Stahl, his brother Franz Stahl on guitar, bassist Skeeter Thompson and drummer Kent Stax. They are considered one of the benchmark bands in the history of the Washington, D.C. hardcore music movement. Along with bands such as Minor Threat and Government Issue, Scream ultimately merged the attributes of the movement, which were blinding speed, heavy political and social connotations in the lyrics, unpretentiousness of attitude, and shunning of commercialism. Their music is faithful to the roots of rock, but spun itself into other genres by employing sounds that predate the raunchiness of grunge, while saluting reggae and speed metal. Scream hated the classification of bands into certain types and considered what they played as simply 'music.' Recording their music in the basement of the now legendary Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, Scream became the first band on the Dischord label to release a whole album, Still Screaming, as opposed to singles or 12 inch EPs. Like the hardcore band Bad Brains, they could play clearly at breakneck speed, but also played mid-tempo songs like "American Justice" and "Hygiene," which were metal-tinged reggae.

For their second album Scream added another guitarist to their line-up, Robert Lee "Harley" Davidson, to thicken up the sound in the studio and in their live performances. In turn this eventually led to a powerful dual-lead guitar style, with complex guitar tracking, a more powerful live sound and an over-all crunchier sound for their third album. For a few compilation efforts and some live shows they added a keyboard player, Bobby Madden, who was a colleague of Davidson's from the same metal scene.

After the third album Banging the Drum, Kent Stax left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by local drummer Dave Grohl, who then played on Scream's 4th album No More Censorship. The band then toured Europe; with their May 4, 1990 show in Alzey, Germany being released by Tobby Holzinger as Your Choice Live Series Vol.10. Scream then recorded their fifth and final studio album Fumble, (which was much later released in 1993 on Dischord Records) and then called it quits in late 1990. Pete and Franz moved to North Hollywood and started rock band Wool, while Grohl joined Grunge band Nirvana. In 1997, Franz Stahl joined Dave Grohl's newly formed group, the commercially successful Foo Fighters, for a two year stint. During this time Pete Stahl worked as a road manager for both the Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, while continuing to record albums with several bands, including the Earthlings? and Goatsnake. Skeeter Thompson remained in the D.C. area and continued to work in bands, as did Kent Stax with the Skinhead/Oi! -tinged bands: the Suspects, United 121, Spitfires United, and Alleged Bricks. Stax has also committed himself to a family life. Davidson continued in the band Angelstorm, (in Huntsville, Alabama), from 1993–1995 and created the new bands Orangahead, Festival of Fools, (with Madden in 1998) and two different bands both named God Is Dead, (one in D.C. and one in Huntsville, Alabama) from 2002-2005.

The original line-up of the band played a reunion show on December 20, 2009 at the Black Cat nightclub in Washington, D.C.

On February 7, 2011, the band supported Foo Fighters on a special show at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, when the Foo Fighters showcased their new album Wasting Light for the first time from beginning to end.

Current members

Peter Stahl – lead vocals (1981–1990, 2009–present)
Franz Stahl – guitar, backing vocals (1981–1990, 2009–present)
Skeeter Thompson – bass, backing vocals (1981–1990, 2009–present)
Kent Stax – drums, percussion (1981–1986, 2009–present)

Former members

Dave Grohl – drums, percussion (1986–1990)
Robert Lee Davidson – guitar, backing vocals (1984–1989)

Down In The Dumps
Scream Lyrics

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Bessie Smith My man's got somethin', he gives me such a thrill Every…
Bessie Smith & Buck And His Band My man's got somethin', he gives me such a thrill Every…
Bessie Smith with Buck and His Band The house where she used to live Lamar Mississippi The hous…
Helloween Woke from a dream, fell off the bed Ashtray smashed to…
Jack Teagarden Way down yonder in New Orleans In the land of the…
L.O. Crocodile A boy shoots a gun, a girl looks for fun Runnin'…
masego I'm so down in the dumps Down in the dumps Oscar sucker…
Pro-Pain Angry on the outside angry on the in Disgruntled with the…
Pro-Pain - The Truth Hurts Angry on the outside angry on the in Disgruntled with the…

Sonny Thompson And His Orchestra Way down yonder in New Orleans In the land of the…
Walk the Moon I won't let you bring me back, bring me back No,…
Walk The Moon - TALKING IS HARD I won't let you bring me back, bring me back No,…
Walk The Moon/ I won't let you bring me back, bring me back No,…
Walk The Moon\x01 I won't let you bring me back, bring me back No,…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Scream:

A No Money Down No money down Blue about the green I got none seen A no…
Amerarockers It’s plain to see the other side Just as it’s easy…
Bedlam Looking through the headlines Sheltered from what’s real T…
Bet You Never Thought I stepped up to get stepped on I stopped to see…
Blues You know I wake up every second morning hoping I…
C.W.W. Part II My brightest star's my inner light Let it guide me Experie…
Came Without A Warning It came without a warning No one just knew Except the ones…
Came Without Warning It came without a warning No one just knew Except the ones…
Cry Wolf Lies! Lies! Lies! Lies! Did you hear the news today? W…
Dying Days All these dying days I walk the ghost town Used to be…
Faces Rise up from the dead Dont forget what you left Just believe…
Feel Like That Where's my freedom? Pick me up. I fell off the wagon again…
Fight American Justice Look at me, I look at you What the fuck you…
Fight/american Justice Look at me, I look at you What the fuck you…
Gluesniff I sniff glue just like you That’s all I live to…
Gods Look Down I dug myself in so deep I didn't think to pull…
Human Behavior I look in mirrors I look in your eyes I’m looking for…
Hygiene Hey, there goes the girl Whose hair looks like it’s…
I Look When You Walk Looking down And on the ground But it makes a nice home For…
Influenced No, they won’t let me go there no more It’s bad…
Introduction You said it's early today To talk about my personality I k…
It Now come on listen honey I'm talkin' to you Just…
Laissez Faire Look at the scenes; it seems another world, so far…
New Song New song! What I say about how I feel Just to make…
No More Censorship They say you made the best of Friday night All right,…
People People Well you may be sheltered in your life now But there'll…
Piece of Her Time You’re at a party You got a girl in sight You just…
Rain Love on my mind, I used to be Living it up,…
Search for Employment Biarlah Hati Ini Sendiri Mencari Arti Tak Mungkin Kita Akan…
Show and Tell Me Baby Never learned my lesson, is it wrong way? What you doing…
Solidarity We don’t know what it’s like to not be free Like…
Something in My Head Blazin' a trail out to Tallyrand. Hopped the fence with the…
Stand Do you care to take a stand? Try, try, try to…
Still Screaming What I say is what I say And what I do…
Take It from the Top Take take take take it from the Take take take it…
The Zoo Closes At Dark There is no war - just death And we'll blow ourselves…
Things to Do Today Wake up in the morning Put on my shoes Wipe off that…
This Side Up Yesterday, it rained so hard I thought the roof was…
Total Mash It’s a bash, one big party It’s all up front Where you…
Walkin I know that someday as the light Blur on my soul Will…
We Pre-Pre-Pre-Pre- Pretty Scream leave your bones Цепляю игру…
We Are the One Went to your house baby they said you weren't…
When I Rise Got my shawty in the back now I got her back…
Who Knows? Who Cares? Who knows? Who cares? Why bother? Break through today …
Who Knows?? Who Cares?? Who knows? Who cares? Why bother? Break through today Do wh…

Your Wars/killer Don’t want to go to your battleground To find your enemy…

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