Mute Print

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Mute Print
A Wilhelm Scream - Mute Print.jpg
Studio album by
A Wilhelm Scream
ReleasedApril 20, 2004
RecordedMarch–June 2003
StudioThe Blasting Room, Fort Collins, CO
Genre Melodic hardcore, punk rock
Length32:50
Label Nitro Records
Producer Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore
A Wilhelm Scream chronology
Benefits Of Thinking Out Loud
(2002)		Mute Print
(2004)		 Ruiner
(2005)
Professional ratings
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Mute Print, released on April 20, 2004 through Nitro Records, is the third full-length album from the Massachusetts based melodic hardcore band A Wilhelm Scream. It is their first studio album since changing their name from Smackin' Isaiah in 2002.

Contents

Background and production

This album is the follow-up to a release that was done under their old name, Smackin' Isaiah, entitled Benefits Of Thinking Out Loud . In March 2003, the band began recording their next album at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado. [2] On March 22, 2003, the band changed their name to A Wilhelm Scream. [3] The following month, the band toured across Canada with Near Miss. [2] The band finished recording the album in June 2003. [4]

Release

On June 26, 2003, Mute Print was announced for release in September, through Jump Start Records. [4] During September, the album was pushed back; the band embarked on a tour across the US, which ran into November. [5] In January 2004, the band signed to Nitro Records. [6] In February and March 2004, the band toured across the US with Much the Same, Break the Silence, and Near Miss. [7] Mute Print was eventually released on April 20, 2004. [8]

The music video for "Mute Print" was posted online on May 22, 2004. That same month, the band went on a US tour with Near Miss until June 2004; they played a handful of shows with the Full Blast, prior to four shows as part of that year's Warped Tour. [9] In August/early September, [10] The Vinyl Collective Cooperative Label released a vinyl version of Mute Print. In August and September 2004, the band supported Killradio on their headlining US tour. [11] In October 2004, they played at a CMJ showcase, followed by a brief tour with Love Me Destroyer. [12] A music video for "Famous Friends and Fashion Drunks" was posted on the label's website on October 8, 2004. [13] They went on an East Coast tour with Love Me Destroyer in November 2004, and then a West Coast tour with Strung Out, Only Crime and Haste the Day to close out the year. [14] [15]

Track listing

Lyrics by Trevor Reilly, with the exception of #8 by Nuno Pereira. Music by A Wilhelm Scream.

No.TitleLength
1."Mute Print"1:15
2."Famous Friends and Fashion Drunks"2:24
3."Anchor End"2:46
4."William Blake Overdrive"3:06
5."Brand New Me, Same Shitty You"3:11
6."The Rip"3:16
7."Retiring"2:10
8."Stab. Stab. Stab."3:46
9."A Picture of the World"3:56
10."Kursk"3:33
11."Dreaming of Throwing Up"3:31
12."Mute Print (video)" (Japanese edition only) 

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Punknews.org review
  2. 1 2 Heisel, Scott (February 21, 2003). "Smackin' Isaiah studio delay, cancelled tour dates, new dates to come". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ White, Adam (March 22, 2003). "Smackin' Isaiah Becomes A Wilhelm Scream". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  4. 1 2 White, Adam (June 26, 2003). "A Wilhelm Scream Finished Recording". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ White, Adam (September 26, 2003). "A Wilhelm Scream Record Delayed / Tour Dates". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ Paul, Aubin (January 21, 2004). "A Wilhelm Scream joins Nitro". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ Heisel, Scott (February 11, 2004). "A Wilhelm Scream / Much The Same / Break The Silence". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ White, Adam (March 7, 2004). "A Wilhelm Scream / Balzac". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ White, Adam (May 22, 2004). "A Wilhelm Scream 'Mute Print' video / summer tour dates". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  10. ↑ "VC COOPERATIVE LABEL ANNOUNCES THIRD RELEASE: A WILHELM SCREAM – MUTE PRINT" Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Paul, Aubin (August 20, 2004). "Killradio hits the road". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  12. ↑ White, Adam (September 25, 2004). "A Wilhelm Scream planning next album". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  13. ↑ White, Adam (October 8, 2004). "'Famous Friends And Fashion Drunks' video". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  14. ↑ Paul, Aubin (October 20, 2004). "Strung Out adds dates with A Wilhelm Scream, Only Crime and Haste The Day". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  15. ↑ Shultz, Brian (October 28, 2004). "Love Me Destroyer / A Wilhelm Scream". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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