Song: "Hell Or High Water"
Artist: Smackin' Isaiah (A Wilhelm Scream)
Album: "The Champagne Of Bands" EP
Year: 2001
Place Of Origin: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Years Active: 1999 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Hell Or High Water" appears to be a song about a broken relationship, and a broken man because of that relationship. You can tell that he still yearns for her to be with him. He remembers her touch and her scent. It almost feels like maybe he lost her tragically. When he says he's never gonna let her down. Perhaps she's passed and he's going to do right by her even after she's gone.
A WILHELM SCREAM DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2000 - The Way To A Girl's Heart Is Through Her Boyfriend's Stomach (Tank Records) (as Smackin' Isaiah)
2001 - Benefits Of Thinking Out Loud (Jump Start Records) (as Smackin' Isaiah)
2004 - Mute Print (Nitro Records)
2005 - Ruiner (Nitro Records)
2007 - Career Suicide (Nitro Records)
2013 - Partycrasher (No Idea Records)
CURRENT STATUS OF A WILHELM SCREAM:
A Wilhelm Scream has it's roots dating back to 1993. The guys in this band hail from New Bedford, Massachusetts. After going through line-up changes and name changes, in 1997, they settled on the moniker Smackin' Isaiah. After releasing some self-released cassettes and some EP's, the band put out their debut full length album in 2000, "A Way To A Girl's Heart Is Through Her Boyfriend's Stomach". The band's next recording became much more serious and you can feel the band rounding into form with 2001's "Benefits Of Thinking Out Loud". At this point, the band became A Wilhelm Scream. "Benefits Of Thinking Out Loud" was re-issued under their new name in 2004. Also in 2004, A Wilhelm Scream released "Mute Print". This would mark the beginning of a three album deal with Nitro Records. 2005 saw the release of "Ruiner". For me personally, this is where A Wilhelm Scream really sucked me in as a big fan. The song "The King Is Dead" is just a fierce punk rock song! Next up for the band would be 2007's "Career Suicide". This is probably the band's fastest and most aggressive release in their catalogue. This album would be re-issued in 2017 with a slew of b-sides and demo recordings. The band's most recent full length studio album would be 2013's "Partycrasher". Yet another gem of an album! Supposedly, the boys in A Wilhelm Scream have been in the studio since early 2019 working on a new album. A Wilhelm Scream is fast, technical and hardcore punk at it's roots. Plus, they're Mass-holes like me!! That gotta count for something!! My first experience with this band was the 2005 album "Ruiner" and i've been hooked ever since. If you like your punk fast and your guitar playing technical then A Wilhelm Scream is a band for you. Their sound is similar to artists like No Trigger, Propagandhi, Strike Anywhere, Bigwig and Strung Out. This band is killer, or "pissah"! Like I said we're fellow Mass-holes! Can't wait for their new album to come out, hopefully soon.
TEN A WILHELM SCREAM SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. The King Is Dead
2. The Soft Cell
3. The Horse
4. Boat Builders
5. Bulletproof Tiger
6. We Built This City (On Debts And Booze)
7. Famous Friends And Fashion Drunks
8. Rip
9. Number One
10. Skid Rock
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