Mute Print
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{{Infobox album
| name = Mute Print
| type = studio
| artist = A Wilhelm Scream
| cover = A Wilhelm Scream - Mute Print.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 20, 2004
| recorded = March–June 2003
| studio = The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, {{nowrap|CO}}
| genre = Melodic hardcore, punk rock
| length = 32:50
| label = Nitro Records
| producer = Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore
| prev_title = Benefits Of Thinking Out Loud
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Ruiner
| next_year = 2005
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = Punknews.org
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.punknews.org/review/2864 Punknews.org review]
}}
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.
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. On March 22, 2003, the band changed their name to A Wilhelm Scream.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/5631/smackin-isaiah-becomes-a-wilhelm-scream|title=Smackin' Isaiah Becomes A Wilhelm Scream|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=March 22, 2003|accessdate=March 5, 2021}} The following month, the band toured across Canada with Near Miss.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/5376/smackin-isaiah-studio-delay-cancelled-tour-dates-new-dates-to-come|title=Smackin' Isaiah studio delay, cancelled tour dates, new dates to come|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Heisel, Scott|date=February 21, 2003|accessdate=March 4, 2021}} The band finished recording the album in June 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/6404/a-wilhelm-scream-finished-recording|title=A Wilhelm Scream Finished Recording|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=June 26, 2003|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}
Release
On June 26, 2003, Mute Print was announced for release in September, through Jump Start Records. During September, the album was pushed back; the band embarked on a tour across the US, which ran into November.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/7194/tours-a-wilhelm-scream-record-delayed-tour-dates|title=A Wilhelm Scream Record Delayed / Tour Dates|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=September 26, 2003|accessdate=March 13, 2021}} In January 2004, the band signed to Nitro Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/8149/a-wilhelm-scream-joins-nitro|title=A Wilhelm Scream joins Nitro|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=January 21, 2004|accessdate=March 22, 2021}} In February and March 2004, the band toured across the US with Much the Same, Break the Silence, and Near Miss.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/8333/tours-a-wilhelm-scream-much-the-same-break-the-silence|title=A Wilhelm Scream / Much The Same / Break The Silence|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Heisel, Scott|date=February 11, 2004|accessdate=March 22, 2021}} Mute Print was eventually released on April 20, 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/8576/editorspicks-a-wilhelm-scream-balzac|title=A Wilhelm Scream / Balzac|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=March 7, 2004|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/9238/tours-a-wilhelm-scream-mute-print-video-summer-tour-dates|title=A Wilhelm Scream 'Mute Print' video / summer tour dates|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=May 22, 2004|accessdate=October 27, 2021}} In August/early September,[http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=419927600&blogId=499426505 "VC COOPERATIVE LABEL ANNOUNCES THIRD RELEASE: A WILHELM SCREAM – MUTE PRINT"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view |date=February 7, 2009 }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/10012/tours-killradio-hits-the-road|title=Killradio hits the road|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=August 20, 2004|accessdate=October 28, 2021}} In October 2004, they played at a CMJ showcase, followed by a brief tour with Love Me Destroyer.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/10324/a-wilhelm-scream-planning-next-album|title=A Wilhelm Scream planning next album|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=September 25, 2004|accessdate=October 28, 2021}} A music video for "Famous Friends and Fashion Drunks" was posted on the label's website on October 8, 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/10443/famous-friends-and-fashion-drunks-video|title='Famous Friends And Fashion Drunks' video|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=October 8, 2004|accessdate=October 28, 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/10554/tours-strung-out-adds-dates-with-a-wilhelm-scream-only-crime-and-haste-the-day|title=Strung Out adds dates with A Wilhelm Scream, Only Crime and Haste The Day|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=October 20, 2004|accessdate=October 28, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/10620/tours-love-me-destroyer-a-wilhelm-scream|title=Love Me Destroyer / A Wilhelm Scream|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Shultz, Brian|date=October 28, 2004|accessdate=October 28, 2021}}
Track listing
Lyrics by Trevor Reilly, with the exception of #8 by Nuno Pereira. Music by A Wilhelm Scream.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Mute Print
| length1 = 1:15
| title2 = Famous Friends and Fashion Drunks
| length2 = 2:24
| title3 = Anchor End
| length3 = 2:46
| title4 = William Blake Overdrive
| length4 = 3:06
| title5 = Brand New Me, Same Shitty You
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = The Rip
| length6 = 3:16
| title7 = Retiring
| length7 = 2:10
| title8 = Stab. Stab. Stab.
| length8 = 3:46
| title9 = A Picture of the World
| length9 = 3:56
| title10 = Kursk
| length10 = 3:33
| title11 = Dreaming of Throwing Up
| length11 = 3:31
| title12 = Mute Print (video)
| length = 1:15
| note12 = Japanese edition only
}}
Personnel
- Nuno Pereira – vocals
- Trevor Reilly – guitar, backing vocals
- Christopher Levesque – guitar
- Jonathan Teves – bass, backing vocals
- Nicholas Pasquale Angelini – drums
Production
- Produced, engineered and mixed by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore
- Recorded at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, CO
- Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music