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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 sp ...read more
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. « hide |
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