2026 brings some exciting news, in that A Wilhelm Scream will return with their sixth album next month. The record is to be titled Cheap Heat, out officially on Feb. 27 via Creator-Dstructor Records. It was produced and mixed by guitarist/vocalist Trevor Reilly at thAnchor End Studio, then mastered by his father Joe Reilly at Black & Blue Mastering. The new record also features new addition Ben Murray (Light This City, Heartsounds, Darkness Everywhere) on second guitar, along with the existing lineup of vocalist Nuno Pereira, Trevor Reilly, drummer Nicholas Angelini, and bassist Brian Robinson.
The lead single is "Midnight Ghost" (below).
A two-month tour is also on the books.
Cheap Heat comes four years after the release of Lose Your Delusion (2022).
Check out SPB's 2014 interview, or read a guest-contributed ranking of the band's albums to date.
Cheap Heat Track Listing:
1. Somebody’s Gonna Die
2. The Scumbag Grift
3. Midnight Ghost
4. I Got Tunnel Vision
5. Let It Ride
6. Fell Off
7. Run.
8. Visitor: Unimpressed
9. Unsolving the Mystery
10. Poison II
A WILHELM SCREAM Tour Dates:
West Coast US w/ Death By Stereo, Doomsday:
2/19/2026 Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ
2/20/2026 Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV
2/21/2026 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
2/24/2026 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
2/25/2026 Wise Hall – Vancouver, BC
2/26/2026 Dantes – Portland, OR
2/27/2026 Neck Of The Woods – San Francisco, CA
2/28/2026 The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
3/01/2026 The Casbah – San Diego, CA
Australia Tour:
3/06/2026 Republic Bar – Hobart, TAS
3/07/2026 Ed Castle – Adelaide, SA
3/08/2026 Stay Gold – Melbourne, VIC
3/11/2026 Hamilton Station Hotel – Newcastle, NSW
3/13/2026 Crowbar – Brisbane, QLD
3/14/2026 Crowbar – Sydney, NSW
3/15/2026 La La La's – Wollongong, NSW
Japan Tour:
3/18/2026 Shinjuku Catshole – Tokyo
3/19/2026 Tsurumai Daytrip – Nagoya
3/20/2026 Yogibo Holy Mountain – Osaka
3/21/2026 Kofu Conviction – Yamanashi
3/22/2026 Shinjuku ACB – Tokyo
