Welcome back to At Least There's Fest! Great show today with Trevor Reilly from A Wilhelm Scream. Hailing proudly from New Bedford, MA, the group has been crafting their blend, of punk, metal, thrash, and everything else for over 25 years at this point. Somehow, they just continue to raise the bar.

Trevor talks to us about the formation of the band, the friendships that keep things churning along, recording new music, and memories from the road.

We also spend a very healthy amount of time talking about Fest as Trevor recalls getting passed on in the early years of the band, before finally breaking through and getting the call for Fest 7. He tells us all about that first show and some of his favorite Fest memories from the last 20 years.

Trevor talks about the new AWS album, "Cheap Heat" and tells us why this cannot possibly be the last A Wilhelm Scream record (yay!). You can check the band out in Europe this summer and of course you'll see them at Fest 24 this fall.

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**Theme song "The Walk to Heartwood" by Jukebox Romantics**

Fun episode today as we Blake and Mark are joined by Kevin Athas of Oh The Humanity! The band has been around for over a decade now and they have been mixing metal riffs with punk choruses with the great precision the entire time.

We talk to Kevin about the early years of the band, the highs and lows of touring, recording their first albums, and how one GREAT show can sustain you for months.

Kevin also talks about working with Trevor Reilly from A Wilhelm Scream, some of his favorite Fest memories (VERY fun), and what the band is now working on (hint, it's NEW music).

You can catch Oh The Humanity! on tour later this month as well as at Fest 24 this fall. Get there early, it will fill up with MA folks.

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**Theme song "The Walk to Heartwood" by Jukebox Romantics**

Really fun show today for everyone! To celebrate round two of of the lineup reveal, we've got Sam Russo joining the show today.

Sam talks about life as a solo artist and how he really enjoys the the solitude of traveling solo and with friends. We also talk about how he has begun to introduce more full-band arrangements on his albums and how this has been a joy and also really pushed him as a person and an artist.

You can check out Sam's PERFECT album "Hold You Hard" over at Red Scare and I suggest STRONGLY that you swing by their online store and pick up that record, it really is terrific.

You can catch Sam touring around the UK this summer and of course you'll be able to catch him at Fest 24 this fall.

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**Theme song "The Walk to Heartwood" by Jukebox Romantics**