"We wouldn't attempt another record if we didn't think it could blow the last one away," says guitarist and singer Trevor Reilly.

Easier said than done. In 2004 A Wilhelm Scream dropped an invigorating album, Mute Print, to an unsuspecting world. Word among fans and their peers spread steadily and the album became one of the "must-hears" of the year. On the road non-stop since its release, playing with... more