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