In support of the album release, Schreifels announced a 12-date UK tour. On May 4, 2010, Schreifels released his first solo album, An Open Letter to the Scene on Big Scary Monsters Recording Company (UK), Academy Fight Song (U.S.), Dine Alone Records (Canada) and Arctic Rodeo (Europe). He produced hardcore/pop punk act Title Fight's first full length titled Shed. He is also part owner of the record label Some Records. He produced the EP Deer Strutter, the first from the UK band Cars As Weapons, and a full length titled Days Above Ground from Australian post-hardcore band, Paper Arms. Īs a producer, he has worked with such hardcore-related bands as Hot Water Music, Sinch, The First Step and Title Fight. On November 16, 2010, Rival Schools released the deluxe single for "Shot After Shot" on iTunes from the forthcoming record Pedals, which was released in March 2011. In 2014, Schreifels joined a blues rock band that would come to be known as Dead Heavens. In October 2009, he appeared on "Memoria : A Tribute to the Alternative 90s" (Yr Letter Records) with "When You Sleep", a My Bloody Valentine cover. In addition to a new solo acoustic LP scheduled for release in 2008, Schreifels reformed Rival Schools in June 2008 with plans to release a new album. Walking Concert, his next project, was heavily influenced by classic British acts such as Elvis Costello, The Kinks, Syd Barrett, David Bowie and The Smiths. After Rival Schools' dissolution, he went on to form Walter and the Motorcycles, who recorded but never released a self-titled LP and played a few shows but quickly broke up. Later, he helped create the melodic indie rock-styled band Rival Schools. The EP was supposed to be released by Revelation Records, but that never came to fruition due to their breakup. The band recorded a demo and an EP, neither of which have been officially released. ![]() He went on to start World's Fastest Car, a relatively short-lived project. He also collaborated with his former Gorilla Biscuits bandmates in the melodic hardcore band CIV, writing much of their first LP and one song on their follow-up LP despite not actually playing on the record. Quicksand went on hiatus in the late nineties. Moondog would transition into the more aggressive post-hardcore band Quicksand. After Gorilla Biscuits broke up, he formed the short-lived Moondog, releasing only a bootleg 7" record. ![]() In the late 1980s, he played in many New York hardcore bands, most notably Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits, where he was also the songwriter and lyricist. Walter Schreifels (born March 10, 1969) is an American rock musician and producer from New York City.
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