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Line 1: {{Short description\|American extreme metal band}} ~~{{for\|the 1973 film for which this band is named\|Soylent Green}}~~ {{distinguish\|Soylent Green{{!}}''Soylent Green''}} {{Distinguish\|text = the early 1980s Seattle band of the same name founded by Bruce Purkey<ref>{{cite web\|title=“Bands Who Played With Nirvana”: Part One — Soylent Green\|url=https://nirvana-legacy.com/2015/05/29/bands-who-played-with-nirvana-part-one-soylent-green/\|accessdate=22 May 2020}}</ref>}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~May~~October ~~2011~~2020}}▼ {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> \| name = Soilent Green Line 9: \| background = group_or_band \| alias = \| origin = [[New Orleans, Louisiana~~\|New Orleans~~]], ~~[[Louisiana]], United States~~U.S. \| genre = {{hlist\|[[Sludge metal]]\|[[grindcore]]}} \| years_active = 1988–present \| label = {{hlist\|[[Dwell Records\|Dwell]]\|[[Relapse Records\|Relapse]]\|[[Metal Blade Records\|Metal Blade]]\|[[Housecore Records\|Housecore]]}} \| associated_acts = \| current_members = Line 23: Glenn Rambo Marcel Trenchard [[Scott Williams ~~(musician)\|Scott Williams]]~~ Ben Stout Tony White Line 29: }} '''Soilent Green''' is an American [[grindcore]]/[[sludge metal]] band formed in 1988 in [[Chalmette, Louisiana\|Chalmette]]/[[Metairie, Louisiana\|Metairie]] on the suburbs of [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]. '''Soilent Green''' is an American [[extreme metal]] band formed in 1988 in [[Chalmette]]/[[Metairie]] on the suburbs of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. Described as a [[sludge metal]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1580756/soilent-green-inspired-by-cartoon-squids-plus-lamb-of-god-celtic-frost-more-news-that-rules-in-metal-file/ \| title= Soilent Green Inspired By Cartoon Squids; Plus Lamb of God, Celtic Frost & More News That Rules, In Metal File \| work=[[MTV]] \| accessdate=July 8, 2017 \|last=Harris \| first=Chris}}</ref> and [[grindcore]] band,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/soilent-green-records-squidbillies-theme-song/\| title= SOILENT GREEN Records 'Squidbillies' Theme Song \| work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] \| accessdate=July 8, 2017 \|date= June 15, 2009}}</ref> the group blends elements of [[death metal]], [[black metal]], [[hardcore punk\|hardcore]], and [[Blues Rock\|bluesy]], groove-oriented [[Southern rock]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/soilent-green-mn0000754513/biography \| title= Soilent Green \| work=[[AllMusic]] \| accessdate=July 8, 2017 \|last=York \| first=William}}</ref> ==~~Overview~~History== {{expand section\|date=February 2024}} Soilent Green was founded in 1988, but their ~~début~~debut album ~~wasn't~~was not released until 1995, when ''[[Pussysoul]]'' came out onvia [[Dwell Records]]. The following four albums were released by [[Relapse Records]], until they signed with [[Metal Blade Records]] for their 2008 album, ''[[Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction]]''. On April 26 ~~April~~, 2004, bassist [[Scott Williams ~~(musician)\|Scott Williams]]~~ was killed in a [[~~murder/suicide~~murder–suicide]] by his ~~roommate~~partner.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=21841\|title=Former Soilent Green Bassist Killed Inin Apparent Murder Suicide - Blabbermouth.net\|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET\|date=27 April 2004\|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=2996\|title=Former Soilent Green Bassist Scott Williams Found Murdered \|publisher=Knac.com\|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref> In September 2005, former singer Glenn Rambo was killed in [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=42427\|title=Former Soilent Green Vocalist Glenn Rambo Found Dead - Blabbermouth.net\|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET\|date=2 October 2005\|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref>▼ ~~==Deaths==~~ ▲On 26 April 2004, bassist [[Scott Williams (musician)\|Scott Williams]] was killed in a [[murder/suicide]] by his roommate.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=21841\|title=Former Soilent Green Bassist Killed In Apparent Murder Suicide - Blabbermouth.net\|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET\|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=2996\|title=Former Soilent Green Bassist Scott Williams Found Murdered \|publisher=Knac.com\|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref> == Musical style == In September 2005, former singer Glenn Rambo was killed in [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=42427\|title=Former Soilent Green Vocalist Glenn Rambo Found Dead - Blabbermouth.net\|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET\|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref> Soilent Green's musical style is characterized as a mixture of [[grindcore]] with [[Sludge metal\|sludge]] and [[blues]]-heavy [[southern rock]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sharpe-Young \|first=Garry \|title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal \|publisher=Zonda Books \|year=2005 \|isbn=978-0-9582684-0-0 \|pages=281}}</ref> ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)\|Rock Hard]]'' initially saw the band as an intersection of [[Eyehategod]], [[Crowbar]] and [[Anal Cunt]] with occasional borrowings from [[death metal]],<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Stappert \|first=Andreas \|title=Review: Soilent Green - Sewn Mouth Secrets \|magazine=[[Rock Hard (magazine)\|Rock Hard]] \|edition=140 \|language=de}}</ref> but on the next album the group's sound focussed on grindcore, which the band combined with influences from sludge and [[technical death metal]],<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Stappert \|first=Andreas \|title=Review: Soilent Green - A Deleted Symphony For The Beaten Down \|magazine=[[Rock Hard (magazine)\|Rock Hard]] \|edition=176 \|language=de}}</ref> and coined the term "sludgegrind" for Soilent Green's 2008 album.<ref>{{cite magazine \|last= Wolf-Rüdiger\|first= Mühlmann\|title=Review: Soilent Green - Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction \|magazine=[[Rock Hard (magazine)\|Rock Hard]] \|edition=252 \|language=de}}</ref> Michael Edele of [[laut.de]] described the band's style as a "contradictory mixture of [[Hardcore punk\|hardcore]], sludge, grindcore and southern rock".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Edele \|first=Michael \|date=2008 \|title=Review: Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction \|url=http://www.laut.de/Soilent-Green/Inevitable-Collapse-In-The-Presence-Of-Conviction-(Album) \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803195957/http://www.laut.de/Soilent-Green/Inevitable-Collapse-In-The-Presence-Of-Conviction-(Album) \|archive-date=3 August 2012 \|website=[[Laut.de]] \|language=de}}</ref> The band's 1990s and early-2000s albums are regarded as trendsetting for the grindcore genre;<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Mudrian \|first=Albert \|title=Choosing Death: Die unglaubliche Geschichte von Death Metal & Grindcore \|date=2006 \|publisher=I.P. Verlag Jeske und Mader (2006) \|isbn=978-3-931624-35-4 \|pages=235 \|language=de \|trans-title=[[Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore]]}}</ref> a ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' article listed Soilent Green as one of the "ten most important hard and heavy bands" of the hour in the late 1990s.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=Ratliff \|first=Ben \|date=1999-02-04 \|title=Metal: The Next Generation \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/metal-the-next-generation-185482/ \|access-date=2024-02-14 \|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> ==In popular culture== In 2009, ~~they~~Soilent ~~were~~Green was featured on the first episode of season four on the [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Squidbillies]]''~~, episode 41~~, entitled "Lerm". They performed the main title theme in a [[cowpunk]]/sludge style.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154476\|title=Zoroaster Temporarily Parts With Bassist - Blabbermouth.net\|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET\|date=24 February 2011\|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref> ==Members== ;===Current=== Tommy Buckley – drums <small>(1988–present)</small> Brian Patton – ~~guitar~~guitars <small>(1988–present)</small> Ben Falgoust – vocals <small>(1993–present)</small> Scott Crochet – bass <small>(2003–present)</small> ;===Former=== Donovan Punch – rhythm guitar <small>(1988–1999)</small> Glenn Rambo – vocals <small>(1988–1992; died 2005)</small> Marcel Trenchard - bass <small>(1988–1992)</small> [[Scott Williams ~~(musician)\|Scott Williams]]~~ – bass <small>(1992–2002; died 2004)</small> Ben Stout – rhythm guitar <small>(2000–2001)</small> Tony White – rhythm guitar <small>(2003–2005)</small> Gregg Harney – rhythm guitar <small>(2005–2007)</small> ; ===Timeline===▼ ▲; Timeline {{#tag:timeline\| ImageSize = width:~~800~~1000 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:170 bottom:80 top:0 right:15 Alignbars = justify Line 73 ⟶ 74: Colors = id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:~~guitar~~lguitar value:teal ~~value:green~~ legend:~~Guitar~~Lead_guitar id:~~bass~~ rguitar value:~~blue~~ brightgreen legend:~~Bass~~Rhythm_guitar id:~~drums~~bass value:~~orange~~blue legend:~~Drums~~Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:bars value:gray(0.9) id:studio value:black legend:~~Studio_Album~~Studio_album id:other value:gray(0.5) legend:~~Demos~~Demo/~~EPs~~EP BackgroundColors = bars:bars Line 89 ⟶ 91: at:09/01/1991 color:other layer:back at:06/01/1992 color:other layer:back at:02/01/1994 color:other layer:back at:02/14/1995 color:black layer:back at:02/24/1998 color:other layer:back Line 109 ⟶ 112: bar:Scott2 text:"Scott Crochet" bar:Tommy text:"Tommy Buckley" PlotData= Line 115 ⟶ 117: bar:Glenn from:01/01/1988 till:10/01/1992 color:vocals bar:Ben from:01/01/1993 till:end color:vocals bar:Brian from:01/01/1988 till:end color:~~guitar~~lguitar bar:~~Donovan~~Brian from:0106/01/~~1988~~2007 till:~~04/01/1999~~end color:~~guitar~~rguitar width:3 bar:~~Ben2~~ Donovan from:01/01/~~2000~~1988 till:1104/01/~~2001~~1999 color:~~guitar~~rguitar bar:~~Tony~~Ben2 from:01/01/~~2003~~2000 till:0311/01/~~2005~~2001 color:~~guitar~~rguitar bar:~~Gregg~~Tony from:0301/01/~~2005~~2003 till:0603/01/~~2007~~2005 color:~~guitar~~rguitar bar:Gregg from:03/01/2005 till:06/01/2007 color:rguitar bar:Marcel from:01/01/1988 till:09/01/1992 color:bass bar:Scott from:09/01/1992 till:09/01/2002 color:bass Line 127 ⟶ 130: ==Discography== {\| class="wikitable" ~~{\| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"~~ \|- \|'''~~Date~~Release ~~of release~~date''' \|'''Title''' \|'''Label''' Line 135 ⟶ 138: \|1995 \|''[[Pussysoul]]'' \|[[Dwell Records]] \|- \|1998 \| ''String of Lies'' (EP) \|[[Relapse Records]] \|- \|1998 \| ''[[Sewn Mouth Secrets]]'' \|[[Relapse Records]] \|- \|2001 \|''[[A Deleted Symphony for the Beaten Down]]'' \|[[Relapse Records]] \|- \|2005 \|''[[Confrontation (Soilent Green album)\|Confrontation]]'' \|[[Relapse Records]] \|- \|2008 Line 163 ⟶ 166: ==External links== {{Official website\|http://www.Soilent-green.com/}} {{allmusic}} ▲{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2011}} {{Soilent Green}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Heavy metal musical groups from Louisiana]] [[Category:Musical groups from New Orleans]] Line 175 ⟶ 178: [[Category:Relapse Records artists]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1988]] [[Category:~~Musical~~American musical quartets]]