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Line 1: {{Short description\|American extreme metal band}} ~~{{articleissues~~ {{distinguish\|Soylent Green{{!}}''Soylent Green''}} ~~\| unreferenced =March 2008~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> \| name = Soilent Green \| image = Soilent Green Nokia Theatre 6.25.08.jpg \| caption = Soilent Green performing in 2008 \| image_size = \| background = group_or_band \| alias = \| origin = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], 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 = Tommy Buckley Brian Patton Ben Falgoust Scott Crochet \| past_members = Donovan Punch Glenn Rambo Marcel Trenchard Scott Williams Ben Stout Tony White Gregg Harney }} '''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]]. ~~:''For the 1973 movie for which this band is named, see [[Soylent Green]].''~~ ==History== ~~{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->~~ {{expand section\|date=February 2024}} ~~\| Name = Soilent Green~~ Soilent Green was founded in 1988, but their debut album was not released until 1995, when ''[[Pussysoul]]'' came out via [[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]]''. ~~\| Img =~~ ~~\| Img_capt =~~ ~~\| Img_size =~~ ~~\| Landscape =~~ ~~\| Background = group_or_band~~ ~~\| Alias =~~ ~~\| Origin = [[New Orleans, Louisiana\|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States]]~~ ~~\| Genre = [[Grindcore]], [[sludge metal]]~~ ~~\| Years_active = 1988–present~~ ~~\| Label = Dwell, [[Relapse Records\|Relapse]], [[Metal Blade Records\|Metal Blade]]~~ ~~\| Associated_acts = [[Christ Inversion]], [[Crowbar (US band)\|Crowbar]], [[Eyehategod]], [[Goatwhore]], New Religion, Nuclear Crucifixion, [[Outlaw Order]], Paingod, Paralysis~~ ~~\| Current_members = Tommy Buckley <br> Brian Patton <br> Ben Falgoust <br> Scott Crochet~~ ~~\| Past_members = Glenn Rambo <br> Donovan Punch <br> [[Scott Williams (musician)\|Scott Williams]] <br> Ben Stout <br> Tony White <br> Gregg Harney~~ }} On April 26, 2004, bassist Scott Williams was killed in a [[murder–suicide]] by his partner.<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\|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> ~~'''Soilent Green''' is a [[deathgrind]] and [[sludge metal]] band from [[Metairie\|Metairie, Louisiana]], a suburb of [[New Orleans]].~~ ==~~Overview~~ Musical style == 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> Soilent Green was founded in 1988. Their debut album wasn't released until 1995, when ''[[Pussysoul]]'' came out on 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]]''. To promote the album they toured with [[God Forbid]], [[Dethklok]], and [[Chimaira]].{{fact\|date=November 2008}} 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> The band have had their share of tribulations, even violence. On 26 April 2004, bassist [[Scott Williams (musician)\|Scott Williams]] was killed in an apparent [[murder/suicide]] by his roommate. Then, in September 2005, former singer Glen Rambo was killed in [[Hurricane Katrina]]. ==In popular culture== Coverage of the band has been positive. In 2006, Soilent Green was featured in [[Metal Maniacs]] magazine in an article about the New Orleans metal scene.{{fact\|date=November 2008}} Soilent Green was also featured in [[Rolling Stone]] as one of the top 25 most influential metal bands.{{fact\|date=November 2008}}{{when}} In 2009, Soilent Green was featured on the first episode of season four on the [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Squidbillies]]'', 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 members ===~~ Tommy Buckley – drums (1988–present) Brian Patton – guitar (1988–present) Ben Falgoust – vocals (1993–present) Scott Crochet – bass (2003–present) ==Members== ~~=== Former members ===~~ ===Current=== Glenn Rambo – vocals (1988–1992) Tommy Buckley – drums <small>(1988–present)</small> Donovan Punch – guitar (1988–1998) Brian Patton – guitars <small>(1988–present)</small> [[Scott Williams (musician)\|Scott Williams]] – bass (1992–2002) Ben ~~Stout~~Falgoust – ~~guitar~~vocals <small>(~~2000–2001~~1993–present)</small> Scott Crochet – bass <small>(2003–present)</small> Tony White – guitar (2003–2005) Gregg Harney – guitar (2005–2007) ===Former=== Marcel Trenchard - bass (1988-1992) 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 – 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=== {{#tag:timeline\| ImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:170 bottom:80 top:0 right:15 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1988 till:{{#time:m/d/Y}} TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1988 ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1988 Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:4 Colors = id:vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:lguitar value:teal legend:Lead_guitar id:rguitar value:brightgreen legend:Rhythm_guitar id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:bars value:gray(0.9) id:studio value:black legend:Studio_album id:other value:gray(0.5) legend:Demo/EP BackgroundColors = bars:bars LineData = at:04/01/1989 color:other layer:back at:09/01/1989 color:other layer:back at:04/01/1991 color:other layer:back 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 at:10/06/1998 color:black layer:back at:06/01/2001 color:other layer:back at:09/18/2001 color:black layer:back at:06/01/2005 color:black layer:back at:04/15/2008 color:black layer:back BarData = bar:Glenn text:"Glenn Rambo" bar:Ben text:"Ben Falgoust" bar:Brian text:"Brian Patton" bar:Donovan text:"Donovan Punch" bar:Ben2 text:"Ben Stout" bar:Tony text:"Tony White" bar:Gregg text:"Gregg Harney" bar:Marcel text:"Marcel Trenchard" bar:Scott text:"Scott Williams" bar:Scott2 text:"Scott Crochet" bar:Tommy text:"Tommy Buckley" PlotData= width:11 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:lguitar bar:Brian from:06/01/2007 till:end color:rguitar width:3 bar:Donovan from:01/01/1988 till:04/01/1999 color:rguitar bar:Ben2 from:01/01/2000 till:11/01/2001 color:rguitar bar:Tony from:01/01/2003 till:03/01/2005 color: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 bar:Scott2 from:01/01/2003 till:end color:bass bar:Tommy from:01/01/1988 till:end color:drums }} ==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''' \|- \|1995 \|''[[Pussysoul]]'' \|[[Dwell Records]] \|- \|1998 \| ''~~[[A~~ 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 \|''[[Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction]]'' \|[[Metal Blade Records]] \|} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== [{{Official website\|http://www.Soilent-green.com/ ~~Official Soilent Green Web site]~~}} {{allmusic}} *{{myspace\|Soilentgreen\|Soilent Green}} {{Soilent Green}} ~~[[Category:Deathgrind musical groups]]~~ ~~[[Category:Sludge metal musical groups]]~~ ~~[[Category:Louisiana heavy metal musical groups]]~~ ~~[[Category:Relapse Records artists]]~~ {{Authority control}} ~~[[fr:Soilent Green]]~~ ~~[[pt:Soilent Green]]~~ [[Category:Heavy metal musical groups from Louisiana]] [[Category:Musical groups from New Orleans]] [[Category:American sludge metal musical groups]] [[Category:American grindcore musical groups]] [[Category:Relapse Records artists]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1988]] [[Category:American musical quartets]]