Soilent Green is an American sludgegrind band that hails from (Chalmette/Metairie, Louisiana) the suburbs of New Orleans.
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 Soilent Green in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Sludge metal, grindcore, death metal (early) |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Dwell, Relapse, Metal Blade, Housecore Records |
| 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 |
Overview
Soilent Green was founded in 1988. Their début 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.
Deaths
On 26 April 2004, bassist Scott Williams was killed in a murder/suicide by his roommate.[1][2]
In September 2005, former singer Glenn Rambo was killed in Hurricane Katrina.[3]
In popular culture
In 2009, they were 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.[4]
Members
- Current
- Tommy Buckley – drums (1988–present)
- Brian Patton – guitar (1988–present)
- Ben Falgoust – vocals (1993–present)
- Scott Crochet – bass (2003–present)
- Former
- Donovan Punch – guitar (1988–1999)
- Glenn Rambo – vocals (1988–1992; died 2005)
- Marcel Trenchard - bass (1988–1992)
- Scott Williams – bass (1992–2002; died 2004)
- Ben Stout – guitar (2000–2001)
- Tony White – guitar (2003–2005)
- Gregg Harney – guitar (2005–2007)
- Timeline
Discography
| Date of release | 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 | Relapse Records |
| 2008 | Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction | Metal Blade Records |
References
- ^ "Former Soilent Green Bassist Killed In Apparent Murder Suicide - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Former Soilent Green Bassist Scott Williams Found Murdered". Knac.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Former Soilent Green Vocalist Glenn Rambo Found Dead - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Zoroaster Temporarily Parts With Bassist - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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