Soilent Green
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Soilent Green is an American
History
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Soilent Green was founded in 1988, but their debut album was not released until 1995, when
On April 26, 2004, bassist Scott Williams was killed in a murder–suicide by his partner.[1][2] In September 2005, former singer Glenn Rambo was killed in Hurricane Katrina.[3]
Musical style
Soilent Green's musical style is characterized as a mixture of grindcore with sludge and blues-heavy southern rock.[4] Rock Hard initially saw the band as an intersection of Eyehategod, Crowbar and Anal Cunt with occasional borrowings from death metal,[5] but on the next album the group's sound focussed on grindcore, which the band combined with influences from sludge and technical death metal,[6] and coined the term "sludgegrind" for Soilent Green's 2008 album.[7] Michael Edele of laut.de described the band's style as a "contradictory mixture of hardcore, sludge, grindcore and southern rock".[8]
The band's 1990s and early-2000s albums are regarded as trendsetting for the grindcore genre;[9] 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.[10]
In popular culture
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.[11]
Members
Current
- Tommy Buckley – drums (1988–present)
- Brian Patton – guitars (1988–present)
- Ben Falgoust – vocals (1993–present)
- Scott Crochet – bass (2003–present)
Former
- Donovan Punch – rhythm guitar (1988–1999)
- Glenn Rambo – vocals (1988–1992; died 2005)
- Marcel Trenchard - bass (1988–1992)
- Scott Williams – bass (1992–2002; died 2004)
- Ben Stout – rhythm guitar (2000–2001)
- Tony White – rhythm guitar (2003–2005)
- Gregg Harney – rhythm guitar (2005–2007)
Timeline
Discography
Release date | Title | Label |
1995 | Pussysoul | Dwell Records
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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 | 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. 27 April 2004. 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. 2 October 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-9582684-0-0.
- ^ Stappert, Andreas. "Review: Soilent Green - Sewn Mouth Secrets". Rock Hard (in German) (140 ed.).
- ^ Stappert, Andreas. "Review: Soilent Green - A Deleted Symphony For The Beaten Down". Rock Hard (in German) (176 ed.).
- ^ Wolf-Rüdiger, Mühlmann. "Review: Soilent Green - Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction". Rock Hard (in German) (252 ed.).
- ^ Edele, Michael (2008). "Review: Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction". Laut.de (in German). Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-3-931624-35-4.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (4 February 1999). "Metal: The Next Generation". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Zoroaster Temporarily Parts With Bassist - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Soilent Green at AllMusic