Soilent Green is a metal band from New Orleans who incorporate elements of grindcore, death metal, sludge, hardcore, and southern rock. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarists Brian Patton and Donovan Punch, drummer Tommy Buckley,and vocalist Glenn Rambo (who left early on). Members have also performed with Goatwhore and EyeHateGod. The band has recorded for prominent metal labels Relapse Records and Metal Blade Records. Although the group has gone through several bassists and 2nd guitarists, the core of the band consists of Brian Patton, Tommy Buckley, and vocalist Ben Falgoust.One time bassist Scott Williams was killed by his roommate in an apparent act of murder-suicide in 2004. Original vocalist Glenn Rambo was killed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.The current line up is:Louis Benjamin Falgoust II - VocalsBrian Patton - GuitarScott Crochet - BassTommy Buckely - Drums
Soilent Green is a deathgrind/thrash metal band from Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana.
The majority of their albums have been released by Relapse Records. On April 26, 2004 former bassist Scott Williams was killed in an apparent murder/suicide incident by his roommate. In September 2005 former vocalist Glen Rambo was killed in Hurricane Katrina. In 2006, Soilent Green was featured in Metal Maniacs magazine in an article about the New Orleans metal scene. Soilent Green was also featured in Rolling Stone as one of the top 25 most influential metal bands.
The band consists of
Ben Falgoust ? vocals (Goatwhore)
Brian Patton ? guitars (Eyehategod)
Gregg Harney ? guitars (Spickle)
Tommy Buckley ? drums (Crowbar)
Scott Crochet ? bass (Hostile Apostle)
Former members include
Scott Williams ? bass
Donovan Punch ? guitars
Glen Rambo ? vocals (Nuclear Crucifixion)
Ben Stout ? guitars (Goatwhore)
Tony White ? guitars (Paralysis)
They have released five albums to date, one on Dwell Records, the rest on Relapse Records. Their official site can be found at www.soilentgreen.net.
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From Wikipedia:Soilent Green is a grindcore and sludge metal band that hails from Chalmette, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.