Soilent Green is an American

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band formed in 1988 in

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/ Metairie on the suburbs of

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. Described as a

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and

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band, the group blends elements of

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, hardcore, and

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, groove-oriented Southern rock.

Overview

Soilent Green was founded in 1988, but their debut album was not released until 1995, when ''

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'' came out via

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. The following four albums were released by

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, until they signed with

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for their 2008 album, ''

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''.

Deaths

On April 26, 2004, bassist Scott Williams was killed in a murder–suicide by his partner. In September 2005, former singer Glenn Rambo was killed in

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In popular culture

In 2009, they were featured on the first episode of season four on the

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show '' Squidbillies'', episode 41, entitled "Lerm". They performed the main title theme in a

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/ sludge style.

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

References

External links

* {{Authority control Heavy metal musical groups from Louisiana Musical groups from New Orleans American sludge metal musical groups American grindcore musical groups Relapse Records artists Musical groups established in 1988 Musical quartets