Derrick Green
Derrick Leon Green (born January 20, 1971 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American hardcore and metal singer who was best known as the front man of the band Sepultura .
Career
Green, who grew up in Cleveland as the youngest of three siblings, became the singer in 1986 in the band Outface , which got a record deal through Walter Schreifels ( Gorilla Biscuits ). In 1992 she released her album Friendly Green after two demos . After further activities in the New York hardcore scene, Green formed the band Alpha Jerk with Sara Cox in 1996 and released another album.
In 1997 Green was contacted by Roadrunner Records' A&R man Mike Grid , who told him that Sepultura were looking for a singer. Green recorded a song ( choke ) and sent it to Brazil . A month later Igor Cavalera called him back. After two weeks of rehearsal together, Green became the band's singer and recorded the album Against with them. Green also sings on all of the band's other albums. He was also active as a guest musician, for example on Biohazard's Uncivilization (2000).
Green is a vegetarian and is committed to the animal rights organization PETA .
Discography
- Outface - Friendly Green (1992)
- Alpha Jerk - S / T (1996)
- Various - New York's Hardest, Vol. 2 Comp (1998)
- Sepultura - Against (1998)
- Biohazard - Uncivilization (2000)
- Sepultura Nation (2001)
- Sepultura - Revolusongs (2002)
- Sepultura - Roorback (2003)
- Sepultura - Live in São Paulo (2005)
- Sepultura - Dante XXI (2006)
- Sepultura - A-Lex (2009)
- Musica Diablo - Musica Diablo (2010)
- Sepultura - Kairos (2011)
- Sepultura - The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2013)
- Sepultura - Machine Messiah (2017)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.metalnews.de: Interview: Derrick Green from Sepultura ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Derrick Green at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Green, Derrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Green, Derrick Leon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hardcore and metal singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th January 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio |