With the core of the band playing together for well over a decade, Iowa’s GREEN DEATH have become a staple in the Midwest Metal scene, earning their stripes playing alongside artists like Slipknot, Suicidal Tendencies, Sevendust, Trivium, Napalm Death, Battlecross, John 5, Soulfly, Devildriver, Havok, Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals, Sebastian Bach, Doyle, Soulfly, Black Dahlia Murder, Dying Fetus, Carcass, and more, and releasing 2 critically acclaimed LPs, The Deathening, and Manufacturing Evil.

Their “big break” came in 2015 when Slipknot/Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor offered the band a slot on KNOTFEST in San Bernardino, CA, with Slipknot, Judas Priest, Korn, Mastodon, All That Remains, and more, and introduced them to EMP LABEL GROUP A&R director and Operations Manager Thom Hazaert, who immediately sent the band’s material to David Ellefson (on tour in India at the time with Megadeth), and the band were signed 4 days later.

On 4/1, (5/20 in Europe via SPV) EMP LABEL GROUP re-released the bands sophomore LP “Manufacturing Evil”, which the band celebrated this weekend at Wooly’s in Des Moines, with Ellefson even joining the band on stage in front of a packed house to crush a a crowd-pleasing “Green Death-ized” rendition of Megadeth classic “Peace Sells”. Local “Zombie themed” burger joint Zombie Burger + Drink Lab even named a GREEN DEATH burger basket and “Manufactured Evil” shake in their honor to mark the occasion.

View fan-filmed footage of the performance below:

The band will hit the road this week to open the Chicago date of the Decibel Tour, before heading out on a cross country trek with Hatchet and Black Fast. Check out the tour dates below:

April
8 – Chicago, IL – Decibel Tour 2016 – The Metro
9 – Omaha, NE – Stormfest – Lookout Lounge

April (Coast to Coast Tour with Hatchet, Black Fast)
12 – Trenton, NJ – Championship
13 – Toledo, OH – Frankie’s
14 – Indianapolis, IN – Headquarters
15 – Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
16 – Oklahoma City, OK – Thunder Alley
18 – Denver, CO – Trailside Saloon
19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Bar
20 – Las Vegas – The Dive Bar
21 – Phoenix, AZ – Pub Rock Live
23 – Fresno, CA – Dynamite Vinyl
24 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge

May
20 – Annandale, MN – Annandale Roadhouse
22 – Waterloo, IA – TBA
28 – Des Moines – GDP Festival – Wooly’s
31 – Omaha, NE – Lookout Lounge (with Striker)

Green Death are:
Mark Reinking – Rhythm Guitar
Erich Tran – Lead Guitar
Sol Bales – Vocals
Ryan Berrier – Drums
Parker Willis – Bass