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 two 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 four days later.

On April 1st, (May 20th 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”.

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.

Tour dates:

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

"Gates Of Hell" featuring former Morbid Angel vocalist David Vincent: