Derrick Green during meet with fans during Metalmania 2007 in Katowice, Poland.

Derrick Lamont ("Leon") Green was Born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 20, 1971 and is currently the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the metal band Sepultura, whom he joined on the departure of their previous vocalist Max Cavalera in 1997. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 3008 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 3008 pixel, file size: 2. ... Metalmania is the biggest heavy metal music festival in Eastern Europe, held annually since 1986. ... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian Thrash Metal band. ... Max Cavalera was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the metal band Sepultura, before forming Soulfly in the late 1990s. ...

Previously, Derrick was a singer for thrash metal/hardcore band Outface (with guitarist Charlie Gerriga of CIV, and Frank Cavanagh of Prong and Filter among others), Krop Acid and several other hardcore bands of which Alpha Jerk was his latest band. Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its high speed and aggression. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... If you are looking for a computer game abbreviated Civ, see Civilization (computer game). ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ... Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 by Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. ...

He was a guest vocalist on a few CDs including Integrity 2000 from the hardcore band Integrity, Biohazard's Uncivilization and the soundtrack of the Brazilian movie Lisbela e o Prisioneiro. Integrity, formed in 1988, is a Cleveland, Ohio-based band. ... Biohazard was a band originally based out of Brooklyn, New York. ... Uncivilization is an album from Brooklyn hardcore punk band Biohazard. ...

A little known fact is that his middle name despite being claimed Leon is actually Lamont. He is affiliated with the 24-7 Family out of Boston. 24/7 is an abbreviation which stands for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays and days otherwise that may alter limitations of work. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ...

Another fact about Derrick is that he is a vegetarian and has been for the past 23 years. He made this publicly clear in a PETA video interview regarding Sepultura's 2006 video of their song "Convicted in Life.". Derrick himself stated in the interview that the subject of this video is that some kind of "karma" is inflicted on those that damage the environment and its wildlife. This extremely graphic video depicts how he describes a "sort of hell" where pig slaughterers and chicken harvesters are forced to suffer for their actions in their past life, with also very large and dramatically graphic references to the Dark Wood of Error and the first parts concluding onto Dante's Inferno. Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix meaning times 1015 in the International System of Units People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organization People Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta, Greece, a town in the prefecture... Dante shown holding a copy of The Divine Comedy, next to the entrance to Hell, the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory and the city of Florence, in Michelinos fresco. ...

Bands

• +/- 1992 (1992 in music) - Outface (Vocals)
• +/- Mid 1990's (?) - Overfiend (Vocals)
• +/- Mid and late 1990's - Alpha Jerk (Vocals & guitar(?))
• 1997 (1997 in music) and onwards - Sepultura (Vocals & Guitar)

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Discography

• Outface - Friendly Green (1992)
• Sepultura - Against (1998)
• Sepultura - Nation (2001)
• Sepultura - Revolusongs (2002)
• Sepultura - Roorback (2003)
• Sepultura - Live in São Paulo (2005)
• Sepultura - Dante XXI (2006)