Gang Green was a hardcore punk band originally from Braintree, Massachusetts. The first incarnation of the band consisted of 15 year olds Chris Doherty, Mike Dean, and Bill Manley and contributed seven tracks to the This Is Boston, Not L.A. compilation in 1982. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore/hXc) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Taang! Records is an independent record label based in San Diego, California. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore/hXc) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Braintree, please see the article Braintree (CDP), Massachusetts. ... Chris Doherty (born in Braintree, Massachusetts) is a musician, singer and songwriter best known as the founder of hardcore punk band Gang Green. ... This Is Boston, Not L.A. was a hardcore punk compilation album released in 1982. ...

That same year the group disbanded and lead singer Chris Doherty joined the band Jerry's Kids for their album Is This My World? One of the earliest Boston hardcore bands, Jerrys Kids had their first recorded output on the Modern Method compilation LP in 1982, on which they contributed 6 tracks, most of which were around the 30 second mark in length. ...

New lineups

In 1985 Doherty reemerged with an all new Gang Green lineup consisting of himself (vocals, guitar), Chuck Stilphen (guitar, vocals), Glenn Stilphen (bass, vocals) and Walter Gustafson (drums). This second lineup is the most famous nationally as it was both the first to tour and the one that recorded the classic songs "Alcohol" and "Skate to Hell". This edition of Gang Green released the Another Wasted Night LP on Taang! Records in 1986. It is regarded as one of the definitive hardcore records of its time. Taang! Records is an independent record label based in San Diego, California. ...

By 1987, when they were signed by Roadrunner Records the band’s musical style had become to lean more toward heavy metal and the personnel of the band, save Doherty, had changed completely. This incarnation of Gang Green consisted of Doherty, Fritz Erickson (guitar), Joe Gittleman (bass) and former Jerry's Kids drummer Brian Betzger. In 1989 Gittleman left to devote more time to The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and was replaced by Josh Pappe, formerly of Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Joe Gittleman (born in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a musician. ... The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were a ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts. ... Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, or simply D.R.I., are a crossover band that formed in 1982. ...

The nineties

After touring the United States with Social Distortion in 1990 Gang Green experienced a few more lineup shuffles before being dropped by Roadrunner and going on hiatus for several years in which Doherty founded the bands Klover (Mercury Records) and Hamerd. Social Distortion (sometimes referred to as simply Social D) are an influential punk rock band formed in 1978 by frontman Mike Ness. ... Klover was a short lived Boston punk band consisting of Mike Stone (later a Queensryche guitarist) on vocals and guitar, Chris Doherty (x-Gang Green) on lead guitar, Darren Hill (x-Red Rockers, Paul Westerberg) on bass and Brian Betzger (x-Jerrys Kids, Gang Green) on drums. ...

In 1996 Gang Green surfaced yet again with Walter Gustafson returning on drums, along with newcomers Mike Earls (guitar, vocals) and Matt Sandonato (bass, vocals). They re-signed with Taang! Records and in 1997 released Back & Gacked (EP) and Another Case Of Brewtality. These records saw the band returning their punk roots and even moving in a pop direction. Gang Green toured Europe and the U.S. extensively in 1997 and 1998. Chris Doherty moved from Boston to Cincinnati shortly afterwards and in the early 2000s Gang Green played only once or twice a year in Boston and NYC. Back & Gacked was an EP released by Boston, Massachusetts hardcore punk band, Gang Green. ... Another Case Of Brewtality was the fourth full-length album from Boston, Massachusetts hardcore punk band, Gang Green. ...

Current

In 2005 Chris Doherty and a new Gang Green lineup supported the Dropkick Murphys’ tour of the U.S. west coast tour. Dropkick Murphys are a celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.[1] First playing together in the basement of a friends barbershop, they blended Oi!, Irish music, and hardcore. ...

In early 2007, the band is touring through Florida and up the east coast of the US with bands like Lucky Scars and Moral Decline before heading out for a European tour scheduled for spring 2007 that will include UK and Irish dates.

Current Members

• Chris Doherty – vocals, guitar (Jul 1981 – 1998, 2000 – occasional tours)
• Walter Gustafson – drums (Feb 1984 – Sep 1985, Feb – Aug 1991, 1996 – 1998, present)

• Bob Cenci – guitar
• Matt Sandonato – bass

Previous Members

• Chuck Stilphen – guitar (Feb 1984 – 1986)
• Tony Nichols – guitar (Nov 1986 – Apr 1987)
• Fritz Erickson – guitar (Apr 1987 – May 1990)
• Mike Lucantonio – guitar (May 1990 – 1992)
• Mike Earls – guitar (1996 – 1998)
• Bill Manley – bass (Jul 1981 – Mar 1983)
• Glen Stilphen – bass (Feb 1984 – 1986)
• Joe Gittleman – bass (Nov 1986 – Aug 1989)
• Josh Pappe – bass (Aug 1989 – 1991)
• Kevin Brooks – bass (1991 – 1992)
• Mike Dean – drums (Jul 1981 – Mar 1983)
• Brian Betzger – drums (1986 – Feb 1991, Sep 1991 – 1992)

Discography

• Sold Out 7" (1984) Taang! Records
• Drunk And Disorderly 10" (1985) Deluxe – live
• PMRC Sucks 12" (1985) HIM
• Skate To Hell 7" (1985) Taang! Records
• Another Wasted Night (1986) Taang! Records
• You Got It (1987) Roadrunner Records
• I81B4U EP (1989) Roadrunner Records
• Older... Budweiser (1989) Emergo/Roadrunner Records
• Can't LIVE Without It (1990) Roadrunner Records – live
• King Of Bands (1991) Roadrunner Records – compilation + 2 new
• Back & Gacked EP (1997) Taang! Records
• Another Case Of Brewtality (1997) Taang! Records
• Preschool (1997) Taang! Records – 1981 – 1984 material
• Another Wasted Night (1997) Taang! Records – 1984 – 1988 material

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Various artists compilation tracks

• This Is Boston, Not L.A. (1982) Modern Method
  • "Snob" – "Lie Lie" – "I Don't Care" – "Rabies" – "Narrow Mind" – "Kill A Commie" – "Have Fun"

• Unsafe At Any Speed (1983) Modern Method
  • "Selfish"

• Thrasher Skaterock Vol. 3 (1985) Thrasher/High Speed
  • "Skate to Hell"

• Mr. Beautiful Presents: All Hard (1985, Modern Method)
  • "Let's Drink Some Beer"

• American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986 [Soundtrack] (2006, Rhino)
  • "Kill A Commie"

Links

• Official Gang Green website
• Official Gang Green MySpace page
• GangGreen music video for "Alcohol" on BlankTV.com
• http://www.taang.com/bands_ganggreen_body.html
• http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=gang_green
• http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/ganggreen_main.html