Kill A Commie - Music

Gang Green Also Spelled GangGreen Is A Hardcore Punk/crossover Thrash 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. That Same Year The Group Disbanded And Lead Singer Chris Doherty Joined The Band Jerry's Kids For Their Album Is This My World? Current Line-Up Chris Doherty – Vocals Guitar July 1980 – Present Mike Earls – Guitar 1996 – 1998 2007 – Present Walter Gustafson – Drums Feb 1984 – Sep 1985 Feb – Aug 1991 1996 – 1998 2005-Present Matt Sandonato – Bass 1996 – Present Past Lineups In 1985 Doherty Reemerged With An All New Gang Green Lineup Consisting Of Himself Vocals Guitar Chuck Stilphen Guitar Vocals Glen 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. 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. 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. In 1996 Gang Green Surfaced Yet Again With 5 Reunion Dates On The East Coast With The Stilphen Brothers Which Included Shows At The Rat And CBGB's. With Walter Gustafson Remaining On Drums Along With Newcomers Mike Earls Guitar Vocals And Matt Sandonato Bass Vocals The Band 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. Current In 2005 Chris Doherty And A New Gang Green Lineup Supported The Dropkick Murphys’ Tour Of The U.S. West Coast Tour. The Band Began A European Tour In 2007. The Same Year They Announce That They Were Working On A New Album Set To Be Released Summer Of That Year.
In 2009 Chris Doherty Formed A Cincinnati Chapter Of The Band With A Lineup Featuring Chris Donnelly Matt Bryant And Troy Bryant And Began Playing A Few Local Shows. It Was Announced In 2010 That The Band Is Working On Their New Album In Studio And Also Preparing For Several Live Dates. read less