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Green Jellÿ is an American comedy heavy metal musical group. Originally named Green Jell-O, they changed their name due to legal pressure from the owners of the Jell-O trademark, who claimed that it was an infringement on their trademark. Despite the spelling difference, the new name and the old are pronounced identically.
Band Members
Danny Carey from Tool was their drummer.
On the song Three Little Pigs James Hetfield and Maynard James Keenan from Tool helped with back vocals.
Timeline
- 1981: Green Jell-O founded in Kenmore, New York by Bill Manspeaker aka Moronic Dicktator, and Joe Cannizarro aka Dunderhed.
- 1984: Debut album Let It Be released on their own record label American Jello Parti Production Inc..
- 1987: Appears on the The Gong Show.
- 1989: Second LP Triple Live Mother Goose At Budokan released, with 14 people in the line-up.
- 1991: Signed on Zoo Entertainment; the EP GREEN JELLÖ SUXX released.
- 1992: Video album Cereal Killer released.
- 1993: Re-release of Cereal Killer because of a name change to Green Jellÿ. The single Three Little Pigs becomes a hit.
- 1994: 333 released.
- 1995: The song Blind Date appears on the compilation "MAD GROOVES"
- 1996: Born To Be Wild appears on the same-titled- movie soundtrack.
- 2001 - 2004: Doing some club gigs in Los Angeles.