Cereal Killer Soundtrack
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Cereal Killer Soundtrack is a studio album released by comedy metal/punk group Green Jellÿ on March 16, 1993.[1] It is the soundtrack to their video album Cereal Killer. It is the last album the band released under the name Green Jellö, as subsequent legal action over the trademark Jell-O led to the band being rebranded as Green Jellÿ, which would lead to later pressings of the album being reprinted with the new band name.
Release
The single "Electric Harley House (of Love)" was released in 1993 to promote Cereal Killer Soundtrack.
Legal issues and re-release
Cereal Killer Soundtrack was originally released under the band name of Green Jellö. However, as their fame grew with the release of the popular "Three Little Pigs", Kraft Foods Inc., owner of the Jell-O trademark, claimed that Green Jellÿ were in violation of the trademark, forcing a change of the band's name. As a result, an updated version of Cereal Killer Soundtrack was released bearing the Green Jellÿ name (also changing the name of the last track from "Green Jellö Theme Song" to "Green Jellÿ Theme Song") later in the same year.
In 1993, Green Jellÿ was sued by the management of Metallica for partial use of their song "Enter Sandman" in the song "Electric Harley House (of Love)". The bass and rhythm guitars in the solo section of the song play a riff close to that of "Enter Sandman", and even though the band mentions it in lyric immediately after the riff, the band was forced to remove the part from the later CD versions of Cereal Killer and pull the music video from MTV.
The lyrics to the song "Obey the Cowgod" make a reference to Beefcake the Mighty, bass player for the band Gwar, who taught Green Jellÿ how to make their latex costumes.
Track listing
All tracks by Green Jellÿ except where noted
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Personnel
- Bill Manspeaker (as Moronic Dicktator & Marshall Staxx) – vocals
- Joe Cannizzaro (as Dunderhed) – vocals
- Gary Helsinger (as Hotsy Menshot) – vocals
- Greg Reynard (as Reason Clean) – vocals
- Steven Shenar (as Sven Seven) – guitars
- Michael Bloomquist (as Rootin') – bass
- Joe Russo (as Mother Eucker) – bass
- Danny Carey (as Danny Longlegs) – drums
- Maynard James Keenan – guest voice of Three Little Pigs[2]
- Kymmee O'Donnell (as Sadistica) – art direction, art producer, vocals on "House Me Teenage Rave"
- Caroline Jester (as Jella Tin) – vocals on "House Me Teenage Rave"
- C.J. Buscaglia – guitars, producer
- Lee Hammond – creative director
- Sylvia Massy – producer, engineer, mixing
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[3] | 77 |
| USA The Billboard 200 | 23 |
Certifications
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References
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External links
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