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MTV World Exclusive: Green Day - Know Your Enemy
Saturday, April 25
Malaysia - 12pm
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Saturday, April 25
Malaysia - 12pm
Singapore - 11am
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 Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown It's been five years since Green Day released their seminal rock opera American Idiot, cementing their rock god status, quieting their critics, and introducing themselves to a whole new generation of fans. So what will the California rock trio do for a follow-up? Nothing less than have a 21st Century Breakdown, the title of their 8th studio album.
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| Full Biography |
| Green Day started out as part of the northern California underground punk scene. Childhood friends Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Mike Dirnt (bass; born Mike Pritchard) formed their first band, Sweet Children, in Rodeo, CA, when they were 14 years old. By 1989, the group had added drummer Al Sobrante and changed its name to Green Day. That year, the band independently released its first EP, "1000 Hours," which was well received in the California hardcore punk scene. Soon, the group had signed a contract with the local independent label Lookout. Green Day's first album, 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour, was released later that year. Shortly after its release, the band replaced Sobrante with Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III) and Cool became the band's permanent drummer.
Throughout the early '90s, Green Day continued to cultivate a cult following, which only gained strength with the release of their second album, 1992's Kerplunk. The underground success of Kerplunk led to a wave of interest from major record labels and the band eventually decided to sign with Reprise. Dookie, Green Day's major-label debut, was released in the spring of 1994. Thanks to MTV support for the initial single, "Longview," Dookie became a major hit. The album continued to gain momentum throughout the summer, with the second single, "Basket Case," spending five weeks on the top of the American modern rock charts. By the time the fourth single, "When I Come Around," began its seven-week stay at number one on the modern rock charts in early 1995, Dookie had sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone; it would eventually top eight million in America, selling over ten million copies internationally. Dookie also won the 1994 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Performance. Green Day quickly followed Dookie with Insomniac in the fall of 1995. During the summer, they hit number one again on the modern rock charts with "J.A.R.," their contribution to the Angus soundtrack. The band spent the whole of 1996 resting and writing new material, issuing Nimrod in late 1997. The album sold 80,000 copies in its first week to land at #10 on the Billboard charts. It spawned the hit "Time Of Your Life," probably one of the most well known songs Green Day ever wrote. The song was used on popular TV shows Seinfeld and E.R. Warning: was released in the fall of 2000 and first single, "Minority" sat atop the Billboard's Modern Rock chart just four weeks after its release. Another long wait preceded 2004's American Idiot, an aggressive rock opera that became a surprise success – a chart-topper around the world, a multi-platinum seller, and easily the best reviewed album of their career. American Idiot earned Green Day a Grammy for "Best Rock Album" in 2005. Green Day official websites: www.greenday.com | www.myspace.com/greenday | www.greenday.co.uk |