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Discography
Nine Ep (1997)
Identity (2000)
Newborn (2002)
Walk Over Water split single with Janes Detdz (2005)
La Armas Del Silencio (2006)
Walk Over Water Sziget split single (2006)
Videos
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Green Lizard - Walk over Water (2006)
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Green Lizard - Wrong (2002)
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Green Lizard - Autumn (2001)
Green Lizard - Turn Around (2001)
Live
23-01-2005, Paradiso (Willy's last gig)
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Green Lizard - Soothe Me, live with Bram at Paradiso!
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Green Lizard - Anal Fuck, live in Tornino!
Green Lizard - Changes (25-10-2006, Effenaar)
Green Lizard - Awake (25-10-2006, Effenaar)
Green Lizard - Autumn and Anal Fuck (21-04-2007 Totum, Almere)
Interviews
Updates 18-04-2007
-Green Lizard has a NEW drummer! and his name is Jasper "Jappie" Dankaart!
He's well know for his work with AgresiÃ³n and we wiss him all the luck in the world!
05-04-2007
-Updated the whole Streetteam page, we hope you like it!
Upcoming Shows 02-06-2007 -Puntpop Festival, Ommen (NL)
07-06-2007 -Patronaat, Haarlem (NL) (With Jaya the Cat)
08-06-2007 -LVC, Leiden (NL) (With Jaya the Cat)
09-06-2007 -De Kelder, Amersfoort (NL) (With Jaya the Cat)
02-06-2007 -World Skate Center, Den Bosch (NL)
About Green Lizard GREEN LIZARD is a well established rock band from The Netherlands.
Founded in 1994 as teenagers they almost immediately secured themselves of a large and loyal fan base in their hometown Tilburg.
Thanks to their enigmatic live shows and extensive touring Green Lizard built up a solid live reputation throughout Europe,
played the Vans Warped Tour in 2003 and even did shows in South America.
In May of 2006, Dutch rockers GREEN LIZARD saw the release of their third record on I Scream Records in Europe.
The album is called 'Las Armas Del Silencio' and features 10 solid rock songs which are the best the band ever did.
Together with its great artwork, this record is already considered a classic in the history of GREEN LIZARD.
The new self produced album was recorded by Menno Bakker (NRA, Undeclinable) and Alejandro LondoÃ±o (AgresiÃ³n), mixed by Clif Norrell (REM, The Pixies, Rollins, Faith No More, Mansun, Jeff Buckley) in Los Angeles and mastered at John Golden Mastering.
Singer Remi about the recordings: 'This was definitely a new experience for us.
By recording in different studios and with different people, we got the best of both worlds in this recording!
Although it was extremely fun to produce it ourselves, it was a lot more work than we anticipated and we couldn't have done it without the help of Menno and Alejandro.
Of course, after recording two previous albums with a man like Clif taught us a lot about making a record.'
GREEN LIZARD's previous albums were put out by Sony Music and sold more than 22.000 copies just in the Netherlands.
Singer Remi: 'We never planned on signing to a major but our label got bought up by Sony Music.
We sold pretty well and the last record 'Newborn' was supposed to be a European Sony signing but that never happened.
We get offers to tour in Europe and the States all the time, but we never had a release there.
This time we decided to find a label that can get the record out in all of Europe.'
The future looks bright for the band, a new release, distribution in all of Europe and the shows are lining up.
Remi: 'We are definitely ready to rock! We are very pleased with our new record, it just breathes rock.
I Scream Records is also very enthusiastic and we have short lines with them so I think we can do what we want to.
This time we won't get caught by a big machine like we were in the past.
I know that they have a lot of hardcore bands on their roster but I think we fit right into their work ethic'.
Time will tell, but the new record sounds awesome! It's time that the rest of the world will get a taste of this great rock machine!
After a great performance on the mainstage of Sziget festival in Budapest, GREEN LIZARD hit the road with Skin (ex-Skunk Anansie) during her European tour fall 2006 which was a great succes with lots of new screaming fans.
Plans for 2007 include a European support tour with BuckCherry (US) and lots of European festivals befor hitting the studio again for a new record.
At this moment, the video for the single Walk Over Water is on rotation at European MTV and other music channels.
'Las Armas Del Silencio' will be released on the 13th of March in the US by I Scream Records USA.
Friends Trivia Did you know that Green Lizard:
- played over 800 shows worldwide
- sold up to 30,000 copies of their releases
- played major European festivals; Pinkpop, Pukkelpop, Roskilde, Sziget...
- toured on the Vans Warped Tour (USA) in 2003
- did a European tour with Skin (Skunk Anansie) fall 2006
- played in countries like Aruba and Colombia
- had a major hitsingle in Holland with video on high rotation in 2001
- has a huge fanbase in the Benelux
- is one of the major rockacts of Holland
- will especially appeal to fans of Foo Fighters, SunnyDayReal Estate & Helmet
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From left to right: Brian, Jay and Remi.
Tour Green Lizard Streetteam Thanks: Nick Buiten,
Benedikt "Bene" Pohnke,
Marcel van Leeuwen(www.gekzijnisgezond.nl),
The band
And of cours the fans!

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Myspace Layout Stealer Pimp MyspaceGREEN LIZARD is a well established band from The Netherlands. After founding the band in the summer of 1994, teen brothers Brian, Willy and Remi Tjon Ajong teamed up with drummer Roela in '95 and bass player Jay in '96. They almost immediately secured themselves of a large and loyal fan base in their hometown Tilburg. Thanks to their enigmatic live shows and extensive touring Green Lizard built up a solid live reputation throughout the Netherlands, confirmed two years later when they won Holland's biggest and most prestigious rock contest called De Grote Prijs Van Nederland. Instead of going for instant succes by chasing a record deal with a major, Green Lizard decided to bide their time.

After a series of shows in France, Green Lizard, independent and determined as ever, decided to send their live demos to American producer Jack Endino, renowned for his work with bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden.

Endino liked the Green Lizard material so much, he immediately agreed to produce their first independent release, 'THE NINE EP'. This EP, recorded in no more than nine days, stands out because of the solid, heavy and mature punk-grunge sound. The artwork contains original cartoon-like drawings designed by the bands multi-talented singer Remi.

Being a student in computer-imaging and animation at the School of Arts in Utrecht (Holland), it is no surprise that Remi also designed and directed the fantastic animated video for 'Turn Around', the first single from their first full album 'IDENTITY'. The result was hailed in Holland as the most exciting video since Radiohead's 'Paranoid Android'. This video won the Golden Cow Award (Holland Animation Festival) in the year 2000.

After the release of this single the band played at the two biggest Dutch festivals, Pinkpop and Lowlands. They toured Europe together with The Gathering and sold out several Dutch venues on a combined TMF @lter 8 Live Tour that also featured Krezip and Brainpower.

The band finally received national appreciation in 2001, when they were awarded the Silver Harp for 'IDENTITY'. Later that year they joined forces with former Urban Dance Squad drummer Michel Schoots to record a new version of 'Down', a song that was originally released on 'IDENTITY'. Featuring raps by Brainpower and scratches by TLM, the result 'Down 2k1' was immediately hailed by alternative radiostations and stayed on their .1 spot for weeks on end. A very well received on the Roskilde Festival in Danmark sealed a very successful year for the band.

'NEWBORN', the second full-length Green Lizard album was released in the summer of 2002 in front of a massive audience on Lowlands' main stage. Like 'IDENTITY', this record was produced by Clif Norrell, known for his work with bands like Faith No More, REM, Skunk Anansie and Jeff Buckley.The album is widely considered as the band's best work yet and features some impressive guest vocals by Henry Rollins. After the release of 2 singles, 'Wrong' and 'Mouthful', the band went on a small promotional tour of the USA in the summer of 2003. During the course of this tour, Green Lizard was invited by Kevin Lyman to play on his Vans Warped Tour. The 'Mouthful' single also featured a full length live CD, spread out over 4 collectable singles, which was recorded in Holland during the Dutch leg of the Newborn-tour.

After a short tour of Aruba, the band co-headlined the Converse Tour (together with The Apers and Janez Detd) in Belgium and The Netherlands during the winter of 2003/2004. After that, Green Lizard took a break from the touring circuit to focus on writing new material for their 3rd full-length album. In March of 2004, the band teamed up with The League of XO Gentlemen (with former Urban Dance Squad frontman Rude Boy) and The Riplets (an all girl Rotterdam Punk Rockband) to play on the Jack Daniel's Rock Nights Tour. Every night on this tour was concluded with a so-called 'Connections Set', where the 3 bands would get together and play their combined favorites of early '90s rock.

After their contract ended with Sony Music in the summer of 2004, the band started pre-production for their 3rd full length album. Without the pressure of a record company, Green Lizard decided to take things at their own pace, with several members also taking the time to explore collaborations with other bands, such as Reggae-Punk band Jaya The Cat from Boston, MA. The band also took the time to pay a visit to their Colombian fans by playing the Tortazo Festival in the country's capital Bogota.

During the fall of 2004, Green Lizard decided to focus on fine-tuning the new material and also trying out some of these songs by opening up for such bands as The Rasmus and Living Colour.

January 2005 marked the departure of guitar player and founding member Willy Tjon Ajong. With a very energetic and emotional gig at the Paradiso in Amsterdam (watch it here), Green Lizard closed a chapter and opened a new one. From March till May the band did a small club tour in Holland and Belgium entitled Preparing For Battle. Fans loved their news stuff and with great spirit the band entered the studio over the summer to record 12 brand new tracks. The new tracks were mixed by Clif Norrell in the fall of 2005 and were mastered by John Golden. The new record company is called I Scream Records who provide the band the international distribution which they need so badly.

The first release of the new record was the single One Minute/All You Have, which came out in November in Holland and Belgium. The 2 tracks got a lot of air play on national radio and put Green Lizard back on the map as one of the biggest rock acts of Holland. In Germany the single was used for a club DJ pool and got big reactions.

The new record 'LAS ARMAS DEL SILENCIO' came out on the 9th of February in the Netherlands and released in Europa May 5th. LAS ARMAS' has 12 great rock songs (including the single Walk Over Water), the best the band ever did. The band shot the video for Walk over Water in skatepark Burnside, Deventer and has great skate footage. After the release the band will tour like their is no tomorrow...

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Video clip Walk Over Water

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Ticketverlosung VISIONS-Party mit GREEN LIZARD

Eine Person hat per Los die Möglichkeit, 2 Karten für die VISIONS-Party mit GREEN LIZARD zu gewinnen. Tun MÜSST Ihr nur Folgendes: - Bulletin reposten, und:- added GREEN LIZARD in Eure Favourite...
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News 2.0: Links & Kontakte

Okay, once again: Wer meiner lieben FRIENDS sich aktiv bei der Promotion von GREEN LIZARD beteiligen möchte, tut am Besten Folgendes: - contact me [email protected] (Falls Du die Band...
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News 1.0: GREEN LIZARD streetteam online...Hey Ho - let´s go!!

"Hurray, the final battle just begun..." (All You Have, GREEN LIZARD)Willkommen bei streetteam GREEN LIZARD germany. Diese Plattform dient zur Promotion der bekannten holländischen "RockBand" GRE...
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