Green Day of Grunge

**Green Day of Grunge** is a American all-female rock band formed in Winona, Minnesota in 1995 by singer and bassist Ruby Ryan, guitarist Mikayla Fulton and drummer Traci Kupetsky. Despite their name, Green Day of Grunge are not a grunge band, and the name is intended to be satire. The band is well known for their 2001 album *New Fang*, as well as their 1996 debut album *Bueno*, which includes the 1997 hit song *Kryptonite* which would be covered by 3 Doors Down in 1999.

## Green Day of Grunge

### Genres

Hard rock, Alternative rock, Garage rock, Rockabilly, Post-grunge (later discography), Nu metal (later discography)

## Members

### Current members

Ruby Ryan, Mikayla Fulton, Traci Kupetsky

## History

After The Booyah Electric Blues Band disbanded in 1994, the members went to other projects. Ruby Ryan looked for new members, where she later went on to meet Mikayla Fulton and Traci Kupetsky. They looked for a bassist throughout spring 1995. They were unable to find a bassist, leading to Ruby Ryan to take the bass. The band got signed to DreamWorks Records as one of the first signees in 1996. In September 1996, the band released their debut album *Bueno* which featured a huge garage rock, alternative rock and rockabilly influenced hard rock sounding. The album sold 8,000,000 copies by the end of 1997 and was certified 8x platinum, it also spawned a hit song in 1997 called *Kryptonite* which would be covered by 3 Doors Down in 1999. The band went on tour with Queens of the Stone Age as the opening act in 1998. In 2001, the band released their second album *New Fang* which sold 8,000,000 copies and was certified 8x platinum as well. The band went on tour with Puddle of Mudd as the opening act from mid 2001 to early 2002. In 2003, the band released their third album *Twitch Bitches* which featured a huge psychobilly influence. The band were dropped from DreamWorks Records before they went out of business in 2004.

In 2007, the band released their fourth album *Gambit* which featured a huge post-grunge influence, this album was certified gold by the RIAA. Gambit was the first album with Republic Records, after the band signed with the label in 2005. The band went on tour with 3 Doors Down as the opening act. In 2009, the band released their fifth album *Fyve* which featured a huge nu metal, garage rock and rockabilly blend sound, which was followed up in 2010 with *Syxx* which featured a post-grunge, hard rock and alternative rock blend sounding. The band went on tour with Eagles of Death Metal as the opening act from 2011 to 2012. In 2014, the band released their seventh self-titled album. The band went on Vans Warped Tour 2015. In 2016 the band released their eighth album *True Breed* which served a sequel to New Fang. The band went on the DeTour with King Sling and Fozzy as a supporter but dropped to go on tour with Smile Empty Soul as the opening act from 2017 to 2019. In 2020, the band released their ninth album *People Love Me* which the band toured for in 2021. In 2024, the band is set to release their tenth album *Gwazi Blood* which will act as the final chapter of the New Fang album series.

## Members

Ruby Ryan \*nee Del\*-lead vocals (1995-present) \*has 8 different Shure microphones\*, bass (1995-present) \*currently plays a ESP LTD Stream-205 bass\*

Mikayla Fulton-guitar (1995-present) \*currently plays a Schecter 7-string Blood Burst Reaper-7 Elite guitar with Seymour Duncan Palladium pedal\*

Traci Kupetsky-drums (1995-present) \*currently plays a double bass 8 piece drum set by Pearl and Meinl\*

## Instruments

Green Day of Grunge's bassist and guitarist was well known in the mid 90s through early 2000s for having weird and abstract gear that's not seen on normal rockabilly. Ruby Ryan used to play a Ibanez 7-string Natural colored bass from the band's debut album all the way up until Syxx. Mikayla Fulton used to play a Gibson Custom Cherry Red EDS-1275 Double Neck guitar from the band's debut album all the way up until Syxx.

## Discography

*Bueno (1996)*

*New Fang (2001)*

*Twitch Bitches (2003)*

*Gambit (2007)*

*Fyve (2009)*

*Syxx (2010)*

*Green Day of Grunge (2014)*

*True Breed (2016)*

*People Love Me (2020)*

*Gwazi Blood (2024)*