BIOHAZARD
The mean streets of Brooklyn, New York, USA, saw the formation
of Biohazard in 1988 by Evan Seinfeld (bass/vocals), Billy Graziadei
(guitar/vocals), Bobby Hambel (guitar) and Danny Schuler (drums).
The harsh realities of urban life provide constant lyrical inspiration
for this socially and politically aware hardcore band. Modest
beginnings supporting the likes of the Cro-Mags and Carnivore
at the famous L'Amour club led to an independent debut, Biohazard.
Constant touring built such a cult following that the band were
able to sign to Roadrunner Records for one album, and then secure
a major contract with Warner Brothers Records in 1992. Urban Discipline
was recorded in under two weeks on a tiny budget, but proved to
be the band's breakthrough album. Blisteringly heavy, with lyrics
to match - "Black And White And Red All Over" was an
anti-racism tirade, intended to dispel a mistakenly applied fascist
label stemming from the debut's "Howard Beach", which
concerned a racially motivated Brooklyn murder - the album drew
massive praise, as did wild live shows during heavy touring with
Kreator in Europe and Sick Of It All in the USA. The band also
recorded a well-received track with rappers Onyx for the Judgement
Night soundtrack. The Warners debut, State Of The World Address,
was recorded in seven weeks, and demonstrated that major label
status did not mean any compromising on Biohazard's part. The
album featured a furiously heavy Ed Stasium production and an
aggressive performance that attracted a succession of rave reviews.The
band embarked on a successful US tour with Pantera and Sepultura
as album sales took off. However, a second appearance at the Donington
Festival came to a controversially premature end, owing to the
stage management's safety worries over Biohazard's penchant for
encouraging their audience to join them on stage en masse. Further
European touring, including several festival dates, was problem-free,
with the band reaffirming a deserved reputation for their ferocious
live shows, before returning to the USA for dates with House Of
Pain and Danzig. Hambel was sacked from the band in November 1995
prior to the recording of Mata Leáo. His replacement was
Rob Echeverria (b. 15 December 1967, New York, USA; ex-Helmet).
No Holds Barred, a fierce live album recorded in Europe, was followed
by the band's PolyGram Records debut, New World Disorder. Echeverria
was subsequently replaced by Leo Curley. The band's stay with
a major label proved to be short, and their next studio set was
released on the Steamhammer label.
DISCOGRAFIA - ALBUMS
BIOHAZARD - BIOHAZARD
MAZE RECORDS 1990 - MARZIPAN RECORDS 1992
BIOHAZARD - URBAN DISCIPLINE
ROADRUNNER RECORDS 1992
BIOHAZARD - STATE OF THE WORLD ADDRESS
WARNER MUSIC 1994
BIOHAZARD - MATA LEÃO
WARNER MUSIC 1996
BIOHAZARD - NO HOLDS BARRED
ROADRUNNER RECORDS 1997
BIOHAZARD - NEW WORLD DISORDER
MERCURY RECORDS/KING RECORDINGS/DEF JAM RECORDINGS 1999
BIOHAZARD - TALES FROM THE B-SIDE
RENEGADE RECORDINGS/DK RECORDS 2000
BIOHAZARD - UNCIVILIZATION
STEAMHAMMER/SPV RECORDS 2001 (Europe)
SANCTUARY RECORDS 2001 (USA)
BIOHAZARD - KILL OR BE KILLED
STEAMHAMMER/SPV RECORDS 2003 (Europe)
SANCTUARY RECORDS 2003 (USA)
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