Uncivilization [PA]

Performer: Biohazard
Artist: Philip Anselmo; Peter Steele; Sen Dog; Slipknot
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Biohazard: Billy Graziadei (vocals, guitar); Evan Sienfield (vocals, bass); Leo Curley (guitar); Danny Schuler (drums). Additional personnel includes: Slipknot, Phil Anselmo, Peter Steele, Sen Dog, Andreas Kisser, Derrick Green, Roger Miret, Igor Calavera. Producers: Billy Graziadei, Danny Schuler, Evan Seinfeld, Jive Jones. Engineers include: Billy Graziadei, Oliver Strauss, Pete Deboer. Recorded at Rat Piss Studios and Justin Guip's Studio, Brooklyn, New York. Personnel: Billy Graziadei (vocals, guitar, electric guitar); Evan Seinfeld (vocals, bass guitar); Leo Curley, Tristan Avakian (guitar); Danny Schuler (drums). Audio Mixers: Ed Stasium; Biohazard. Recording information: Justin Guip's Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Mission Sound Studios, Brooklyn, NY; Rat Piss Studios, Brooklyn, NY. Unknown Contributor Roles: Derrick Green; Igor Cavalera; Andreas Kisser; Pete Steele ; Phil Anselmo; Roger Miret; Slipknot. Brooklyn's Biohazard almost single- handedly helped launch the hardcore metal movement of the late 90's with such releases as URBAN DISCIPLINE and STATE OF THE WORLD ADDRESS. On the band's fifth album, and first for the Sanctuary label, Billy Graziadei, Evan Seinfeld, Danny Schuler, and Leo Curley are joined by a host of all-star special guests, including Phil Anselmo of Pantera, Peter Steele of Type O Negative, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, and various members of Slipknot, Agnostic Front, Sepultura, and Hatebreed. The switch of record labels and preponderance of guests didn't interfere with Biohazard's trademark hard-hitting sound and approach, though, as standout heavies "Sellout," "Wide Awake," "Unified," "Last Man Standing," and the title track prove. Fans of straight-ahead hardcore metal will take great delight in UNCIVILIZATION. Brooklyn's Biohazard almost single-handedly helped launch the hardcore metal movement of the late 1990s. On this, their fifth album and first for the Sanctuary label, Billy Graziadei, Evan Seinfeld, Danny Schuler, and Leo Curley are joined by a host of all-star special guests, including Phil Anselmo of Pantera, Peter Steele of Type O Negative, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, and various members of Slipknot, Agnostic Front, Sepultura, and Hatebreed. The switch of record labels and preponderance of guests didn't interfere with Biohazard's trademark hard-hitting sound and approach, though, as standout heavies "Sellout," "Wide Awake," "Unified," "Last Man Standing," and the title track prove they haven't lost their touch. Fans of straight-ahead hardcore metal will take great delight in UNCIVILIZATION.

Alternative Press (12/01, p.74) - 7 out of 10 - "...The real stars here are Biohazard's thick, chugging power chords. It's a familiar sound that...never gets old." CMJ (9/3/01, p.28) - "...Music for the kids: down-tuned, mosh-happy riffs and urbanized vocals..."

Although Biohazard's landmark collaboration with rap group Onyx on a remix of that group's hit "Slam" (they also joined forces for the soundtrack to the film JUDGEMENT NIGHT) was far from the first rock/rap collaboration, it remains a commercial and in many ways artistic high point for the Brooklyn-based metal act. That said, Biohazard retained a loyal fanbase over the course of their decades-plus career, and their embrace of rap presaged many of the funk-oriented nu-metal acts that followed in Biohazard's wake, including Korn and Linkin Park. Likewise, their particular fusion of hardcore punk and metal was a direct precursor of the intense metalcore style that arose in the early 2000s.

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