Biohazard: reviews and essentials

Biohazard

Musical Group

Forfans of hardcore punk, crossover metal, and 1990s nyc gritty music.
7 Reviews 6 Definitions 1 Charts

The Profile

Brooklyn-based hardcore/crossover band known for combining hardcore punk, metal and rap influences. Core lineup cited in reviews: Billy Graziadei, Evan Seinfeld, Bobby Hambel, Danny Schuler.

Formed in the late 1980s in Brooklyn. Early and mid-1990s albums such as Urban Discipline and State Of The World Address are often cited as the band's high points. Reviews note lineup changes (departure and later return of guitarist Bobby Hambel) and mixed reception for later releases; several reviews reference a breakup/hiatus around 2005 and a later return with Reborn In Defiance.

DeBaser reviews praise Biohazard's early-to-mid 1990s output for its powerful fusion of hardcore, metal and rap. State Of The World Address and Urban Discipline are repeatedly highlighted as high points. Later albums and post-Hambel work receive mixed reactions.

Notable Quotes

❝ Perhaps their talent has never been sufficiently appreciated, or maybe they never wanted to conform to market logic. Or, much more simply, they are just that good.

❝ The Masterpiece.

❝ Biohazard returns to claim what is rightfully theirs: a prominent place among the greats, where they proudly stand alive and well, and still capable of making us jump around like pimple-faced teenagers.