Biohazard
Kill or be killed

THE REVIEW

Honestly, I approached this album by the New York quartet with many prejudices... maybe because the previous "Uncivilization" didn't excite me at all despite collaborations with big names, or maybe because lately my tastes have leaned towards melody or intelligent emo (Dredg, Yaphet Kotto)... fact is that Kill or be Killed remained under the "to listen to" category for a long time.

One fine day I decided... okay, today is the right day... the first track starts... "World on fire (intro)" which, like almost all intros, is undoubtedly useless... and then comes the real "World on Fire"... the world is on fire... and what a fire damn it! Metalcore heavy as a rock, much heavier than Biohazard had ever done... explosive drums, Evan's and Billy's voices overlapping continuously, the first in a sort of growl and the second in a desperate scream. Really nice!
I move to the second track... it starts slow... what a drag, here come the less inspired Biohazard again... but no! Here the drums start again! And even if the chorus slows down a bit, it's okay... sometimes you have to relax...

I won't do a song-by-song review for you... I'd be here for hours... anyway, summing up, I would say this album is more than decent... obviously it will hardly shine for originality... but at least it "gives" a good half hour of music made with passion, sincerity, and experience. Because these four heavily tattooed brutes, ambassadors of a city where life must not be too easy for the unluckiest, and let's say it calmly, a bit rough around the edges, have been around for 15 years... not just peanuts and Linkin Park!