New York hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD have posted behind-the-scenes footage from their March 2 performance at this year’s Soundwave Festival in Melbourne, Australia. Check it out below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
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BIOHAZARD bassist/vocalist Scott Roberts was rushed to the hospital prior to the kick-off of the band’s Persistence Tour 2012 on Friday, January 20th in Deinze, Belgium.
A new band update reads: “Great news, Scott’s alive and well! (He) made it out of the hospital with all new blood and fluids in his system, 100% Biohazard! He never missed a step! Mad props to him for being a hardcore/metal trooper and sticking it out, anyone else would had quit the tour! We just rocked Oberhausen, Germany. Hamburgh, here we come!”
Check out video from the road below:
The Persistence Tour 2012 also includes SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, TERROR, WALLS OF JERICHO, LIONHEART and CRUSHING CASPARS.
Biohazard’s new album, Reborn In Defiance, was released in Europe on Friday, January 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. In regards to a release outside Europe the band remarked:
“We regret to inform you all that due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be able to offer our new record, Reborn In Defiance, in the US at this time. We love all of you who have continued to support us through the years and can’t wait to share with you a record that we are extremely proud of. Thank you so much for your understanding and patience and a special thanks to our partners for their hard work setting this up. All of our touring plans are still solidified and we are excited to see you all out on the road!”
Persistence Tour 2012 dates are as follows:
January
22 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
23 – Berlin, Germany – Astra
24 – Munchen, Germany – Werk
25 – Wien, Austria – Gasometer
26 – Stuttgart, Germany – LKA Longhorn
27 – Saarbrucken, Germany – Garage
28 – Dresden, Germany – Eventwerk
29 – Tilburg, Netherlands – O13
30 – Paris, France – Bataclan
“Skullcrusher”, a brand new song from New York hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD, is available for free download at this location.
“The message of the music has always been to rise above obstacles,” BIOHAZARD guitarist Bobby Hambel tells AOL‘s Noisecreep. “That’s how the name of BIOHAZARD came to be and why we are the band we are. It all came from a philosophy that we developed as young guys. When we put the band together, we realized playing music and talking about obstacles makes us better off and helped us get through obstacles and stuff that really beats us down. When we were writing songs and lyrics about stuff we’d experienced, you know, on how to not to take the easy way out or give up… we didn’t realize that would strike a chord with a lot of people.”
“It’s literally almost impossible to rely on the music industry to pay your bills,” added BIOHAZARD guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei.”It’s such a crap shoot to begin with. These days it’s even harder. So for me, I don’t rely on BIOHAZARD to pay my bills, so when we had a chance to go on tour and to reunite… it was on a personal level, it was amazing. And not having to do it as a job or to pay bills is a fucking great place to be. For me, I feel like I came full circle. I do it because I love it. I love to be on stage. It’s kind of similar in a lot of ways — we’re a lot more savvy with what is up now; we’ve been through so many different labels. We get up there, we have a blast. We made a record, we worked really hard to make a record we’re all really proud of and we’re doing it for the love of it. The industry is not the same as when we started. We’re giving you guys an exclusive track that no one has heard. Times change. At the end of the day, most of this record will be given away but it’s a different era and for us. You gotta love what you do, otherwise it’s not worth it.”
Source: Blabbermouth.net
The official “lyric video” for “Reborn”, a brand new song from New York hardcore metal legends BIOHAZARD, can be seen below. The track comes off the band’s much-anticipated new album, “Reborn In Defiance”, which will be released in Europe on January 20 via Nuclear Blast.
“Reborn In Defiance” track listing:
01. 9:IIIX6.941
02. Vengeance Is Mine
03. Decay
04. Reborn
05. Killing Me
06. Countdown Doom
07. Come Alive
08. Vows Of Redemption
09. Waste Away
10. You Were Wrong
11. Skullcrusher
12. Never Give In
13. Season The Sky
Audio samples of the entire “Reborn In Defiance” album can be found on the NuclearBlast.de web site.
Not only is “Reborn In Defiance” BIOHAZARD‘s first original lineup album in 18 years, but it also marks the last album recorded by the band before the departure of bassist and co-vocalist Evan Seinfeld. The effort remains a testament to the four founding members (Billy Graziadei, Bobby Hambel, Evan Seinfeld and Danny Schuler) and their unique chemistry.
Having last recorded and toured as the fundamental lineup with the release of “State Of The World Address” back in 1994, BIOHAZARD reformed with all four original members back in 2008 to commemorate the band’s 20th anniversary. They went back out on the road together over the next two years, during which time inspiration struck.
The legendary Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, METALLICA, SEVENDUST, KORN) was brought in to produce the 13-track “Reborn In Defiance”, which was recorded in Los Angeles.
BIOHAZARD has sold over five million albums worldwide since its formation in the late Eighties in Brooklyn, New York. They achieved international success with their albums “Urban Discipline” on Roadrunner Records in 1992 and 1994′s “State of the World Address” on Warner Brothers. Over the years, BIOHAZARD has collaborated with ONYX, CYPRESS HILL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, HATEBREED, PANTERA, and TYPE O NEGATIVE, among others. The band has continued to tour nationally and internationally, sharing stages with HOUSE OF PAIN, OZZY OSBOURNE, SLAYER, DANZIG, FEAR FACTORY, SEPULTURA and AGNOSTIC FRONT.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Seminal New York City hardcore/metal band BIOHAZARD will hold open auditions to find a replacement for recently departed frontman Evan Seinfeld.
Seinfeld left BIOHAZARD in June after the band’s new CD was completed and was temporarily replaced by Scott Roberts, who played on the band’s 2005 “Means To An End” album and has been part of the BIOHAZARD extended family since.
A statement from the band themselves reads as follows: “ATTENTION SINGERS!!! You think you got what it takes to be one of the voices for BIOHAZARD? Send us your music, videos, links, etc., to auditions@biohazard.com and we’ll check you out. Experience is a must, as is the ability to commit 100% to the life of a full-time touring musician, as the band is booked solid for 2012 and 2013.”
BIOHAZARD has set “Reborn In Defiance” as the title of its tenth studio album, due in Europe before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records.
The band’s first new studio CD in six years and the first with the original lineup — Evan Seinfeld (vocals, bass), Billy Graziadei (guitar, vocals), Danny Schuler (drums) and Bobby Hambel (guitar) — since 1994′s “State of The World Address” was produced by Toby Wright, who has previously worked with KORN, SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS, FEAR FACTORY, IN FLAMES, STONE SOUR and OZZY OSBOURNE, among others.
A song from the album, “Reborn”, can be streamed at this location.
Commented guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei: “When we got back together in 2008, we erased the last memory of BIOHAZARD in people’s heads and replaced it with a new kick-ass memory of what BIOHAZARD was all about back in the day.
“People heard we used to fuck shit up, but being back together again as the original BIOHAZARD gave us a chance to re-write history. Now we’re doing it once again with a brand new album.
“Our new album, ‘Reborn In Defiance’, is everything I love about BIOHAZARD but more….in 2011! 100% ass-kicking in every way…. See you in the pit!”
In a recent interview with Sweden’s Metalshrine, Graziadei stated about the departure of Evan Seinfeld, “It dropped like a bombshell. It kind of came up from left field. We finished tracking the [new BIOHAZARD] record in late February and really didn’t have much contact with him that much. Everything was through management and I was working on the mix with [producer] Toby [Wright] and some additional overdubs and different ideas and some piano and keyboard stuff. Then a couple of weeks ago he calls up and says, ‘I can’t do it anymore!’ He’s got a bunch of personal stuff and it’s mostly secret. But it’s personal between… it’s what’s going on in his life, but he made a decision and we weren’t happy about it, but we made our decision to continue and keep going. It would be great if he was here and I know he’s proud of the record and as happy as it came out as we are. We were all there and made it together and focused equally on it, but rather to let it die out, we said, ‘You know what? Fuck it! We’re all psyched and happy and even though things are different it doesn’t mean much has changed!’ The heart and soul of the band is still intact and we’re gonna continue.”
When asked about how bassist/vocalist Scott Roberts, who played on the band’s 2005 “Means To An End” album, was working out as Evan‘s temporary replacement, Billy said, “He’s great! He was the guy [that joined BIOHAZARD] after Bobby [Hambel left]. It took us a long time to find him, but we knew him and he filled in for us at the last minute, but he stepped up and did it. It was a tough obstacle to overcome but we did it. We played Download [festival in England], which was cool and the next day we played the Metal Hammer boat and that was a phenomenal show! All the kids were like, “Wow!” and even the editors of the magazine were like… and they’ve been doing this for ten years and in the past three of four years with ANTHRAX and HELLYEAH and they were like, ‘Nobody’s rocked the boat like you guys did!’ It was cool!”
Source: Blabbermouth.net
