┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Biohazard - State Of The World Address + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-10-2006 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Hardcore Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1994 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......rainbow Songs........14 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.biohazard.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Biohazard Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : State Of The World Address Label : Warner Bros ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The Brooklyn bombers hit a grand slam with their ║ │ │║ follow up to their previous landmark effort, ║ │ │║ "Urban Discipline". "State of the World Address" ║ │ │║ follows the same formula that most of ║ │ │║ Biohazard's albums have: tough guy, full ║ │ │║ throttle vocals, heavy guitar work with hip-hop ║ │ │║ elements, and a fierce attitude to match. The ║ │ │║ title track, "Down For Life", "Tales From the ║ │ │║ Hardside", "Pride", and the closing "Love ║ │ │║ Denied" are classic Biohazard songs that remain ║ │ │║ fan and concert favorites to this day, and next ║ │ │║ to "Urban Discipline", this is the best piece of ║ │ │║ material to come from the band. Sadly, besides ║ │ │║ devoted fans to Biohazard, not many listeners ║ │ │║ know this. Just like Helmet, Corrosion of ║ │ │║ Conformity, Eyehategod, Crowbar, and countless ║ │ │║ other acts, Biohazard never got all the ║ │ │║ attention they rightly deserved. Make no ║ │ │║ mistake, this is hardcore thought provoking ║ │ │║ metal that even over ten years after it's ║ │ │║ initial release still sounds timeless. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I was a huge Biohazard fan from 6th grade all ║ │ │║ the way to senior year of high school. ║ │ │║ Obviously, as I've grown older my tastes have ║ │ │║ drifted since my days of nonstop Biohazard ║ │ │║ listening. But here and there I go back and ║ │ │║ listen to them, and a lot of the stuff is still ║ │ │║ good. I think that 'State of the World Address' ║ │ │║ is the best representation of Biohazard. This is ║ │ │║ the first album I bought from them. No band ║ │ │║ around this era of time ('94) was combining ║ │ │║ metal and rap together (well, maybe some bands ║ │ │║ were but they weren't very good at it.) ║ │ │║ Biohazard are pioneers at what they created. The ║ │ │║ songs were truthful, sometimes positive, aware ║ │ │║ and politically conscious. This is and will ║ │ │║ always be their best album. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Over time, I don't know what happened to ║ │ │║ Biohazard. Their last decent album was New World ║ │ │║ Disorder. After that, they went downhill. They ║ │ │║ began changing their sound a lot and they're ║ │ │║ lyrics turned to crap. It's all negativity now. ║ │ │║ What a waste! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Here's a little review of the albums: ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Biohazard (1990) - Kind of cheesy. Bad ║ │ │║ production. Not really worth buying. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Urban Discipline (1992) - Excellent. Biohazard ║ │ │║ found their sound on this one. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ State of the World Address (1994) - Very good. ║ │ │║ Musically, a ten. Very well thought out album ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Mata Leao (1996) - A more hardcore album. They ║ │ │║ tried something different on this one. Songs are ║ │ │║ very short and to the point. Very excellent ║ │ │║ lyrics though. I'm a fan of this fan. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ No Holds Barred (1997) - Live album. Not a big ║ │ │║ fan of live album but this one is worth checking ║ │ │║ out. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ New World Disorder (1999) - Some really good ║ │ │║ songs on this one like 'Switchback' and 'Skin.' ║ │ │║ Good production. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Uncivilization (2001) - Really, really weak ║ │ │║ album. One good song. This is when they went ║ │ │║ downhill. The lyrics are atrocious. At one point ║ │ │║ they say, "I'm gonna f***ing kill you!" C'mon. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Kill or be Killed (2003) - I didn't even buy ║ │ │║ this one because I knew it was gonna suck. ║ │ │║ Again, like the last album, the lyrics are ║ │ │║ violent and pathetic. Don't buy it. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ i'll have to agree w/ "big evil" on this one ║ │ │║ (the reviews title anyway)next to "urban.."this ║ │ │║ is my favorite. i never got into anthraxs' ║ │ │║ dabblings in rap too much,sure "i'm the man" was ║ │ │║ hillarious & "bring the noise" has improved w/ ║ │ │║ age .i just could'nt ever bring myself to buy ║ │ │║ them. biohazard on the other hand was impossible ║ │ │║ for me to ignore.no B.S. here !everyone's a ║ │ │║ serious musician! no vannilla ice gangsta day ║ │ │║ dreams either. these guys have lived their ║ │ │║ lyrics. make room for "state of the world ║ │ │║ adress" & "urban discipline" in your collection ║ │ │║ .right where you kept your p.o.d. & your linkin ║ │ │║ park .these will make nice frizbees or shiney ║ │ │║ coasters for your coffee table. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "State of the World Address" is one of those ║ │ │║ records that defined an undeniable moment in ║ │ │║ time. Many have accused Biohazard of being ║ │ │║ "fakes" or mocked them for being a "one trick ║ │ │║ horse", but this record stands alone. The band ║ │ │║ managed to unleash a sonic fury on that few have ║ │ │║ ever captured though many have made pale ║ │ │║ attempts at imitation. The production is warm ║ │ │║ and captures the NYHC/hip-hop mix perfectly, and ║ │ │║ the band themselves sound as pissed off as ║ │ │║ possible. Biohazard came to this party to tell a ║ │ │║ story, and while that story may be a little too ║ │ │║ "out there" for some people...it's an exciting ║ │ │║ ride nonetheless. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Catchy numbers such as "What Makes Us Tick" and ║ │ │║ "Down For Life" bridge the NYHC/hip-hop feel ║ │ │║ brilliantly with "How it Is" bringing in the ║ │ │║ slightly archaic rappers Cypress Hill to add to ║ │ │║ the vocalization. Other, heavier tracks such as ║ │ │║ "Love Denied" and "Five Blocks From the Subway" ║ │ │║ also paint horrific landscapes of urban decay ║ │ │║ and inner city stressfests. The songcraft here ║ │ │║ defined an entire career, and possibly defeated ║ │ │║ many later records by perfecting the formula to ║ │ │║ a point in which we may have never needed ║ │ │║ another record of this type. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "State of the World Address" may be the one ║ │ │║ perfect record Biohazard will unleash. While ║ │ │║ some will love it and some will hate ║ │ │║ it...Biohazard remain the lone kings at what ║ │ │║ Biohazard do. Respect must be given... ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ With 'State of the World Address', Biohazard ║ │ │║ members reached perfection in their unique ║ │ │║ hard-core/metal style. To my own opinion, they ║ │ │║ have never issued such a good album again. It's ║ │ │║ hard to tell what I felt listening these (ALL) ║ │ │║ terrific songs when they got released ten years ║ │ │║ ago... Then, Biohazard was the band I used to ║ │ │║ revere the most at this time and, 'State of...' ║ │ │║ remained in my top of the list for a very long ║ │ │║ time... ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This was a decent offering from a great band. ║ │ │║ All the tunes are fun little anthems, but I ║ │ │║ found them to ultimately to be forgettable. that ║ │ │║ isn't to say they aren't great songs, but they ║ │ │║ don't have the staying power of some of ║ │ │║ biohazard's other songs. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - State Of The World Address [03:18] │ │ 02 - Down For Life [03:46] │ │ 03 - What Makes Us Tick [02:23] │ │ 04 - Tales From The Hardside [05:40] │ │ 05 - How It Is [04:02] │ │ 06 - Remember [03:40] │ │ 07 - Five Blocks To The Subway [03:13] │ │ 08 - Each Day [03:52] │ │ 09 - Failed Territory [05:40] │ │ 10 - Lack There Of [04:47] │ │ 11 - Pride [03:16] │ │ 12 - Human Animal [04:54] │ │ 13 - Cornered [03:11] │ │ 14 - Love Denied [05:55] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [57:37 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘