Urban Discipline
by Biohazard
- Type: Album
- Released: 10 November 1992
- Label: Roadrunner Records
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:14:58
- Community rating: 4.19/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Greg Graffin
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A landmark album in the rap-metal and metalcore scenes of the early 90s, 'Urban Discipline' fuses aggressive hardcore punk and thrash metal riffs with hip-hop-influenced vocal deliveries and grooves. The album's raw energy and socially conscious lyrics, particularly on the title track, cemented Biohazard's status as pioneers of the genre. Its potent blend of styles created a blueprint for countless bands that followed.
Genres
Descriptors: political, social-commentary, rap, gang-vocals, groove-heavy, hard, groove-laden, street, harsh-vocals, confrontational, distorted
Tracklist
- Chamber Spins Three (3:41)
- Punishment (4:44)
- Shades of Grey (3:26)
- Business (4:04)
- Black and White and Red All Over (4:04)
- Man with a Promise (3:20)
- Disease (4:00)
- Urban Discipline (5:33)
- Loss (5:19)
- Wrong Side of the Tracks (3:36)
- Mistaken Identity (4:31)
- We're Only Gonna Die (From Our Own Arrogance) (2:18)
- Tears of Blood (4:51)
- Hold My Own (2:51)
- Business - Demo (4:22)
- Urban Discipline - Demo (5:31)
- Loss - Demo (4:39)
- Black and White and Red All Over - Demo (3:59)
Credits
- Biohazard - primary artist, arranged by, concept by [cover concept], mixed by, producer, written-by
- Bryan Thatcher - art direction, photography by [photo manipulation]
- LMD - art direction, photography by [photo manipulation]
- Laura Michaels - art direction, photography by [photo manipulation]
- Mitchell Valentine - art direction, photography by [photo manipulation]
- TPR - art direction, photography by [photo manipulation]
- Lyor Cohen - executive-producer
- Andy Somers - management [booking agent]
- Stu Taubel - management [business management]
- Scott Koenig - management [career direction]
- Michael Guido - management [defense]
- Kim Kaiman - management [publicity]
- Michael "Neg" Gargano - management [road management]
- Steve Ett - mixed by
- Ursula Coyote - photography by [front & back]
- Bill Thomas - photography by [live]
- Captured Images Live - photography by [live]
- Deanna Bailey - photography by [live]
- Sabine Matsushita - photography by [live]
- Wharton Tiers - producer
- Mick Devitt - lyrics by [additional]
- Greg Graffin - written-by