New World Disorder is the fifth studio album by American band Biohazard. It was released on June 8, 1999 by Mercury Records. It is the only record Biohazard released on Mercury, and their last major label album to date, as well as the only Biohazard studio release to feature former Helmet guitarist Rob Echiverria. It was produced by Ed Stasium, who previously produced State of the World Address.
| New World Disorder | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 8, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Studio | Right Track and Baby Monster (New York City) A&M Studios (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 53:37 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Ed Stasium | |||
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| Singles from New World Disorder | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[7] |
| NME | 2/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[10] |
It features guest appearances from Sticky Fingaz,[11] Christian Olde Wolbers, and Igor Cavalera.
Commercial performance
editCommercially, New World Disorder has been considered a commercial disaster for the band. The album charted at number 187 on the Billboard 200 chart.[12] By January 2000, the album had sold 40,000 copies in the US, and by May 2002 had sold 51,408 copies in the US according to Nielsen Soundscan.[13] In January 2000, Evan Seinfeld claimed that the album had sold 250,000 copies worldwide.[14]
Following the poor sales of the album, Biohazard left Mercury Records in late 1999. Since then, band has been hostile to questions about their record deal with Mercury; Evan Seinfeld said that Mercury had "slipped" with the album's promotion as the reason the band left the label.[15] When asked about the record deal in 2018, Echeverria said "no comment".[16]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Resist" | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Switchback" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Salvation" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "End of My Rope" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "All for None" | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Breakdown" | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Inner Fear On" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Abandon in Place" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Skin" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Camouflage" | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Decline" | 3:43 |
| 12. | "Cycle of Abuse" | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Dogs of War" | 4:13 |
| 14. | "New World Disorder" (feat. Sticky Fingaz, Christian Olde Wolbers, and Igor Cavalera) | 6:44 |
| Total length: | 53:37 | |
Personnel
edit- Evan Seinfeld – bass, lead vocals
- Billy Graziadei – guitars, lead vocals
- Rob Echeverria – lead guitar
- Danny Schuler – drums
Charts
edit| Album chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard | 187 |
| German Album Charts | 40 |
References
edit- ^ "Biohazard Resist (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Biohazard Switchback (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Biohazard End of My Rope (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Biohazard New World Disorder (Single) (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "New World Disorder - Biohazard". AllMusic.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (July 9, 1999). "New World Disorder". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Pattison, Louis (June 7, 1999). "Biohazard - New World Disorder". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Q, June 1999
- ^ "New World Disorder". Rock Hard (Vol. 143) (in German). March 23, 1999. Retrieved January 9, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Stuart Green (August 1, 1999). "New World Disorder review by Exclaim!". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ Billboard Staff (July 9, 2001). "Biohazard Takes On 'Civilization'". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Blabbermouth (April 30, 2002). "Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "20 Questions With Evan Seinfeld, 8/1/00". December 9, 2000. Archived from the original on December 9, 2000. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "20 Questions With Evan Seinfeld, 8/1/00". December 9, 2000. Archived from the original on December 9, 2000. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Perfect Sound Forever: Rob Echeverria". www.furious.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.