Urban Discipline

Urban Discipline
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 10, 1992
RecordedMay–June 1992[1]
StudioFun City Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length56:46
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerWharton Tiers, Biohazard
Biohazard chronology
Biohazard
(1990)
Urban Discipline
(1992)
State of the World Address
(1994)

Urban Discipline is the second studio album by American hardcore band Biohazard, released on November 10, 1992 by Roadrunner Records. A remastered edition featuring bonus tracks was released in 1998.

The intro to the song "Punishment" is from the 1989 superhero film The Punisher starring Dolph Lundgren.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[3]
Kerrang![4]
Rock Hard9.5/10[5]
Select[6]

In 2005, Urban Discipline was ranked number 277 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Biohazard, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chamber Spins Three" 3:41
2."Punishment" 4:44
3."Shades of Grey" 3:27
4."Business" 4:04
5."Black and White and Red All Over" 4:04
6."Man with a Promise" 3:20
7."Disease" 4:01
8."Urban Discipline" 5:34
9."Loss" 5:20
10."Wrong Side of the Tracks" 3:37
11."Mistaken Identity"Biohazard, Mick Devitt4:32
12."We're Only Gonna Die (From Our Own Arrogance)" (Bad Religion cover)Greg Graffin2:19
13."Tears of Blood" 4:52
14."Hold My Own" 2:51
Total length:56:46
Limited edition digipak bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Shades of Grey" (Live)4:13
16."Punishment" (Live)5:14
Total length:66:13
Remastered edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Business" (Demo)4:23
16."Urban Discipline" (Demo)5:32
17."Loss" (Demo)4:39
18."Black and White and Red All Over" (Demo)4:00
Total length:75:20

Personnel

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Biohazard
  • Evan Seinfeld – lead vocals, bass
  • Billy Graziadei – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bobby Hambel – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Schuler – drums
Additional personnel
  • Executive producer: Lyor Cohen
  • Produced by Wharton Tiers & Biohazard
  • Mixed by Steven Ett & Biohazard
  • Mastering: George Marino
  • Art director: Mitchell Trupia

Charts

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Album chart Peak
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 36
German Album Charts 70
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[8] 37

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e McCarthy, Kieran. "Urban Discipline - Biohazard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "The 10 Greatest Groove Metal Albums of All Time". May 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Arnopp, Jason (October 24, 1992). "Rekordz". Kerrang!. No. 415. EMAP. p. 19.
  5. ^ Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 66. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  6. ^ Clarke, Jeremy (January 1993). "Soundbites". Select. EMAP. p. 72.
  7. ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 103. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  8. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 8. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved March 4, 2022.