Categories
  • Biohazard (band) albums
  • 1992 albums
  • Roadrunner Records albums
    •   Encyclosphere.org ENCYCLOREADER
      supported by EncyclosphereKSF

    Urban Discipline

    From Wikipedia - Reading time: 6 min

    Urban Discipline
    Studio album by
    Biohazard
    ReleasedNovember 10, 1992
    RecordedMay–June 1992[1]
    StudioFun City Studios (New York City)
    Genre
    • Hardcore punk[1]
    • rap metal[1]
    • groove metal[2]
    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

    [edit]
    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

    [edit]

    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
    1998 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

    [edit]
    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

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

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b c d McCarthy, Kieran. "Urban Discipline - Biohazard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
    2. ^ Berden, Michael (August 1, 2020). "The 10 Greatest Groove Metal Albums of All Time". The Pit. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
    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.


    Stub icon

    This 1990s thrash metal album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

    • v
    • t
    • e
    This article is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
    Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban Discipline
    Status: article is cached
    Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF