BIOHAZARD: State of the World Address CD (1994). Orange cracked jewel case. Check videos

Description

State of the World Address is the third studio album by American band Biohazard.
Sen Dog has a guest performance on the song “How It Is”.
“Lack There Of” contains audio samples taken from the Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs.

Track listing:
“State of the World Address” 3:18
“Down for Life” 3:46
“What Makes Us Tick” 2:23
“Tales from the Hard Side” 5:40

“How It Is” (Featuring Sen Dog of Cypress Hill and DJ Lethal of House Of Pain) 4:02

“Remember” 3:40
“Five Blocks to the Subway” 3:13

“Each Day” 3:52
“Failed Territory” 5:40
“Lack There of” 4:47
“Pride” 3:16
“Human Animal” 4:53
“Cornered” 3:11
“Love Denied” & Hidden Track (sung acapella) 5:55

Details
Playing time: 57 min.

Biohazard: Billy Graziadei (vocals, guitar, piano); Evan Seinfeld (vocals, bass); Bobby Hambel (acoustic & electric guitars); Danny Schuler (drums, percussion).

Additional personnel: Sen-Dog (vocals).

Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California.

In the world of metal music, much of the heavy breathing and screaming centers around adolescent rites of passage, often rendered in sci-fi, Saturday-morning cartoon metaphors. To find a group which values the musical intensity of modern metal and thrash, but has something on their mind other than escapism and testosterone, you must journey into the heart of Brooklyn to encounter the power of Biohazard.
On the inside flap of the CD tray card, Biohazard is pictured in reflection against the inscription, “Honor the courage, sacrifice, and devotion to duty and country of our Vietnam veterans,” a theme close to their heart as depicted on “Remember.” Such is the moral tone of STATE OF THE WORLD ADDRESS, in which Biohazard turns their blaring searchlight of rage upon the disturbing day-to-day realities of post-Cold War America.
None of which mean squat to your typical headbanger if not for Biohazards wild, over-the-top musical signature–a speed-metal wall of rage. Its all there on the title tune as drummer Danny Schuler keys the furious rhythm changes, while Bobby Hambels soaring lead guitar vies with the vocal ravings of Billy Graziadei and Evan Seinfeld for center stage. As a result, STATE OF THE WORLD ADDRESS distances Biohazard from most bands in the heavy metal genre by focusing on issues of urban crime (“Tales From The Hard Side” and “Five Blocks To The Subway”), child abuse (“Love Denied”), and inner city blight (“Failed Territory”). Biohazard is not concerned with entertainment, concentrating instead on the purgative potency of a power chord, feeding off of rejection and ignorance to fashion an emotional response you can’t ignore.

Editorial reviews
…Biohazard is redefining metal not only by writing what amount to modern day protest songs, but also by creating thrash that grooves rather than lumbers…. – Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (05/27/1994)