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NYHC legends BIOHAZARD have enter the studio to begin writing and demoing the follow-up to this year's 'Reborn In Defiance'. The band decided to start working on NEW music, since there were a lot of uncontrollable situations that kept the bands latest album 'Reborn In Defiance' (released ONLY in Europe on January 20 via Nuclear Blast Records). Two situations that really affected the progress of the band were:
- The departure of singer/bassist Evan Seinfeld from the band right after the completion of 'Reborn In Defiance'
- Not being able to release the record in the United States and other territories for reasons beyond the bands control.
As soon as Seinfeld left the band, the remaining members of BIOHAZARD - Billy Graziadei, Bobby Hambel and Danny Schuler - recruited Scott Robers to take Seinfeld's place. Roberts, who played on the band's 2005 "Means To An End" album and has been part of the BIOHAZARD extended family ever since.
The highly anticipated ninth studio album by Biohazard, 'Reborn In Defiance', was supposed to be offered as a FREE download today (January 20) in the United States. Due to unforeseen circumstances the band has pulled the plug and the NEW album won't be available as a FREE download. Here is the bands official statement.
"We regret to inform you all that due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be able to offer our new record "Reborn In Defiance" in the US at this time. We love all of you who have continued to support us through the years and can't wait to share with you a record that we are extremely proud of. Thank you so much for your understanding and patience and a special thanks to our partners Revolver, Repudo and Google for their hard work setting this up. All of our touring plans are still solidified and we are excited to see you all out on the road!"
'Reborn In Defiance' marks the first time in 18 years that the band records an album with their original lineup (Evan Seinfeld, Bobby Hambel, Billy Graziadei & Danny Schuler). The bands ninth studio album was Produced Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Metallica).
Below are all the upcoming European and U.S. tour dates for the first part of their world tour in support of "Reborn In Defiance".
'Persistence' European Tour With Suicidal Tendencies:
- Jan. 20: Deinze, Belgium at Brielpoort
- Jan. 21: Oberhausen, Germany at Turbinenhalle
- Jan. 22: Hamburg, Germany at Docks
- Jan. 23: Berlin, Germany at Astra
- Jan. 24: Munchen, Germany at Werk
- Jan. 25: Wien, Austria at Gasometer
- Jan. 26: Stuttgart, Germany at LKA Longhorn
- Jan. 27: Saarbrucken, Germany at Garage
- Jan. 28: Dresden, Germany at Eventwerk
- Jan. 29: Tilburg, Netherlands at O13
- Jan. 30: Paris, France at Bataclan
- Jan. 31: Manchester, UK at Manchester Club Academy
- Feb. 01: Glasgow, UK at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
- Feb. 02: Birmingham, UK at HMV Institute Birmingham
- Feb. 03: London, UK at Underworld
U.S Tour With Madball:
- 2/8: Syracuse, NY @ Station 58
- 2/9: Portland, ME @ Asylum
- 2/10: Worcester, MA @ Te Palladium
- 2/11: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
- 2/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
- 2/15: Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
- 2/16: Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
- 2/17: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- 2/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Last June, in a shocking twist of events, singer/bassist/actor/porn star Evan Seinfeld decided to quit Biohazard. The big question at the time was why did he leave Biohazard when they had just completed the production of their ninth studio album (produced by Toby Wright) and already had a worldwide tour planned? While the bands future could have been in jeopardy, they never stepped back and continued to work hard against all odds.
Last night they performed in front of their hometown crowd in New York City, and presented to the masses their brand NEW album entitled 'Reborn In Defiance' (set to be released this Friday, January 20th). Before the bands performance, we had the chance to interview Biohazard's vocalist/guitarist Billy Graziadei about the bands NEW album and their plans for 2012 (full interview coming soon)! During the interview we asked him if Scott Robers was just stepping in for Seinfeld or if he was a permanent member of the band. This is what Graziadei had to say about this:
"Scott Robers is in Biohazard for good, unless he turns into a crackhead." (Laughs). Today, the band posted this: "Let us introduce our new Bass player Scott Roberts-from the legendary Cro-Mags, Bloodclot and Spudmonsters!"
Below are all the upcoming European and U.S. tour dates for the first part of their world tour in support of "Reborn In Defiance".
'Persistence' European Tour With Suicidal Tendencies:
- Jan. 20: Deinze, Belgium at Brielpoort
- Jan. 21: Oberhausen, Germany at Turbinenhalle
- Jan. 22: Hamburg, Germany at Docks
- Jan. 23: Berlin, Germany at Astra
- Jan. 24: Munchen, Germany at Werk
- Jan. 25: Wien, Austria at Gasometer
- Jan. 26: Stuttgart, Germany at LKA Longhorn
- Jan. 27: Saarbrucken, Germany at Garage
- Jan. 28: Dresden, Germany at Eventwerk
- Jan. 29: Tilburg, Netherlands at O13
- Jan. 30: Paris, France at Bataclan
- Jan. 31: Manchester, UK at Manchester Club Academy
- Feb. 01: Glasgow, UK at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
- Feb. 02: Birmingham, UK at HMV Institute Birmingham
- Feb. 03: London, UK at Underworld
U.S Tour With Madball:
- 2/8: Syracuse, NY @ Station 58
- 2/9: Portland, ME @ Asylum
- 2/10: Worcester, MA @ Te Palladium
- 2/11: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
- 2/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
- 2/15: Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
- 2/16: Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
- 2/17: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- 2/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
