Urban Discipline

Urban Discipline
Studio album by Biohazard
Released	November 10, 1992
Recorded	May–June 1992 [1]
Studio	Fun City Studios (New York City)
Genre	Hardcore punk [1] rap metal [1] groove metal [2]
Length	56:46
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Wharton 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.

Background

Biohazard recorded Urban Discipline in May and June 1992 at Fun City Studios in New York. ^[3]

According to Billy Graziadei, an early version of "Five Blocks to the Subway" was written and recorded during the Urban Discipline sessions but was held back, as the band felt it was not ready for release. The track was later reworked and appeared on their third album, State of the World Address (1994). ^[4]

A remastered edition of the album was issued in 1998 with four demo tracks. In 2022, a 30th-anniversary double-LP reissue was released by Run Out Groove, featuring the same four demos ("Business", "Urban Discipline", "Loss", and "Black and White and Red All Over") but not "Five Blocks to the Subway", which has never been officially released in its Urban Discipline form. ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10 [6]
Kerrang!	[7]
Rock Hard	9.5/10 [8]
Select	[9]

In 2005, Urban Discipline was ranked number 277 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. ^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Biohazard, unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(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 Devitt	4:32
12.	"We're Only Gonna Die (From Our Own Arrogance)" (Bad Religion cover)	Greg Graffin	2:19
13.	"Tears of Blood"		4:52
14.	"Hold My Own"		2:51
Total length:			56:46

Limited edition digipak bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Shades of Grey" (Live)	4:13
16.	"Punishment" (Live)	5:14
Total length:		66:13

1998 remastered edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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

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

Album chart	Peak
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	36
German Album Charts	70
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [11]	37

References

1. 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. McCarthy, Kieran. "Urban Discipline - Biohazard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
4. Graziadei, Billy (March 23, 2022). "BillyBio Continues the Legacy of Biohazard on "Leaders and Liars"". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
5. "Urban Discipline 30th Anniversary Edition – Tracklist". Amoeba Music. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
6. 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.
7. Arnopp, Jason (October 24, 1992). "Rekordz". Kerrang! . No. 415. EMAP. p. 19.
8. Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 66. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
9. Clarke, Jeremy (January 1993). "Soundbites". Select . EMAP. p. 72.
10. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 103. ISBN   3-89880-517-4.
11. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 8. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved March 4, 2022.