Biohazard - Mata Leão (Black Friday 2024)Tan Vinyl "Mata leo" means "Lion killer" in Portuguese, an appropriate title for this beast of an album, Biohazard's first as a trio. In this case less is more; with a sound blending so many ingredients (hardcore, rap, metal), the increased focus brought on by the streamlined line up just hardens the tip of the jackhammer. Produced by Dave Jerden of Jane's Addiction and Alice in Chains fame, this 1996 release sees its first U. S. issue on vinyl,

We get run the hell over by The Family Drone’s quintet of bulldozers

With the panache of a circus sideshow barker

yes -- many of them

but it was with Around The Fur that the band earned the attention of a far larger audience as it topped the billboard heat-seekers chart

dazzling prog exercises

sumptuous in texture

and with this new era comes a new character

a little trio from Cardiff in Wales called Budgie released their third album

Song for Gavin

Inner Sanctum

such as Future Islands’ and Colourbox’s ‘The Moon Is Blue’

Something’s brooding