State of the World Address

Billboard magazine detailed a long-term marketing strategy developed and executed by Warner Bros. for Biohazard's breakout from the underground into mainstream culture, as marked by the highly anticipated State of the World Address. The magazine quoted the great exuberance expressed by several retail outlet representatives and by the Warner Bros. label, about the band as a new "legitimate commercial force". ==Background==

Several tracks for State of the World Address were developed from ideas dating back to the Urban Discipline sessions. Billy Graziadei has stated that an early version of "Five Blocks to the Subway" was originally recorded for Urban Discipline but held back, as the band did not feel it was ready for release at the time. The song was reworked and appeared on State of the World Address. ==Reception==

Critical Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+, saying that with this album, the band is "redefining metal not only by writing what amount to modern-day protest songs, but also by creating thrash that grooves rather than lumbers" and concluding that "metal rarely gets as fierce or as forward-thinking as it does here". In 2016, Metal Hammer placed the album on its list of the top 10 rap metal albums. The review says the album "brought tough street-metal grit to bear upon flagrant boom-bap grooves", summarizing with this: "Rap-metal by default rather than design, it was a natural and neat fit for a band that deserves more credit for their pioneering nous." Sales Billboard 200 recognized this as the first Biohazard album to enter its chart, at number 48 in the first week and number 88 in the second week. Sales of 22,000 units were reported in the first week. ==Track listing==

• Track 14 contains a hidden track, an a cappella titled "Ink", professing the band's love of tattoo art. "Love Denied" ends at 4:40, with the hidden track beginning at 4:54. ==Personnel==

• Evan Seinfeld – bass, vocals • Billy Graziadei – guitars, vocals • Bobby Hambel – guitars • Danny Schuler – drums • Sen Dog – guest vocals on "How It Is" • Ed Stasium – producer, mixer ==Charts==