Customer Reviews

Mata Leao

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For an album with two minute songs and a lot of repetitveness, Mata Leao is still really great. This is much better than New World Disorder. It can't match Urban Discipline or State Of The World Address, but not much can. These guys were so ahead of their time. The big five of rapmetal: Biohazard, RATM, Faith No More, 311, and Body Count. Anyway, back to Mata Leao.

This album showcases Biohazard's punk roots, as half of the songs are speedy punk numbers without solos or breaks. There are gems within, such as "Authority," "These Eyes," "Stigmatized," "Modern Democracy," "Gravity," "A Lot To Learn," "Waiting To Die," and "In Vain." "Modern Democracy" has a great groove, "Authority" has awesome lyrics, and "Gravity" has a great percussion breakdown. Evan Seinfeld and Billy Graziadei are the rappers. Their lyrics work very well, without resorting to overusing swear words or using typical idiotic rap lines. Evan is the much better vocalist of the two. His flow is smoother, while Billy resorts to screaming and has a very annoying high-pitched voice. The songs are somewhat samey, but a few spins cures the disc of repetitiveness, as the standouts jump out. There's something here for any fan of punk, hardcore, and/or metal. Support the 'Hazard!

I was burning "damaged" by Black Flag & wanted to add to the disc.
This is utterly absurd, but this CD works.
Cool....
My punk rock friends hate my hardcore, maybe Biohazard will open those eyes...

I'm an old PAHC kid now reaching my late twenties. I lost this album years ago, now struggling with the midlife thing I remembered that this was one of the best albums I have ever listened to. My office mates are listening to Lynard Skynard, but when they get up, Biohazard is the first thing I slip into the cd player. I thought I was old. So 5 big stars for Mata Leao and all the other Bio Albums. F what people say about Urban Discipline, that one ranks up there as well.
-Woobie

I have been following Biohazard since 1989 before they were signed, and they have only gotten better each album. Just when you think that they can't get any heavier or better, they take the rug out from under you. Mata Leao is their best album yet!!! I'm looking forward to New World Disorder, as Billy tells me it's their heaviest yet.

I remember I bought this with my friend the first day it came out in June 1996 and we were like holy $#%@. The groove people, rapping people, punk people, and the dark tracks people. Why on God's green earth that Mata Leao didn't get the attention. Dang that is fustrating....but hey it their lost and not ours!!! Every track on Mata Leao is a relentless pulse of Biohazard kicking and punching. This album is still awesome and will be awesome in the future,because it is true high octane 'Hazard. Cannot believe that it is no longer made. Warner Bros. records should bring it back...what they got to lose. This would sell well. Get it now!!!!

Biohazard's "Mata Leao", just like a number of other metal albums released in 1996, flew under the mainstream radar and went unnoticed by many. However, while it does not achieve the greatness of Biohazard's classics "Urban Discipline" and "State of the World Address", this is still a very good album by a powerful band. Just as Pantera had done with 1996's "Great Southern Trendkill", Biohazard moved along without compromising to mainstream trends, and continues to pour out pulse pounding metal/hardcore. Songs like "Stigmatized", "Cleansing", "Gravity", "A Lot to Learn", "Waiting to Die" and "In Vain" carry the Biohazard bannar proudly, and while this may not be the band's best offering, it is certainly head and shoulders above quite a few of the other music releases of that year, metal and otherwise. All in all, "Mata Leao" is an underrated and underappreciated album by a very underrated and underappreciated band, and is definitely worth checking out along with the rest of the band's catalog.

I agree with all the reviewers giving this album top marks, though not necessarily with their wording. "Mata Leao," which came in this sweet cardboard cover with cool artwork when I bought it, is the best Biohazard to date--and I write this after "Uncivilization."

Everything about this album is the best of Biohazard, so to speak--great songs, great production, finally also great sound. The tunes are tight; they all seem to be played just a bit faster than the earlier studio recordings--as tight and as fast as they are live. And if you have a chance to catch them, do--Biohazard live rules. I caught them in Amsterdam with Orange 9mm, not a bad band, but they didn't have anything on the boys from the wrong side of the tracks.

Grammar and literary expertise has never been a forte of metal bands (yes, I know Queensryche and Prong still try, and with some success), but Biohazard, in their non-self-reflective way, do quite well on this one. Tunes like "Thorn" and especially "Gravity" are gems in a genre that sometimes lacks the smarts to make it in the lyrics department. And really, the production, I don't know if they had someone new for "Mata Leao," but this may be the best metal album I've ever heard.

I can't tell you how pleased I was when I got this one--I got this and Sepultura's "Roots" on the same day, but this one is the real keeper. Pick up this one, and maybe an earlier one ("Biohazard" or "State of the World Address"), and you won't be disappointed.

I have seen them live twice and have been listening to their music for years. Biohazard kicks.This cut (mata leo) I think is one of the best I have heard.

Wow, great CD. <b> I </b> Enjoyed EVERY song on the album. The first song is good for some kicks, one of the best CDs every produced by Biohazard. If your a fan of just metal, nothing to heavy, you'd really enjoy this CD. I know :-) I can go through the whole CD without hitting the skip button. If you want something a little more heavier, but no much more, check out biohazards newest CD "New World Disorder" Thank you. Also they shorta remind me of Godsmack, anyone else feel they do?

this album was one of the reasons that made ''me get into a hardcore band. heavy, fast ... makes the audience head banging.