''Mata Leão'' is the fourth studio album by American

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band

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, released on June 25, 1996, by

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, their second and final album for the label. Upon release, it charted at No. 170 on the Billboard 200, charting over 100 places lower than its predecessor, ''State of the World Address'' (which charted at No. 48)'','' and was a commercial failure, leading Warner Bros. to drop the band from the label. Music videos for ''"''Authority" and "A Lot to Learn" were released to promote the album. The album was produced by

Dave Jerden Dave Jerden is an American record producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with artists in various genres including alternative rock, punk rock and metal. However, Jerden has stated that he dislikes the term "producer", preferring to refer ...

, best known for producing albums by

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and

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. It was recorded by the band as a three-piece following the departure of guitarist Bobby Hambel in 1995. During the touring cycle for the album, former

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guitarist

Rob Echeverria Rob Echeverria (born 15 December 1967) is an American guitarist who has worked as the guitarist of Biohazard (band), Biohazard, Helmet (band), Helmet, Rest in Pieces, and Straight Ahead (band), Straight Ahead. While in Helmet, he helped compose a ...

stepped in his place. The words "mata leão" loosely translate into "lion killer" in Portuguese (also the name of a

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). The album was released on vinyl, cassette and CD. Some versions of the CD came with an O-Card.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

Evan Seinfeld Evan Seinfeld is an American musician and actor, as well as a director, photographer, writer, and former pornographic actor. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and founding member of the hardcore/metal band Biohazard. Since leavin ...

– bass, vocals *

Billy Graziadei William Graziadei (born July 28, 1969) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of Biohazard. He is also the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the band Powerflo and frontman for BillyB ...

– lead and rhythm guitar, vocals *

DJ Lethal Leor Dimant ( lv, Leors Dimants, russian: Леор Григорьевич Димант, ; born December 18, 1972), better known as DJ Lethal, is a Latvian-American Turntablism, turntablist and producer and is best known as a member of the groups ...

– turntables *Danny Schuler – drums, percussion

References

Biohazard (band) albums 1996 albums albums produced by Dave Jerden Warner Records albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub