''New World Disorder'' is the fifth studio album by American band

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. It was released on June 8, 1999 by

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. It is the only record Biohazard released on Mercury, and their last major label album to date, as well as the only Biohazard studio release to feature former

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guitarist Rob Echiverria. It was produced by

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, who previously produced ''

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''. It features guest appearances from

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, and

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Commercial performance

Commercially, ''New World Disorder'' has been considered a commercial disaster for the band. The album charted at number 187 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. By January 2000, the album had sold 40,000 copies in the US, and by May 2002 had sold 51,408 copies in the US according to Nielsen Soundscan. In January 2000, Evan Seinfeld claimed that the album had sold 250,000 copies worldwide. Following the poor sales of the album, Biohazard left Mercury Records in late 1999. Since then, band has been hostile to questions about their record deal with Mercury; Evan Seinfeld said that Mercury had " slipped" with the album's promotion as the reason the band left the label. When asked about the record deal in 2018, Rob Echiverria said "

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Track listing

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, lead 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 ...

– guitars, lead vocals *

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 ...

– lead guitar * Danny Schuler – drums

Charts

References

Biohazard (band) albums 1999 albums Albums produced by Ed Stasium Mercury Records albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub