''Reborn in Defiance'' is the ninth

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by American band

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. It is the final album to feature founding member and vocalist/bassist

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, who left the band in June 2011 shortly after the album was recorded, and the first album since 1994's ''

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'' to feature the original recording line-up, after Bobby Hambel's return to the band in 2008. The album was released worldwide, with the exception of North America, on January 20, 2012, through

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. The band originally planned to offer a digital edition of the album as a free download for American fans on the same date but these plans were canceled at the last moment.

Critical reception

In a review at ''

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'', the site wrote: "Following the vein of ''Means to End'', ''Reborn in Defiance'' is a heavy, chunky record, but nothing new for Biohazard. A very solid album, with some enjoyable groove orientated riffs, displaying the essence of their music since their early beginnings as one of the progenitors of rap metal, or nu-metal, ''Reborn in Defiance'' has some variance, with tracks such as Killing Me standing out with its clean intro. However, there are a lot of very stagnant guitar parts, mainly the choruses, and some of the verses."

Track list

Personnel

– bass, lead vocals *

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– rhythm guitar, co-lead vocals * Bobby Hambel – lead guitar * Danny Schuler – drums

Charts

References

External links

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