Mata Leão

Mata Leão is the fourth studio album by American hardcore punk band Biohazard, released on June 25, 1996, by Warner Bros. Records, 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.

ReleasedJune 25, 1996

Recorded1995–1996

StudioEldorado Recording (Burbank, California)

Genre

• Hardcore punk
• rap metal
• groove metal

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Mata Leão
Studio album by Biohazard
Released	June 25, 1996
Recorded	1995–1996
Studio	Eldorado Recording (Burbank, California)
Genre	Hardcore punk rap metal groove metal
Length	38:23
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Dave Jerden, Biohazard
Biohazard chronology
State of the World Address (1994) Mata Leão (1996) No Holds Barred (1997)
Singles from Mata Leão
"Authority" Released: 1995[1] "A Lot to Learn" Released: 1996[2]

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	D[7]
Kerrang!	[8]
NME	4/10[9]
Rock Hard	9.5/10[10]
Spin	5/10[11]
Vox	5/10[12]

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The album was produced by Dave Jerden, best known for producing albums by Alice in Chains and Jane's Addiction. 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 Helmet guitarist Rob Echeverria stepped in his place.

The title comes from "mata-leão", which is the rear naked choke's Portuguese name, used in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, literally meaning "lion-killer".

The album was released on vinyl, cassette and CD. Some versions of the CD came with an O-Card.^[13]