Biohazard - Authority

What this video is

Released in 1995 as the lead single from Biohazard's fourth album Mata Leão (Warner Bros., June 25, 1996), 'Authority' arrives at the apex of mid-90s crossover metal visibility on MTV. Biohazard, formed in Brooklyn in 1987, were acknowledged as among the earliest bands to fuse metal, hardcore, and hip-hop elements. The single's title and lyrical posture reflect the anti-establishment ethos central to the New York…

Why it matters

A primary document of mid-1990s rap-metal and NYHC crossover aesthetics, capturing Biohazard at their most commercially visible moment. The video exemplifies the MTV-era production language applied to extreme music: rapid editing (1.20s avg shot length), kinetic handheld camera, and warm urban…

The director

Joseph McGinty Nichol (born August 9, 1968, Kalamazoo, MI), known professionally as McG, began his career as a record producer and music video director in the early 1990s. He accumulated over fifty music video credits for artists including Korn, Cypress…