New York hardcore veterans BIOHAZARD have announced the first US leg of their world tour in support of their upcoming record, Reborn In Defiance. The string of northeast shows starts on January 15th in Albany, New York and ends February 18th in Sayreville, New Jersey.

The run includes a hometown show at NYC’s Gramercy Theater on January 17th which will celebrate the release of Reborn In Defiance. More details on this show are forthcoming.

January marks the beginning of an 18-month world tour for Biohazard, which also includes a co-headline with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES on the Persistence Tour in Europe, a short UK tour, several northeast dates with NYHC legends MADBALL, and the Soundwave Festival in Australia.

Below are all the upcoming northeast tour dates for the first part of their world tour in support of Reborn In Defiance:

January

15 – Albany, NY - Bogies
17 – New York, NY - Gramercy Theater

February (with Madball)

8- Syracuse, NY - Station 58

9 – Portland, ME - Asylum
10 – Worcester, MA - Te Palladium
11 – Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
14 – Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel
15 – Richmond, VA - Kingdom
16 – Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
17 – Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
18 – Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom

Biohazard recently revealed the cover art for the band's new album, Reborn In Defiance, which is set to be unleashed January 20th via Nuclear Blast.

Danny Schuler says, "Being a huge fan of vinyl records and the amazing sleeve artwork that used to come with them, I really wanted our artwork to be unique. In the spirit of being Reborn In Defiance, the album cover represents to me an interesting paradox: an embryo, not yet spoiled by the world, but already possessing the heart of a rebel."

Billy Graziadei explains, "The innocence of youth has always been a strong subject for us, with the children playing over a crime scene on the Urban Discipline album cover to the child running with a biological gas mask on the State Of The World Address cover. For Reborn In Defiance, an unborn child waits to be thrown into a world that will steal the untainted purity of infancy we all start out with."

Danny sums up the cover art's significance quite simply: "It all begins in the womb".

To get some first sonic impressions, surf to Facebook and check 'Come Alive' and 'Vengeance Is Mine'.