I was 18 at the time and the other guys were all 20. Mike Fleischmann (bassist): We had no management at all going into the Roadrunner deal. Going into your first proper record deal, you guys had a lot of momentum. No Echo chatted with Vision of Disorder bassist Mike Fleischmann and vocalist Tim Williams, plus former Roadrunner Records A&R executive Howie Abrams, about the making of the album. Metal and hardcore had been merged way before they came around, but Vision of Disorder carved out its own lane within that stylistic space, and their debut record captured that, warts and all. Songs like 'Element,' 'Through My Eyes,' and 'Watering Disease' burst through with a specific energy that was unique to the group. While it's sonically not the best representation of the Long Island band, Vision of Disorder still delivers in a big way.
After not listening to record in quite a while, I threw it on recently and was reminded how much I loved the material and performances on it. The eponymous debut album from Vision of Disorder sounds as fresh and engaging today as it did when it was released by by Roadrunner Records in 1996.
