"Both Worlds 'Memory Rendered Visible' (Roadrunner Records)

"Metal-inspired fusion of hard rock riffs, Krishna consciousness and a good flow to the vocal delivery marks this album which features ex-Cro Mag John Joseph on vocals. "Cornered" and "Hate Mantra" are awesome songs, yet the other tracks don't quite carry the adrenaline those songs evoke. Again, metal and experimentation are the key words here." – Impact Press

"Sriman Jayananda Prabhu, the lead singer and owner of a local band called "Both Worlds", has, with incredible competence and enthusiasm, sponsored and organized a benefit concert to raise funds for the expansion of Kapindra Swami's Hare Krishna Food Relief project. The concert, named "Hardcore Against Hunger", will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 29th at Tramps, 51 West 21st Street in Manhattan. Bands who have volunteered to play at this concert are: "Absolute Bloom", "Fahrenheit 451", "CIV", "Both Worlds", "Burn", "25 Ta Life", "Biohazard", "Roguish Armament", "Sub Zero", "Crown of Thornz", "Sick of it All", "Maximum Penalty", "Madball", "Shutdown", "V.O.D.", plus an ex-Cro-Mag jam ...with more to be announced. Plans are for the concert to be carried "live" over the Internet."

VNN News 3/4/98

See the visions of the future
Look in the past
See the visions of the future
You gotta look in your past dimensions
Past inventions see what you find
You can really see what you want to see
You can really be what you want to be
'Cause I'm looking through the mind's eye
Yeah aint no need for hallucinogenics
It's all in your mind
No need for hallucinogenics
See what you you find
You can really see what you want to see
You can really be what you want to be

(Both Worlds 'Visions (In the Mind's Eyes')

BIOGRAPHY

Serving as lead singer for the classic New York hardcore outfit the Cro-Mags and roadie for the legendary Bad Brains, Both Worlds vocalist John Joseph has quite an impressive resumé to his credit. Before the 1998 release of their debut full-length 'Memory Rendered Visible', the band released an EP in 1996 entitled 'Beyond Zero Gravity' (on the Another Planet label). Opening slots on cross-country tours for big bands like the Misfits, Helmet, and Life of Agony soon followed, helping the group to grow tighter musically and improve their stage show. After being signed to Roadrunner, Both Worlds hooked up with respected producer Michael Barbiero (Soundgarden, CIV, etc.), who handled the studio chores for their debutalbum. Quite different from the full-on musical approach of John Joseph's other band the Cro-Mags, Both Worlds combine their hardcore roots with melodicism and more conventional singing, with lyricsdirectly inspired by the Hare Krishna philosophy.