Evan Seinfeld of Biohazard compares the music world with his time in acting

In heavy music, crossover figures typically refer to hardcore to mainstream or metal to hip-hop. They don’t generally imply hardcore-to-adult-film. Evan Seinfeld, the singer/bassist and co-founder of Biohazard, is remarkably candid about why he chose that particular course in the 2000s, as reported by MetalInjection. In a recent interview with Metal Hammer, he clarified that leaving was primarily a commercial choice. He just so happened to have a lucid understanding of the business aspects of an adult pre-streaming market that was still dependent on sales.

I made more money in the first three years of the porn business than I made in 20 years of playing in Biohazard. At the time, there was no Pornhub. People were paying for it, and sex is the most primal instinct we have. It was entirely unintentional because I met my second wife, Tera Patrick, who was a huge star, and we fell in love. She said, ‘My fans want to see me make movies, so if you would be so kind…’ The truth is, I’ve always been kind of an exhibitionist, and it was an interesting experience. I did that for many years and I enjoyed it, but I took it very seriously.

From the time Seinfeld first met Patrick in 2001 until their divorce in 2009, he was on-screen for almost ten years. He continued to support the model-first strategy that adult entertainment was adopting even after he ceased performing. In order to enable performers to produce and market their own content directly to fans, he founded the now-defunct IsMyGirl platform. In essence, OnlyFans came before OnlyFans. It’s important to keep in mind Seinfeld’s perspective. He helped drive the rap/hardcore/NYC grit mix that made Biohazard famous, co-founded the band in 1987, and remained until 2011, when he left for personal reasons. After disbanding in 2016, the band reformed in 2022 with him back on board.