Review | Biohazard – Divided We Fall

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It has been more like forever since Biohazard last left their mark in the studio but ‘Divided We Fall’ proves they they’ve been sharpening their knives. The Brooklyn hardcore legends return with the original line-up intact, and the chemistry is explosive from the first hit. This isn’t a nostalgic cash grab, but a band reconnecting with its roots and lifeblood, taking everything they’ve lived through and channel it into a sound as confrontational and brutal as in their premiering years. ‘Divided We Fall’ lives up to its name and unrolls with fierce discharge that is hazardous, volatile, and ready to ignite.

BUILT ON CONTRASTS

Biohazard’s force has always been built on contrasts that shouldn’t fit but somehow lock together perfectly. Billy Graziadei’s guitar and voice carry a streetwise urgency, while Evan Seinfeld’s roar lands a brick lower, grittier, like a bar fight breaking out mid-song. That vocal collision finds its mark immediately with ,,F**k the System”, and its unfiltered opening salvo. Bobby Hambel’s riffs carve through the mix with insane swagger and metallic precision, locking in with Danny Schuler’s bombastic and tight drumming. Seinfeld’s bass ploughs the low end, anchoring the ravishing bounce with the weight of a wrecking ball, instantly evoking their classic D.O.A-moshpit chaos.

CLASSIC HARDCORE

That push-and-pull and constant loading and offloading of energy remains Biohazard’s hallmark. It’s the same quality they received praise for as their ‘controlled chaos’. The kind of heaviness and energy Hatebreed can tap into but not with the same street grit. Together they hit like a clenched fist to the gut, their interplay like a street-corner argument that snaps into lockstep the moment the real enemy appears. The announcing single ,,Forsaken” rides on relentless galloping drums, classic hardcore to its core, while groove breaks hammer down like warning shots. Rousing vocal harmonies and chants with brooding, spiralling energy build until the song feels like a grenade seconds from its actual detonation. Unsettling, until it explodes!

The band’s unity is the thread binding ‘Divided We Fall’. It’s there in the title; the recognition of division as both disease and weapon. Graziadei says it in the accompanying bio plainly: ‘The powers that be have us at odds and beefin’ with each other while they sit back and cash in… F**k the System is our war cry about the state of the world with no sugarcoated bullshit’. That sentiment isn’t just a pull quote but the album’s mission statement!

BIOHAZARD OWNS!

The energy behind it doesn’t fade for a second. ,,Eyes on Six” is a grooving beast, a warning to keep your back covered in an era of political sleight-of-hand and media-fed distraction. Then the band drops ,,Death of Me”, the tempo down, the tone darker. IT unravels with a slow-drone guitar grind matched by a suffocating rhythm section.  The strangulation takes the air from the room, while the guitars cut through in thick layers. It’s heavy in that ‘sick and mean’-way Biohazard have made their own, or better: Biohazard owns!

The stride never stalls or halts. ,,Word to the Wise” swings its yielding axe with menace, while ,,Fight to be Free” ignites into high-velocity bursts, punctuated by rousing gang chants calling out the uproar that sticks in the ear like spray paint on a wall. The interplay between Seinfeld and Graziadei’s vocals presses the lyrical weight forward. One voice fuels the other, their switches hitting like jabs and hooks in the same whirl of words. Guitars drip with discontent, groove sections drop like potholes you can’t avoid, and harmonies rise like fists slamming in unison.

MASTERCLASS

The Biohazard blend is fully intact, breathing its hardcore urgency, firing thrash-metal weight, spitting punk venom, atop that signature groove swing that turns riffs into blunt-force trauma. They build in bursts, break into sudden drops hitting like walls collapsing, then leap forward again. It’s there in ,,War Inside Me”, where metallic jagged intent turns into a hardcore gallop, and in ,,S.I.T.F.O.A”, where rap-style verses and shouted refrains feel like backstreet turmoil set to a beat. The vocal tension between Evan and Billy here is a masterclass in their trademark interplay, like two frontmen waging war with the same enemy from opposing flanks.

Time hasn’t dulled them. If anything, ,,Divided We Fall” is sharper. All is heavier and more fiercely driven. Matt Hyde’s production captures the weight without sanding down the edges. The guitars sound lived-in and dangerous, the bass snarls and growls like an animal, the drums hit with both power and precision, while the vocals sit right in the middle, in your face.

POLITICAL FURY AND PERSONAL GRIT

The lyrics swing between political fury and personal grit, calling out manipulation and control while leaving room for defiance. It’s the duality they’ve always owned. Confronting the enemy while handing the listener a rallying cry. ,,Tear Down the Walls” is blunt-force truth, a line to either sing clinging to its cast iron words, or simply spit with the band, while ,,I Will Overcome” unrolls like a battle hymn for now. With its rumbling drums, heavy riffs, and speed changes that magnify the call-and-response vocals, it cooks up a different tone. As the breakdown drops, Schuler injects rhythmic shifts that flirt with technical metal before the final, agonized “I will overcome!” explodes like a detonation.

The album closer, ,,Warriors”, is pure catharsis. When it hits, it’s like being in the pit at a Biohazard show. Your adrenaline racing, the ears ringing, and that strange positive charge buzzing through the crowd. It’s the unity of the pit made physical. The mischief and anger fired up into one massive, collective release. Biohazard isn’t just a sound; they’re a force born on the streets and still here to throw fuel on the fire.

BIOHAZARD – THE CONCLUSION

`Divided We Fall’ doesn’t just mark their return. It cements their relevance in the now, proving that their interplay, street-bred honesty, and ability to fuse aggression with groove are vital as ever. And if the world’s still burning, Biohazard won’t be just watching, they will be striking the match. FIRE!

Release date: 17 October 2025