Classic lineup of Biohazard opens Divided We Fall tour in New Kensington

Hardcore legends Biohazard may have had to abbreviate their Divided We Fall tour, but it kicked off in energetic fashion Friday night.

The Brooklyn veterans reunited their classic lineup a few years back, and they’re releasing “Divided We Fall” — their first album in 13 years — on Oct. 17.

The tour started off at Preserving in New Kensington and continues Saturday in Indianapolis and Sunday in Birmingham, Ala. The majority of shows between Oct. 7 in Dallas and Oct. 22 in Madison, Wisc., were canceled in recent days, but it picks up again Oct. 23 in Pontiac, Mich., and runs through Nov. 2 in New Haven, Conn.

Flanked by imagery from their 1994 “State of the World Address” album, Biohazard ripped into “Shades of Grey” to open the night. By their second song (“Wrong Side of the Tracks”), guitarist/singer Billy Graziadei had stepped onto the crowd, with fans holding him aloft while he played, although he didn’t quite stick the landing back onto the stage.

With the new album coming out in two weeks, Biohazard has released four singles so far, with “F— the System” making its live debut, as did “Eyes on Six” later in the night. They also played another new song, “Forsaken,” but that had made its debut on their spring European tour.

A pounding drum intro to “Urban Discipline” by the hard-hitting Danny Schuler kept the crowd fired up, with his snare drum needing to be swapped out afterward.

Bassist/singer Evan Seinfeld had some technical difficulties before “Victory” — it was the first night of the tour, after all. Lead guitarist Bobby Hambel would often get up close and personal with the audience when he wasn’t spinning around.

During “Tales From the Hard Side,” Graziadei took a fan’s phone on stage and recorded while he was playing.

A view of the mosh pit for Biohazard’s Divided We Fall tour opener at Preserving in New Kensington pic.twitter.com/8JzzdMhq22

— Mike Palm (@MikePalmMedia) October 4, 2025

Stage diving and moshing were prevalent, with plenty of circle pits, including one audience member carrying another around in an airplane spin wrestling maneuver at one point.

Seinfeld talked about the blending of genres before “How It Is,” which originally featured Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog and House of Pain’s DJ Lethal.

Biohazard closed their hour-long set with “Punishment” and “Hold My Own.”

1 disappointment

An onstage collaboration between Biohazard and opener Onyx never materialized.

Biohazard had remixed Onyx’s “Slam” in 1993 and even performed it together earlier this year in Ireland. They also teamed later that year for “Judgment Night” on the soundtrack to the 1993 action thriller.

And Onyx’s Sticky Fingaz also collabed with Biohazard on 1999’s “New World Disorder.”

In a September interview to promote the show, Graziadei said there was a “hundred percent” chance of the collab happening.

Slamming set

New York hardcore rappers Onyx hit the stage at full speed in a sweat-drenched, half-hour performance.

Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz, who are cousins, started out with “Throw Ya Gunz,” the first of several rapid-fire songs from their platinum debut, “Bacdafucup” like “Atak of da Bal-Hedz,” “Stik ‘N’ Muve” and “Da Mad Face Invasion.”

Several members of their entourage were on stage, smoking, drinking liquor (and sharing it with fans in the front row) and filming with their phones, with two getting a chance to freestyle rap at one point.

Starr gave shout-outs to a wide range of artists, from Run DMC to Busta Rhymes to Madball to Cypress Hill to Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain.

Onyx closed with their biggest hit “Slam,” which had the crowd bouncing.

Starting the show

Rising New Jersey hardcore band Bayway gave ample opportunity for the mosh pit denizens to get warmed up, as they windmilled their arms, roundhouse kicked and prowled the floor.

In a half hour, they hit several of their EPs, their debut record and their sophomore album, “The Recipe, Vol. 1,” which just came out in July.

They made sure the crowd knew where they were from, with multiple Bayway and New Jersey chants. They also acknowledged they weren’t in Pittsburgh but New Kensington, recognizing it as an aluminum city.

Bayway singer Jayway took a moment to celebrate two years of sobriety, and the group closed with “Bayway,” inviting fans to join them on stage.

What happened?

Swollen Teeth — following in the long line of other metal bands to adopt masks like Gwar, Slipknot, Mushroomhead (playing Preserving on Oct. 12) and Sleep Token — were supposed to open the show, but they didn’t play Friday.

Bayway closes with “Bayway” on Oct. 3, 2025, at Preserving in New Kensington pic.twitter.com/7KKc1OzXHB

— Mike Palm (@MikePalmMedia) October 4, 2025

The merch

Biohazard T-shirts were $40, with long sleeves $50 and hoodies $70. They also had bandanas at $20 and winter hats for $30.

Onyx sold T-shirts ($40), hats ($35), tote bags ($20) and more, while Bayway had T-shirts ($30), bootie shorts ($30) and a basketball jersey ($50).

A look at the merch for Biohazard, Onyx and Bayway at Preserving in New Kensington pic.twitter.com/0ULeZ1XGAS

— Mike Palm (@MikePalmMedia) October 3, 2025

Familiar faces?

Seinfeld may look familiar if you ever watched HBO’s “Oz” prison drama, in which he portrayed a leader of a biker gang for 40 episodes. (Ahem, he also starred in several adult films under the stage name Spyder Jonez.)

Onyx’s Sticky Fingaz also played the title role in the “Blade” TV series as well as “Tyrone” in “Next Friday.”

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Last show here

Biohazard’s most recent show here came on Feb. 14, 2012, but the last appearance of the band’s classic lineup would have been Feb. 19, 1995, at the CCBC Golden Dome in Monaca.