PHOTO GALLERY
From Ashes To New – 11/4/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Ron Loria)
Elizabethtown, PA alt metal outfit From Ashes To New returned to the 518 for a commanding performance at Empire Live Albany on 11/4/25.
Steve Morse Band – 10/25/25 at Cohoes Music Hall, Cohoes, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)
Guitar legend Steve Morse and band stopped off in the 518 to headline Cohoes Music Hall on 10/25/25, giving a masterclass in six string wizardry.
Dream Theater – 10/23/25 at MainStage at Proctors, Schenectady, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)
Progressive metal icons Dream Theater returned to the 518 with their classic lineup intact, headlining Proctors in Schenectady on 10/23/25.
PHOTO GALLERY
Death Threat – 10/18/25 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Benjamin Hunt)
Connecticut hardcore metal veterans Death Threat had the pit moving something fierce at Empire Underground in Albany on 10/18/25, amid their headlining set.
Crush Your Soul – 10/18/25 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Benjamin Hunt)
Hudson Valley metallic hardcore act Crush Your Soul (featuring members of Mindforce) were crushing indeed at Empire Underground Albany on 10/18/25, supporting Death Threat.
Wisdom & War – 10/18/25 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Benjamin Hunt)
Central/W. Mass. numetal hardcore act Wisdom & War are a force live, as seen here most recently at Empire Underground Albany on 10/18/25, supporting Death Theat.
FEATURES
Thick as a Brick – Albany’s Brick by Brick Drop Crushing New EP, Collapse
With their brand-new EP, Collapse, Albany’s Brick by Brick has still found a way to push even further, for what is arguably one of their most confident and sonically devastating releases to date.

















