Kylie Spinelli

Denver thrashers Havok stacked riffs a mile high at Empire Live Albany on 11/17/24, sharing the stage with thrash icons Exodus.Continue Reading

Richmond, VA, metallic hardcore outfit Candy raged hard and heavy at Empire Live in Albany on 11/17/24, opening for thrash icons Havok and Exodus.Continue Reading

Oxnard, CA, crossover thrashers Dead Heat got the pit started at Empire Live in Albany on 11/17/24, opening for Havok and Exodus.Continue Reading

Mongolian metal/traditional fusionists The Hu returned to the 518 for another uniquely captivating show at Empire Live Albany on 11/4/24.Continue Reading

Atlanta post-hardcore/emo rockers The Funeral Portrait brought their flair for theatrics to Empire Live Albany on 11/4/24, opening for The HU.Continue Reading

Intergalactic heavy metal warlords GWAR landed in Albany on 11/2/24, dominating adoring fans — while coating them with multicolored blood — at Empire Live.Continue Reading

Swedish black metal icons Dark Funeral brought a decidedly Satanic edge to the evening at Empire Live in Albany on 11/2/24, opening for GWAR.Continue Reading

Masked L.A. noisecore band Squid Pisser (feat. GWAR’s Tommy Meehan) were sonic insanity at Empire Live Albany on 11/2/24, opening for GWAR.Continue Reading

NYC indie rockers Guerilla Toss put on an electrifying, surrealistic performance at No Fun in Troy on 11/1/24, delighting a packed house.Continue Reading

Schenectady art/psych rockers The Abyssmals mesmerized all in the room at No Fun in Troy on 11/1/24, opening for Guerilla Toss.Continue Reading

Local mainstays 100 Psychic Dreams got the crowd moving early on at No Fun in Troy, NY, on 11/1/24, opening for NYC’s Guerilla Toss.Continue Reading

SoCal metalcore OGs Eighteen Visions crushed their first Albany appearance in near decades on 10/25/24 at Empire Underground.Continue Reading

Long Island hardcore veterans This Is Hell made a long-awaited 518 stop on 10/25/24 at Empire Underground, opening for Eighteen Visions.Continue Reading

518 hardcore outfit Passed Lives impressed with a hyperkinetic live show on 10/25/24 at Empire Underground, opening for Eighteen Visions.Continue Reading

Albany hardcore band Spiritkiller kicked off the night with a powerful set on 10/25/24 at Empire Underground, opening for Eighteen Visions.Continue Reading

Massachusetts nu-core outfit Wisdom & War put on a mind-blowing show on 8/25/24 at the Concordia Club in Gloversville, topping For The Core Fest 2024.Continue Reading

Veteran Syracuse straightedge hardcore band GHOSTxSHIP were a big hit among all (sober or otherwise) at For The Core Fest on 8/25/24 in Gloversville.Continue Reading

Syracuse straightedge hardcore band Pure Bliss weren’t exactly tranquil Sunday listening at For The Core Fest on 8/25/24 in Gloversville.Continue Reading

Biddeford, Maine’s Gumskab (feat. members of Secret Work, who also played) were a highlight of For The Core Fest 2024 at the Concordia Club in Gloversville.Continue Reading

Boston “negative core” band Hate Still Burns still left fans smiling at For The Core Fest 2024 at the Concordia Club in Gloversville, NY.Continue Reading