History was made for the second time on 1/11/25, when Jason Bittner’s Extreme Music Awards All-Stars convened again for an epic jam at Empire Live in Albany, in its second-annual installment.Continue Reading
History was made for the second time on 1/11/25, when Jason Bittner’s Extreme Music Awards All-Stars convened again for an epic jam at Empire Live in Albany, in its second-annual installment.Continue Reading
History was made for the second time on 1/11/25, when the Extreme Music Awards All-Star Jam convened for its second installment at Empire Live in Albany.Continue Reading
The Extreme Music Awards 2025 at Empire Live in Albany was a veritable who’s who of the heavy music world, both here in the 518 and beyond.Continue Reading
The Extreme Music Awards 2025 at Empire Live in Albany was a veritable who’s who of the heavy music world, both here in the 518 and beyond.Continue Reading
Big Four thrash metal tribute Uncle SAMM opened the Extreme Music Awards with a deep set of thrash classics on 1/11/25 at Empire Live in Albany.Continue Reading
518 death metal killers — and multiple EMAs winners — Concrete were a pulverizing force to close the Extreme Music Awards 2025 Pre-Party.Continue Reading
Brick by Brick — the 518’s kingpins of hardcore metal — helped kick off the Extreme Music Awards 2025 with a killer Pre-Party set.Continue Reading
Groovy hardcore thrash crossover supergroup Smoke AxD were a highlight amid a night of highlights at the Extreme Music Awards 2025 Pre-Party on 1/10/25.Continue Reading
Glens Falls metalcore band Hope For Now crushed it, headlining the annual Holiday Toy Drive at Empire Underground in Albany on 12/15/24.Continue Reading
518 post-hardcore band Arrow Through Me brought their powerful sound to the annual Holiday Toy Drive at Empire Underground Albany on 12/15/24.Continue Reading
NY post-hardcore act Ghost Chant were a mid-bill treat at the annual Holiday Toy Drive at Empire Underground in Albany on 12/15/24.Continue Reading
Berkshire County, MA, post-hardcore band Cemetery Weather got the crowd going at the Holiday Toy Drive at Empire Underground on 12/15/24.Continue Reading
Mass. indie rockers Emma’s Secrets kicked off a night of music for a great cause at the Holiday Toy Drive at Empire Underground on 12/15/24.Continue Reading
It’s not too often you see cowboy hats and mosh pits mix, like when Tuscaloosa, AL metalcore band Gideon hit Empire Underground in Albany full-force on 12/13/24.Continue Reading
Nashville metalcore outfit Orthodox were a scream at Empire Underground in Albany on 12/13/24, supporting Gideon.Continue Reading
Glens Falls metalcore outfit Oakheart capped off their year with a killer set at Empire Underground in Albany on 12/13/24, supporting Gideon.Continue Reading
Albany heavyweights Gateway kicked off a frenetic night of live music at Empire Underground in Albany on 12/13/24, supporting Gideon.Continue Reading
Albany/Mass. deathcore kingpins The Acacia Strain headlined an incredible two-day extreme music festival at Empire Live in Albany, and local fans showed their love.Continue Reading
Veteran Poughkeepsie crossover act Mindforce were a key part of a stacked two-day festival at Empire Live in Albany, supporting The Acacia Strain.Continue Reading
Rochester death metal heavyweights Undeath were a crushing force on 12/7/24 at Empire Live in Albany, supporting The Acacia Strain.Continue Reading