Ohio metalcore veterans the Devil Wears Prada turned in a blazing set as co-headliners with Fit For A King at Empire Live Albany on 1/24/24.Continue Reading
Tyler, TX metalcore quartet Fit For A King brought the chug to Empire Live Albany on 1/24/24, as co-headliners with The Devil Wears Prada.Continue Reading
Canadian metalcore act Counterparts fueled a wicked pit at Empire Live Albany on 1/24/24, opening for Fit For A King & The Devil Wears Prada.Continue Reading
Seattle’s Avoid brought their high-energy show to Empire Live Albany NY on 1/24/24, opening for Fit For A King and The Devil Wears Prada.Continue Reading
All-female ’80s hair metal band Vixen rocked all their hits and more at The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls on 1/19/24. Here’s our mega gallery!Continue Reading
Albany rockers Lucid Street gave a killer send-off to headliners Vixen when the bands played The Strand Theatre in Hudson Falls on 1/19/24.Continue Reading
A who’s who of metal, punk and hardcore royalty descended on Empire Live Albany on 1/13/24 for an amazing Extreme Music Awards All-Star Jam.Continue Reading
Ever wonder what a room full of metal, punk and hardcore icons looks like? The Extreme Music Awards 2024 on 1/13/24 at Empire Live in Albany, NY, was the perfect chance to find out.Continue Reading
The Extreme Music Awards at Empire Live Albany on 1/13/24 was THE music event of the year in the 518. Here’s the view from the Black Carpet!!Continue Reading
Uncle SAMM, a 518 area Big Four thrash cover band, kicked off the Extreme Music Awards at Empire Live Albany on 1/13/24 with all the crunchy classics.Continue Reading
Long Island thrash metal crossover titans Extinction A.D. topped a stacked bill on 1/12/24 at the 2024 Extreme Music Awards Pre-Party at Empire Underground.Continue Reading
518 metal/hardcore veterans Brick By Brick brought the beatdown to the 2024 Extreme Music Awards Pre-Party at Empire Underground in Albany on 1/12/24.Continue Reading
NYHC outfit Incendiary Device brought the old school vibes to the 2024 Extreme Music Awards Pre-Party at Empire Underground Albany on 1/12/24.Continue Reading
518 black metal award winners Malefic were simply brutal at the 2024 Extreme Music Awards Pre-Party at Empire Underground Albany on 1/12/24.Continue Reading
W. Mass. thrash heavyweights Hate The Adversary crushed it at the 2024 Extreme Music Awards Pre-Party at Empire Underground Albany on 1/12/24.Continue Reading
The Phoenix & The Raven, Best Prog/Math Metal Band at the 2024 Extreme Music Awards, preemptively rocked the Pre-Party at Empire Underground in Albany on 1/12/24.Continue Reading
518 heavyweights Bitter State got the crowd moving early on at the 2024 Extreme Music Awards Pre-Party at Empire Underground in Albany on 1/12/24. Here’s our jam-packed photo gallery!!Continue Reading
Pittsfield, MA hardcore band (and 2024 Extreme Music Awards nominee) Confinement opened up the pit at the Pre-Party at Empire Underground on 1/12/24. Here’s our jam-packed photo gallery!!Continue Reading
The 518 scene always knows how to bring it, and this year’s heavy shows were once again appreciably mosh-a-riffic. Thus we proudly present The Year In Mosh 2023 – a mega, over-sized photo gallery, thanks to our fearless team of photographers!!Continue Reading
The RJ Fyvie Memorial Benefit Show on 12/30/23 at Fuze Box was a truly great, albeit bittersweet, night for the 518, feat. sets by Balor, Torn Out, Horse Grave and more.Continue Reading
Atlanta deathcore group Left To Suffer played an absolute banger at Empire Underground in Albany on 12/16/23, closing out the year at the club on a major high note.Continue Reading