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Bass Is His Business… and Business Is Good! Talking With Megadeth’s Four-String Iron Man, James LoMenzo

On: September 9, 2024

Carrying the legacy with the weight of thrash metal icons Megadeth is no small feat, but if anyone is up for it, it’s veteran bassist James LoMenzo, the busiest man in metal.

I Am The Avalanche (Photo By Julian Gilbert)

Gratitude: I Am The Avalanche Turn 20

On: June 14, 2024

518 Review: Flatwounds – Drain EP & In-Store Q&A Session w/ Colin O’Hare

By: Colin Roberts

On: June 5, 2024

Hot Mulligan - Empire Live Albany, NY - 3/18/23 (Photo by Kylie Spinelli/518scene.com)

Happy 518 Day! 51.8 Things That Make The 518 Music and Arts Scene Great

On: May 18, 2024

State of the Band Address: Billy Graziadei Talks Biohazard Reunion, Tour, Record

On: February 17, 2024

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Sevendust - 9/15/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Ron Loria for 518scene.com)

Sevendust – Seasons 21st Anniversary Tour (w/ 10 Years, Return to Dust, Horizon Theory) – 9/15/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

By: Ron Loria Jr.

On: September 20, 2024

Atlanta alt metal veterans Sevendust celebrated the 21st anniversary of their album Seasons for a SOLD OUT crowd at Empire Live in Albany. Here’s Ron Loria’s full review of this epic occasion.

Band of Horses & City and Colour – 9/13/24 at Frog Alley Summer Stage, Schenectady, NY

By: Catherine Windover

On: September 16, 2024

Steel Panther - 9/1/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Ron Loria for 518scene.com)

Steel Panther (w/ Jason Charles Miller) – 9/1/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

By: Ron Loria Jr.

On: September 3, 2024

Katy Kirby (w/ Mei Semones & Keta Ester) – 7/28/24 at No Fun, Troy, NY

By: Catherine Windover

On: August 12, 2024

Fall Out Boy - 3/24/24 at MVP Arena, Albany, NY (Photos by Kylie Spinelli for 518scene.com)

Fall Out Boy (w/ Jimmy Eat World, Hot Mulligan, Games We Play) – 3/24/24 @ MVP Arena, Albany, NY

On: April 2, 2024

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Bass Is His Business… and Business Is Good! Talking With Megadeth’s Four-String Iron Man, James LoMenzo

On: September 9, 2024

Carrying the legacy with the weight of thrash metal icons Megadeth is no small feat, but if anyone is up for it, it’s veteran bassist James LoMenzo, the busiest man in metal.

Gratitude: I Am The Avalanche Turn 20

518 Review: Flatwounds – Drain EP & In-Store Q&A Session w/ Colin O’Hare

By: Colin Roberts

Sevendust – Seasons 21st Anniversary Tour (w/ 10 Years, Return to Dust, Horizon Theory) – 9/15/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

By: Ron Loria Jr.

On: September 20, 2024

Atlanta alt metal veterans Sevendust celebrated the 21st anniversary of their album Seasons for a SOLD OUT crowd at Empire Live in Albany. Here’s Ron Loria’s full review of this epic occasion.

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

The Funeral Portrait – 11/4/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Kylie Spinelli)

By: Kylie Spinelli

GWAR – 11/2/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Kylie Spinelli)

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