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Banshee - 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

Banshee – 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

2026-02-05
By: Stephanie J. Bartik
On: February 5, 2026

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The Lycan - 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

The Lycan – 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

2026-02-04
By: Stephanie J. Bartik
On: February 4, 2026

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Incontinence - 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

Incontinence – 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

2026-02-03
By: Stephanie J. Bartik
On: February 3, 2026

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Faded Line - 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

Faded Line – 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

2026-02-01
By: Stephanie J. Bartik
On: February 1, 2026

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1000 Yrd Stare - 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

1000 Yrd Stare – 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

2026-01-31
By: Stephanie J. Bartik
On: January 31, 2026

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Crimson Mask - 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

Crimson Mask – 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

2026-01-28
By: Stephanie J. Bartik
On: January 28, 2026

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Leylines - 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

Leylines – 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

2026-01-26
By: Stephanie J. Bartik
On: January 26, 2026

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Uncle SAMM - Extreme Music Awards - 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Uncle SAMM – Extreme Music Awards – 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2026-01-24
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: January 24, 2026

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Extreme Music Awards 2026 - Jason Bittner's All-Star Jam - 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Extreme Music Awards 2026 – Jason Bittner’s All-Star Jam – 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2026-01-19
By: Kylie Spinelli
On: January 19, 2026

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Extreme Music Awards 2026 Presentation - 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Extreme Music Awards 2026 Presentation – 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2026-01-19
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: January 19, 2026

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Testament - 2/11/91 at RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

Testament – 2/11/91 at RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2026-01-11
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: January 11, 2026

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Alice In Chains - 10/23/91 at The Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Alice In Chains – 10/23/91 at The Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2026-01-02
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: January 2, 2026

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Spiritkiller - 12/9/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Benjamin Hunt for 518scene.com)

Spiritkiller – 12/9/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Benjamin Hunt)

2026-01-02
By: Benjamin Hunt
On: January 2, 2026

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Take Steps - 12/10/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Take Steps – 12/10/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2025-12-22
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: December 22, 2025

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Aficionado - 12/10/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Aficionado – 12/10/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2025-12-21
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: December 21, 2025

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The Worst - 12/10/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

The Worst – 12/10/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2025-12-18
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: December 18, 2025

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Piebald - 12/10/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Piebald – 12/10/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2025-12-17
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: December 17, 2025

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Drug Church - 12/9/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Benjamin Hunt for 518scene.com)

Drug Church – 12/9/25 at Lark Hall, Albany, NY (Photos by Benjamin Hunt)

2025-12-16
By: Benjamin Hunt
On: December 16, 2025

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NOIR - 11/28/25 at No Fun, Troy, NY (Photos by Benjamin Hunt for 518scene.com)

NOIR – 11/28/25 at No Fun, Troy, NY (Photos by Benjamin Hunt)

2025-12-15
By: Benjamin Hunt
On: December 15, 2025

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Misfire - 12/6/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Misfire – 12/6/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2025-12-14
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: December 14, 2025

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Lions at the Gate - 12/6/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Lions at the Gate – 12/6/25 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

2025-12-11
By: Mark Kurtzner
On: December 11, 2025

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Extreme Music Awards 2026 - Jason Bittner's All-Star Jam - 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Extreme Music Awards 2026 – Jason Bittner’s All-Star Jam – 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

History was made for the third time on 1/17/26, when Jason Bittner’s Extreme Music Awards All-Star Jam convened again at Empire Live Albany.

Extreme Music Awards 2026 Presentation - 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Extreme Music Awards 2026 Presentation – 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

Uncle SAMM - Extreme Music Awards - 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Uncle SAMM – Extreme Music Awards – 1/17/26 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

Leylines - 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

Leylines – 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

Crimson Mask - 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik for 518scene.com)

Crimson Mask – 1/16/26 at Empire Underground, Albany, NY (Photos by Stephanie J. Bartik)

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Features

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Thick as a Brick – Albany’s Brick by Brick Drop Crushing New EP, Collapse

By: Brendan Manley
On: April 25, 2025

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.

The Get Up Kids

Still Something To Write Home About – The Get Up Kids’ Iconic Album Turns 25

By: Brendan Manley
On: February 15, 2025
Trans-Siberian Orchestra lead guitarist and music director Al Pitrelli.

Forever Home For The Holidays: Guitarist Al Pitrelli’s Trans-Siberian Orchestra Destiny

By: Brendan Manley
On: January 8, 2025
Megadeth

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

By: Brendan Manley
On: September 9, 2024
I Am The Avalanche (Photo By Julian Gilbert)

Gratitude: I Am The Avalanche Turn 20

By: Brendan Manley
On: June 14, 2024
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Live Reviews

Alice Cooper - 9/27/25 at SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Alice Cooper & Judas Priest (w/ Corrosion of Conformity) – 9/27/25 at SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY

By: John Moore
On: October 1, 2025

Metal icons Alice Cooper and Judas Priest co-headlined a rare SPAC show in Saratoga Springs on 9/27/25, with guest Corrosion of Conformity.

Blue Oyster Cult - 8/13/25 at Albany Convention Center, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Blue Öyster Cult – NYS State Food Festival – 8/13/25 at Empire State Plaza Convention Center

By: John Moore
On: September 2, 2025
Ricky Montgomery - 10/13/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Catherine Windover for 518scene.com)

Ricky Montgomery – 10/13/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

By: Catherine Windover
On: October 20, 2024
Bowling For Soup - 9/20/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY (Photos by Ron Loria for 518scene.com)

Bowling For Soup – A Hangover You Don’t Deserve 20th Anniversary Tour (w/ Wheatus & Don’t Panic) – 9/20/24 at Empire Live, Albany, NY

By: Ron Loria Jr.
On: September 28, 2024
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
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518 Flashback

Testament - 2/11/91 at RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

Testament – 2/11/91 at RPI Fieldhouse, Troy, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

By: Mark Kurtzner
On: January 11, 2026

One of the many epic 518 shows Bay Area thrash legends Testament have played over the years includes 2/11/91 at RPI Fieldhouse in Troy.

Alice In Chains - 10/23/91 at The Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene.com)

Alice In Chains – 10/23/91 at The Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

By: Mark Kurtzner
On: January 2, 2026

In the Facelift era, Alice In Chains opened for some unlikely roadmates, including Van Halen, playing Albany’s Knickerbocker Arena on 10-23-91.

Death Angel - 10/8/88 at Saratoga Winners, Cohoes, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

Death Angel – 10/8/88 at Saratoga Winners, Cohoes, NY (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)

By: Mark Kurtzner
On: November 29, 2025

In this 518 Flashback we turn the concert photo clock back to October 8, 1988 when Bay Area thrashers Death Angel destroyed Saratoga Winners in Cohoes.

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Contracts in the Music Industry: A Love Letter to Not Getting Screwed

By: Christine Collins

In her latest column for 518scene.com, Christine Collins provides a backstage pass into why contracts matter in music, and why pretending they don’t is the most expensive kind of denial.

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Backstage with a Baby Bag: A Mother’s Day Ode to the Women Who Rock (Literally)

By: Christine Collins
On: May 11, 2025
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