I Am The Avalanche haven’t put out a full-length since 2020, and when they finally came back — THE HORROR SHOW, released April 10 on Equal Vision Records — they came back with something. The first LP in six years from one of melodic hardcore’s most enduring acts lands in Albany on Wednesday, June 17 at Empire Underground. Doors are at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30 PM.
About I Am The Avalanche
The band was built around Vinnie Caruana — who came out of The Movielife — and over two decades they have earned the kind of crowd loyalty that shows up on time and already knows the words. THE HORROR SHOW is their fifth full-length, and it arrives with a genuinely strange wrinkle: Michael C. Williams of The Blair Witch Project appears on the record. Whether that sounds weird or perfect probably tells you everything about whether this show is for you. The album moves through themes of friendship, mortality, love, and resilience, and the lead single “I Miss California and Every Dog I’ve Ever Met” — out April 7, three days before the album — is the kind of hook that will hit harder in a small room at full volume.
The Albany date is part of an East Coast run that takes in Asbury Park, Philadelphia, Hamden, Baltimore, Boston, and Brooklyn. By the time the band gets to North Pearl Street, they will be locked in.
Support comes from Make Do and Mend and Brandon Reilly of Nightmare of You — a lineup that is going to make the room feel very full very fast.
The Venue
Empire Underground sits beneath the larger Empire Live at 93 North Pearl Street in Albany, run by After Dark Presents. It has become the default stop for touring hardcore and punk acts in the Capital Region — and for good reason. The room holds 350 to 400 people, which means you are going to be close regardless of where you end up. If you have never been, this is a good first show to understand what the room does well. Plan to get there before 7 PM if you want space to breathe.
Tickets
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