Turning Virtue at Buffalo Iron Works | May 9, 2026
Turning Virtue closes out a big weekend at Buffalo Iron Works with a rock/metal set on May 9. Western NY, this is the kind of Saturday night the venue was built for.
Behemoth at Buffalo RiverWorks | May 4, 2026
Behemoth headlines The Godless IV at Buffalo RiverWorks on Monday, May 4, 2026, with Deicide, Rotting Christ, and Immolation in support. Doors at 5:30 PM. GA floor tickets from $39.50.
Dropout Kings at Montage Music Hall | May 3, 2026
Dropout Kings bring their emotionally charged rap-metal to Montage Music Hall in Rochester on May 3, 2026, touring behind their tribute album Yokai dedicated to late frontman Adam Ramey.
Deicide at Empire Live | May 3, 2026
Deicide headlines Empire Live in Albany on Sunday, May 3, 2026, joined by co-headliners Rotting Christ and Immolation for the full three-band bill. Tickets start at $46 for this 16+ show. Show time is 7:30 PM at 93 N. Pearl Street.
Gatecreeper at The Song & Dance | May 1, 2026
Gatecreeper is one of those bands that hit you like a wall of sound — in the best possible way, every single time.
Lacuna Coil at Empire Live Albany | May 1, 2026
Lacuna Coil closes the 29-date Sleepless Empire Tour 2026 at Empire Live Albany on Friday, May 1, with Escape the Fate in support. The final night of a cross-country run lands in downtown Albany.
All That Remains at Empire Live | April 29, 2026
All That Remains headlining with Born of Osiris and Dead Eyes in support? ALL THAT REMAINS with Special Guests Born of Osiris and Dead Eyes takes the stage at Empire Live on April 29, 2026. Get your tickets now.
Memphis May Fire at Empire Live | July 11, 2026
Empire Live is the kind of room that rewards showing up early — 1,000 capacity, standing room, right in the heart of downtown Albany’s North Pearl Street entertainment corridor.
Jeffrey Nothing at Photo City Music Hall | Aug. 9, 2026
Jeffrey Nothing — the co-founding vocalist of Mushroomhead — brings his solo metal show to Photo City Music Hall in Rochester on Sunday, Aug. 9. Dizasterpiece opens. 450 capacity. Get there early.
Vicious Intent at The Bug Jar | June 27, 2026
Vicious Intent headlines a three-band metal bill at The Bug Jar in Rochester on Saturday, June 27. Liquid Damage and Line Six Insane Mode open. Showtime 9 p.m., tickets from $12.