Metallica (w/ Queensryche) at Rochester Community War Memorial — March 7, 1989
Metallica’s Damaged Justice tour tore through Rochester’s War Memorial on March 7, 1989 — part of an incredible upstate New York run that also hit Binghamton (March 5), Buffalo (March…
Sepultura (w/ Fear Factory, Clutch) at Saratoga Winners — March 9, 1994
An absolutely stacked metal bill at Saratoga Winners: Sepultura on the Chaos Worldwide tour, Fear Factory on Triggering Seismosity, and Clutch. Three bands that would each become genre-defining acts, packed…
Metallica (w/ Queensryche) at Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena — March 5, 1989
Metallica on the Damaged Justice tour hit Binghamton’s Broome County Arena on March 5, 1989 — ten days before they played Troy’s RPI Field House. Queensryche opened with the Operation:…
Marilyn Manson at QE2 — March 6, 1995
Marilyn Manson at QE2 in Albany on the Portrait of an American Family tour — before “Antichrist Superstar,” before the national controversy, before everything. This was Manson in a tiny…
Black Sabbath (w/ Helix) at Palace Theatre — March 1, 1984
Black Sabbath rolled through Albany on the Born Again tour — the controversial Ian Gillan era. The Palace Theatre was a perfect setting for Sabbath’s heavy assault. Helix opened, riding…
The Black Dahlia Murder at Town Ballroom Buffalo | April 7, 2026
On April 7, 2026, The Black Dahlia Murder plays Town Ballroom Buffalo. About The Black Dahlia Murder The Black Dahlia Murder was one of the most popular melodic death metal bands in America, known for their ferocious speed and undeniable hooks. Tickets are moving.
GWAR at Town Ballroom Buffalo | March 28, 2026
GWAR is playing Town Ballroom in Buffalo TONIGHT — March 28 — and if you don’t have a ticket yet, fix that immediately. Theatrical metal chaos at its most uncompromising.
Between the Buried and Me at Town Ballroom Buffalo | May 20, 2026
On May 20, 2026, Between the Buried and Me performs at Town Ballroom Buffalo. They are one of the most ambitious bands in modern metal, and their live show reflects that ambition. Get your tickets now.
Fleshgod Apocalypse at Empire Live | May 17, 2026
Fleshgod Apocalypse — the Italian symphonic death metal band that sounds like a full orchestra hired to play the most extreme music imaginable — comes to Empire Live in Albany on May 17.
Twitching Tongues at Empire Live | June 27, 2026
Twitching Tongues — the LA hardcore band that has been making some of the heaviest, most atmospheric underground music of the last decade — comes to Empire Live in Albany on June 27.