Motionless In White at MVP Arena | November 15, 2026
Motionless In White brings The Sweat And Blood Tour’s second leg to MVP Arena in Albany on Sunday, November 15, 2026, headlining a 17,500-seat room in support of their seventh album, Decades.
Erra at Empire Live | September 27, 2026
Erra brings the Drift Outlives the Earth 10th anniversary tour to Empire Live in Albany on Sunday, September 27, 2026, with Vianova, Chamber, and Resolve in support. Doors 5:30 PM, all ages, GA from $29.
156/Silence at Empire Underground | August 22, 2026
Pittsburgh metalcore outfit 156/Silence headlines Empire Underground in Albany on Saturday, August 22 — a headlining off-date from their summer Chiodos tour run, arriving 13 days before their new album From A Distance drops via Pure Noise Records. Coldstate opens.
Hatebreed at Empire Live | September 10, 2026
Hatebreed brings the Summer Slaughter Tour to Empire Live in Albany on Thursday, September 10, 2026, with Terror, Incantation, Gates to Hell, Torture, and Creeping Death on the bill. Doors open ahead of a 4:45 PM start — plan your drive for the afternoon.
Pentagram at Montage Music Hall | May 26, 2027
Pentagram’s farewell run — The Last Rites Tour — stops at Montage Music Hall in Rochester on Wednesday, May 26, 2027. Doors at 6 PM. 16+. Today Is the Day opens.
The Four Horsemen at The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino | June 19, 2026
The Four Horsemen bring their note-for-note Metallica tribute — managed by Tesla’s Brian Wheat, featured in the documentary Metallica Saved My Life — to The Showroom at Turning Stone Resort Casino on Friday, June 19, 2026. Eight hundred seats. The classic catalog. No spectacle required.
Greyhaven at Rec Room | August 20, 2026
Greyhaven headline Rec Room in Buffalo on Thursday, August 20 with support from Footballhead and Cheem. Doors at 6:00 PM, show at 7:00 PM. 16+ with ID.
Orthodox at Rec Room | May 18, 2026
Nashville nü-metalcore outfit Orthodox headlines Rec Room in Buffalo on Monday, May 18, with Gates to Hell, Wasted Space, 9MM Mouthwash, and Monomaniac in support. Doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM, tickets $20.34. Presented by After Dark Presents.
156/Silence at Montage Music Hall | May 16, 2027
Pittsburgh metalcore band 156/Silence brings a standalone headlining date off the Mercia Tour to Montage Music Hall in Rochester on Sunday, May 16, 2027. Fox Lake opens. Doors at 6 PM.
Of Virtue at Rec Room | August 11, 2026
Of Virtue and Savage Hands bring the Art Of Love & Power Tour to Rec Room in Buffalo on Tuesday, August 11 — four bands, doors at 6:00 PM, 300-cap room on Chippewa Street.