Maul at Empire Underground | July 10, 2026
Maul brings Fargo death metal to Albany’s Empire Underground on Friday, July 10, 2026. Doors at 6:30 PM. The Midwest’s most relentless death metal trio hits a basement room built exactly for this kind of show.
Rivers of Nihil at Montage Music Hall | September 18, 2026
Rivers of Nihil bring their progressive death metal catalog to Montage Music Hall in Rochester on Friday, September 18, 2026. Doors at 6:00 PM, show at 7:00 PM. Tickets from $25.33.
The Ghost Inside at Rec Room | June 9, 2026
The Ghost Inside bring The Gang Goes To Warped Tour ’26 to Rec Room in downtown Buffalo on Tuesday, June 9 — a 300-capacity room with doors at 6 PM and support from Belmont and Set For Tomorrow.
Brick by Brick at Montage Music Hall | June 4, 2027
BRICK BY BRICK brings their metallic hardcore to Montage Music Hall in Rochester on Friday, June 4, 2027, with support from Deep Distain, Torrent, and With Teeth. Doors and show at 7 pm. Ages 16 and up.
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.