Snot at Montage Music Hall | May 22, 2026
Nu-metal cult favorites SNOT return to the road with vocalist Andy Knapp and new material in progress, bringing their ferocious catalog to Montage Music Hall in Rochester on May 22, 2026.
Mayhem Tribute Fest at Montage Music Hall | June 12, 2026
Mayhem Tribute Fest brings a night of heavy rock tribute acts to Montage Music Hall in Rochester on June 12 — multiple bands, one room, all night.
Metal Church at Montage Music Hall | July 24, 2026
Pacific Northwest metal pioneers Metal Church hit Montage Music Hall in Rochester on July 24, 2026 — four decades of heavy metal, live and uncompromised.
Ded / VRSTY at Montage Music Hall | July 25, 2026
Ded and VRSTY bring their co-headline tour to Montage Music Hall in Rochester on July 25, 2026 — modern metalcore and alternative metal at full force in Western NY.
Dokken and Lynch Mob at Penn’s Peak | October 9, 2026
Dokken and Lynch Mob are co-headlining Penn’s Peak on October 9 — two bands, one guitar legend, and a setlist that covers three decades of hard rock that refused to go away. Tickets on sale now.
Snapcase
Before Buffalo was known for indie rock breakouts and jam bands, the city’s underground was seething with hardcore punk energy. Few bands channeled that fury more effectively than Snapcase, whose fusion of heavy rhythms, intricate guitar work, and politically charged lyrics made them cornerstones of the 1990s hardcore scene. West Seneca Beginnings The band originated […]
Earth Crisis
Earth Crisis formed in Syracuse, New York, in 1989, when bassist Karl Buechner and friend DJ Rose bonded over skateboarding and hardcore punk. By 1991, Buechner had moved to lead vocals and assembled a stable lineup including guitarist Scott Crouse, bassist Ian “Bulldog” Edwards, and drummer Dennis Merrick (who joined by 1993) — a core […]
Maria Brink
Maria Brink grew up in Schenectady, New York, under circumstances that would have broken most people. Her father abandoned the family when she was young. Her mother struggled with addiction. Brink became a mother herself at 15. But from that crucible of hardship, she forged one of the most powerful voices in modern heavy metal, […]
Brann Dailor
Brann Timothy Dailor was born on March 19, 1975, in Rochester, New York. Growing up surrounded by music — his parents introduced him to Frank Zappa, King Crimson, and Yes at a young age — Dailor was drawn to progressive, boundary-pushing sounds from the start. Rochester’s underground music scene gave him his first stages, and […]
Every Time I Die
Every Time I Die was Buffalo, New York’s most ferocious musical export of the 21st century — a metalcore band that spent 24 years pushing the boundaries of heavy music with wit, fury, and relentless creative ambition. From their formation in 1998 to their acrimonious split in early 2022, the band released nine studio albums […]