Joey Belladonna
Joey Belladonna — born Joseph Bellardini on October 14, 1960, in Oswego, New York — grew up along the shores of Lake Ontario in a family of Italian American and Iroquois heritage. That small-city upbringing in Central New York produced one of the most recognizable voices in thrash metal history. Joining Anthrax In 1984, Belladonna […]
Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio is the most powerful voice ever to emerge from Upstate New York, and his journey from Cortland teenager to heavy metal deity is one of the great origin stories in rock. Born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Dio moved to Cortland, New York, as a child […]
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is one of the best-selling death metal bands of all time, and they were born in Buffalo, New York. Formed in December 1988 when members of two recently disbanded Buffalo-area death metal bands — Beyond Death and Tirant Sin — began rehearsing together, the group became the genre’s most commercially successful and culturally […]
Pallbearer at Rec Room | April 11, 2026
When Pallbearer walks on stage, the room gets heavier. Not just louder. Heavier.
Pallbearer at Empire Underground | June 2, 2026
Pallbearer at Empire Underground on a Tuesday night.
Cold at The Song & Dance | June 5, 2026
Cold is heading to Syracuse on June 5 for a show at The Song & Dance, and if you were a rock fan in the early 2000s, this name probably…
Extinction AD at Empire Underground | June 20, 2026
Extinction AD at Empire Underground on a Saturday night.
Tomahawk at Electric City | July 31, 2026
Tomahawk with Melvins at Electric City. I had to read it twice too.
Demon Hunter at Electric City | May 3, 2026
Demon Hunter at Electric City on a Sunday night.
Kings of Thrash at Empire Underground | May 6, 2026
Empire Underground is about to earn its name all over again.