Welcome to our 2018 show listings! Please scroll down and browse all the awesome local metal gigs we have coming our way. If we’ve forgotten a show you’d like to see on this list, please write to us either in the comments below or in a private message on Facebook. Thanks! AUGUST 2018 August 24, 2018- … More Comin’ In Hot! (Weekly Show Announcements)
Greg DiPasquale gives his take on the emotional rollercoaster that was (presumably) Slayer’s final performance in the Buffalo area. … More SLAYER, by Greg DiPasquale
*Written by Rob Palumbo (Vocals at Liber Ivonis) When it comes to women and music I have what I like to call “Adult Link Syndrome”. If any of you played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time you’ll remember playing the first part of the game as “Young Link”, where the hero travels the land … More Album Review: Aspired Infliction – The Undying
Yep, you guessed it. Here comes another new Rochester band I absolutely love. Zane Knight (Gates of Paradox) has been conspiring deep within the confines of his dismal, dark, presumably moist lair, known as “Knight in a High Tower” Studios, for apparently years, to bring us a band called Eternal Crypt. Their debut album is … More Album Review: Eternal Crypt – Loneliness of the Wolf
Rochester’s power metal powerhouse is back with a brand new EP. For those familiar or unfamiliar, Shadowborn are the artists formerly known as Age of Shadows. Under both names, they’ve been representing heavily European influenced power metal in Western New York. This new EP is hardly an exception; in fact, it’s an improvement. After years … More Album Review: Shadowborn- End of an Age
It’s been no secret that the atmosphere surrounding California techdeath band The Faceless has been nothing shy of chaotic the last couple years. And for a while, it looked as if frequent, complete lineup changes brought on by hard drug abuse was going to be the nail in the coffin for Michael Keene and his … More The Faceless: 7/14/2018
In all my years going to shows, I’ve never seen a band “bottom out” the way Inanimate Existence did last night at Stamps. But don’t let my initial statement fool you. This story doesn’t end in failure and shame. It actually ends with a joyous victory and a very satisfying experience had by yours truly. … More Show Review: Inanimate Existence – The Raw Dog Edition
