Tennessee outfit Whitechapel brought their Rituals of Hate tour to Albany on November 17, selling out Empire Live and performing “Hymns in Dissonance” in its entirety. Florida’s Bodysnatcher and Canada’s AngelMaker ensured lots of geography was represented in this four-band deathcore bill, while Disembodied Tyrant enlisted Trevor Teichert (of Winter’s Gate) to fill in for the injured Blake Mullens.

Photos of Whitechapel by Ron Loria Jr. for 518scene.com

Phil Bozeman of Whitechapel at Empire Live in Albany, N.Y. (November 17, 2025) – photo by Ron Loria Jr. for 518scene.com

Photos of Bodysnatcher by Ron Loria Jr. for 518scene.com

Kyle Medina (center), Kyle Shope (left), and Chris Whited (right) of Bodysnatcher at Empire Live in Albany, N.Y. (November 17, 2025) – photo by Ron Loria Jr. for 518scene.com

Photos of AngelMaker by Ron Loria Jr. for 518scene.com

Casey Tyson-Pearce of AngelMaker at Empire Live in Albany, N.Y. (November 17, 2025) – photo by Ron Loria Jr. for 518scene.com

Photos of Disembodied Tyrant by Ron Loria Jr. for 518scene.com

Trevor Teichert filling in for Disembodied Tyrant’s Blake Mullens at Empire Live in Albany, N.Y. (November 17, 2025) – photo by Ron Loria Jr. for 518scene.com

Photos by Hilary Crannage-Gallina for 93.9 WABY

Whitechapel at Empire Live in Albany, N.Y. (November 17, 2025) – photo by Hilary Crannage-Gallina for 93.9 WABY