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Bay-area outfit Death Angel celebrated the 35th anniversary of “Act III” by performing the album in its entirety for the packed crowd at Albany’s Empire Live on December 6. Fellow Californians Vio-lence provided support, as did Lions at …
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 …
From Ashes to New / Magnolia Park / Until I Wake / Not Enough Space @ Empire Live (November 4, 2025)
From Ashes to New brought their New Disease tour to a packed Albany crowd at Empire Live on November 4. Magnolia Park preceded the headliners, while fellow O-Towners Not Enough Space opened the night with their dual-frontwoman vocal display. …
It was a celebration of the sleazy side of rock at Empire Live as Buckcherry topped a three-band bill with their unapologetic stylings. Similarly, Atlanta’s Nashville Pussy seldom veered from the topics of sex, drugs, and fighting, and nobody wanted …
Mushroomhead capped a usually-aggressive-but-sometimes-oddly-eclectic four-band bill at Empire Live on October 11. They drenched the venue in heaviness, figuratively and literally. Psychostick‘s humor somewhat broke the mood of the other three acts, while Black Satellite demonstrated they are clearly …
Fans were celebrating 30 years of Straight Jacket, if you can believe it, at Empire Live on October 4. A stacked lineup including Fury of Five, Brick by Brick, Shutdown, Violent by Design, and Passed …
Canadian rockers Finger Eleven headlined at Empire Live on October 1, supporting their soon-to-be-released new album “Last Night on Earth.” Fellow Canadian alternative rockers BRKN LOVE and California’s Alien Ant Farm provided support.…
Rising stars from Los Angeles, Senses, stole the show at Empire Live as the opening act. Stage theatrics detracted from headliners Marianas Trench‘s set, while the Summer Set solidly delivered on the nostalgia.…
Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy sold out the big room at Albany’s Empire Live, showcasing their most recent album, “I Got Heaven,” and more. Named after a Pixies song, Gouge Away showed that influence and much more as they …
LA-area punk legends the Descendents are coming up on 50 years as a band, and on August 7, they brought their Summer Tour 2025 to a packed and appreciative Empire Live. D.C. duo, Teen Mortgage, preceded them, while …
After a last-minute venue change from Frog Alley Brewing, Icelandic blues rockers Kaleo headlined a sold-out Empire Live, with Nashville’s Edgehill warming up the crowd.…
Hartford-based metalcore band Boundaries brought their US Summer tour to Empire Live in Albany on July 26. Orange County’s Stick to Your Guns, Louisville’s Gates to Hell, and Missouri’s Psycho-Frame rounded out the geographically diverse four-band bill.…