518scene Weekend Picks 10/23-10/25: mailchi.mp/518scene/518scene… @EmpireLive518 @UpstateBNB @slpconcerts @TroySBMusicHall @nofuntroy @SUPER_DARK_CO @Son_of_Egg @THEEROTICS @Built_2_Spill @THCOfficial

NYHC legends @agnosticfront trekked north to play an unforgettable show on 10/15/26 at @thesongsyracuse. Check out Damon Russo’s full photo gallery from the gig!! (Photos by Damon Russo for 518scene - IG: @hallux_photography / @518scene) 518scene.com/2026/10/agnosti… – at Syracuse, NY

Tampa industrial metal veterans @genitorturers put on a wild, visually captivating show at @EmpireLive518 on 10/17/26. Have a look at our photos!! (Photos by Angela Dimock for 518scene - IG: @shot_inthe_dark_photography @518scene) @UpstateBNB @slpconcerts 518scene.com/2026/10/genitor… – at Troy, NY

Oklahoma City slam metal mavens @peelingfleshok dominated a packed house at @EmpireLive518 on 10-17-26. Check out Damon Russo’s full photo gallery!! (Photos by Damon Russo for 518scene - IG: @hallux_photography / @518scene) @UpstateBNB @slpconcerts 518scene.com/2026/10/peeling… – at Troy, NY

Atlanta deathcore band @LefttoSufferUS kicked off the night with a fury at The Worcester Palladium, supporting @DyingFetusBand. Check out Damon Russo’s photo gallery! (Photos by Damon Russo for 518scene - IG: @hallux_photography / @518scene) @MassConcerts 518scene.com/2026/09/left-to… – at Worcester, MA

518scene Weeknight Picks 10/19-10/22: mailchi.mp/518scene/518scene… @EmpireLive518 @UpstateBNB @slpconcerts @nofuntroy @DesperateAnnies @SUPER_DARK_CO @PalaceAlbany @TroySBMusicHall

Ghost Hunter and paranormal expert @amybruni kicked off her Walking With Ghosts Tour last month at @UPHSaratoga. Our man Ron Loria was there for the spooky discussion. Read on!! @ron_dacks @rondacksphoto 518scene.com/2026/10/amy-bru… – at Saratoga Springs, NY

Hudson Valley’s @sickbaymetal dropped their hardcore tinged death metal on 9/5/26 at @EmpireLive518 in Albany, supporting @officialWTCnj. Check out our photos!! (By Damon Russo for 518scene IG: @hallux_photography / @518scene) @UpstateBNB @slpconcerts 518scene.com/2026/09/sickbay… – at Troy, NY

518scene Weekend Picks 10/16-10/18: mailchi.mp/518scene/518scene… @EmpireLive518 @UpstateBNB @slpconcerts @nofuntroy @SUPER_DARK_CO @HOTHTroy

Kenosha, WI, death metal veterans @JungleRotBand were feral and ferocious on 9/8/26 at @EmpireLive518 in Albany, supporting @vaderband. Check out our pics!! (Photos by Damon Russo for 518scene IG: @hallux_photography / @518scene) @UpstateBNB @slpconcerts 518scene.com/2026/09/jungle-… – at Troy, NY

NJ emo veterans @savestheday kicked off a stacked night of music at DCU Center in Worcester, MA, on 9/26/26, supporting @TBSOfficial. Check out Damon Russo’s photos!! (Photos by Damon Russo for 518scene - IG: @hallux_photography / @518scene) @MassConcerts 518scene.com/2026/09/saves-t… – at Worcester, MA

Chicago post-metal trio @RussianCircles were the ideal complement to like-minded brethren @pelicansong at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens, NY, on 10/3/26, and we were there! (Photos by Damon Russo for 518scene IG: @hallux_photography / @518scene) 518scene.com/2026/10/russian… – at Queens, NY

Chicago post-metal titans Pelican tore the roof off the Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens, NY, on 10/3/26, and we were there to testify! Check out Damon Russo’s gallery!! (Photos by Damon Russo for 518scene - IG: @hallux_photography / @518scene) 518scene.com/2026/10/pelican… – at Queens, NY

Austrian symphonic metal band Visions of Atlantis kicked off the night at The Palladium in Worcester, MA, on 9/25/26, supporting @KamelotOfficial. Check out Mark Kurtzner’s photos!! (By Mark Kurtzner for 518scene - IG: @mark7679 / @518scene) @MassConcerts 518scene.com/2026/09/visions…

518scene Weeknight Picks 10/12-10/15: mailchi.mp/518scene/518scene… @DesperateAnnies @SUPER_DARK_CO @nofuntroy @atProctors @TroySBMusicHall @UPHSaratoga @azizansari @PreacherLawson @Daughtry_News

Tampa power metal purveyors @KamelotOfficial dazzled fans with their headlining set at The Palladium in Worcester, MA, on 9/25/26. Check out Mark Kurtzner’s photo gallery!! (Photos by Mark Kurtzner for 518scene - IG: @mark7679 / @518scene) @MassConcerts 518scene.com/2026/09/kamelot…

Italian power metal outfit @FrozenCrownBand put on a sonic spectacle at The Palladium in Worcester, MA, on 9/25/26, supporting @KamelotOfficial. Check out Mark Kurtzner’s photos!! (By Mark Kurtzner for 518scene - IG: @mark7679 / @518scene) @MassConcerts 518scene.com/2026/09/frozen-…

Warrensburg indie/heavy shoegaze trio Staff! quickly won over the crowd on 9/30/26 at their first-ever @EmpireLive518 appearance, supporting Stop.Drop.Rewind. (Photos: Damon Russo for 518scene IG: @hallux_photography / @518scene) @UpstateBNB @slpconcerts 518scene.com/2026/10/staff-9… – at Warrensburg, NY

518scene Weekend Picks 10/9-10/11: mailchi.mp/518scene/518scene… @nofuntroy @SUPER_DARK_CO @EmpireLive518 @UpstateBNB @slpconcerts @Putnam_Place @LarkHallAlbany @TroySBMusicHall @SSCityCenter @gozer_music – at Troy, NY

NYC post hardcore legends @QuicksandNYC ripped through a killer set of both new material and classics at the EVR Loft in Albany on 10/5/26. (Photos by Chris Webb/Kloroforma Photography for 518scene - IG: @kloroforma / @518scene) @equalvision 518scene.com/2026/10/quicksa… – at Troy, NY