Empire Live
Words: Rob Smittix Pics: Tim Reidy I (Rob Smittix) have been digging Shakey Graves’ music for a while now. I mostly knew of his music from the Audiotree YouTube recording and “Roll the Bones” was the song that reeled me in. When I heard about this tour coming to Albany, I immediately put it on […]
ALBANY, NY – The people have spoken: The Extreme Music Awards 2025 (EMAs) nominees have been selected! Once again, this year’s crop boldly represents the vast talents of the heavy music community in the greater Capital/Western Mass. regions. The panel of judges will now have a hard task ahead of them, to select the best […]
Exodus – Empire Live – Review by Jesse Skinner and Photos by Rachael Skinner Bay area Thrash Metal legends Exodus, graced the stage at Albanys premiere live entertainment venue Empire Live on November 17th 2024. Releasing a toxic assult of bare knuckle brawl style thrash, kicking ass and destroying ear drums. Spanning almost […]
Empire Live in Albany, NY hosted Vertical Horizon last night. It was a super warm welcoming audience that came to hear the band celebrate the 25th anniversary of their hit album ‘Everything You Want’. I personally have an interesting history with this band. First of all, my band ‘The Velmas’, opened for them at a […]
GWAR EMPIRE LIVE ALBANY NY REVIEW BY RACHAEL SKINNER PHOTOGRAPHY BY RACHAEL SKINNER The legendary Scumdogs of the Universe – GWAR brought all the murderously magical heavy metal mayhem all the way from space to Empire Live in Albany, NY on November 2, 2024. Their bohabs had summoned their killer force – many of them […]
Words by Jesse Skinner. Emerging onto the stage looking like a decaying mob of squids, stage lights flickering as if a looming doom is about ready to take shape. To subtly add to the horror, the vocalist was wearing a fluffy, pink fur coat… All while everyone was wondering, how in the hell did these […]
Words by Jesse Skinner. On Saturday, November 2, Legendary Scumdogs of the Universe GWAR led their tour of intergalactic carnage to Albany’s Empire Live. Opening for them was none other than “The ineffable Kings of Black Metal” Dark Funeral. Dark Funeral have been wreaking havoc for over 30 years, breathing new life into the black […]
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