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The archives of UpstateLIVE, 2010-2014
Dopapod announces Winter/Spring Tour Dates
Wasting no time in the new year, Dopapod follows the release of their new album Redivider with a 3 month winter…
Quick Glance: Blank Flank
Quick Glance: Blank Flank
Genre: Cybercore
I don't have much experience critiquing electronic music, so I'm…
Quick Glance: Fear of None
Quick Glance: Fear of None
Genre: Metalcore/Heavy Metal
Reaching out a bit to the Long Island area, Fear of…
Backwoods Pondfest announces new dates for 2013
One of Upstate NY's most popular outdoor camping event has announced their dates for 2013. The 7th Annual BACKWOODS…
Ryan Montbleau Band with Jesse Dee at Red Square, Albany, December, 29th
Even a little blast of Mother Nature’s fury couldn’t keep the Ryan Montbleau faithful away from a long overdue…
EP Review: HATE MACHINE “The Movement”
Rochester New York's very own "Original Metal Thugs" Hate Machine are back with this 5 song explosion- The…
Quick Glance: Promising Coraline
Quick Glance: Promising Coraline Genre: Metal/Post-Hardcore
I enjoy hearing bands in the early stages, before…
EP Review: “From This Day Forth” by FROM THIS DAY FORTH
EP Review: "From This Day Forth" by From This Day Forth Genre: Prog-Metalcor
I’m not just saying this because…
Album Review: “Columbian Mustache” by Columbian Mustache
I definitely should have reviewed this album earlier, but it fell by the wayside with all the stuff I’ve been doing…
Quick Glance: Thoughts In Reverse
Quick Glance: Thoughts In Reverse Genre: Hardcore Metal
Nearly 10,000 fans and counting, Thoughts In Reverse…
Quick Glance: Suspended In Dusk
Quick Glance: Suspended In Dusk Genre: Hardcore Metal
Since they only have two songs up as of now, this is review…
“We made a scene, when we made a scene” – By Jeremy Miller of…
It was 2005 and I remember coming home from high school pissed off feeling lost and alone. I think I may have been…
Winter Blues with Murali Coryell at Putnam Den, December 20th
The week leading up to December 21st had social media buzzing with the Mayan Apocalypse, end of the world cartoons,…
Review: Last Under The Sun – Hooligan Jihad
Hooligan Jihad, released November 23rd 2012, by Last Under The Sun is fast-paced hardcore punk that doesn’t hold…
TURN THE TIDE is ready to bring their crushing sound to the world
For those of you who are enthralled in the underground metal scene like me, you’ve previously heard, or have begun…
Trace’s: Rome NY’s Hardcore Little Secret
For those who don’t know about Trace’s in Rome, NY. You either A: live under a rock, or B: don’t get out and…
FEATURED BAND: AUTUMN FIRE
Formed in August 2006, with founding members Josh Brondou, Nate Keida (both formally of Intrinzik) Ryan Parr, and…
Review: Sunken Ships – Sorry Is Just Five Letters Put Together
Here at Upstate Metal, we pride ourselves in knowing that we recommend great bands with great musicians.…
The Lumineers at Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park, December 17
“More people were turned away than showed up for us the entire year prior,” exclaimed Lumineers…
Floodwood at Kirkland Arts Center, Clinton, December 14th
For the second year in a row, Floodwood played a holiday show at the Kirkland Arts Center (KAC), in Clinton. I…