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Hearing Aide: Misery Kills ‘My Ugly Insides’
Misery Kills (formally called Misery) is a metal band from the Long Island/New York City area that I never heard of…
Finland’s Nightwish to Perform at Town Ballroom April 16
On Thursday, April 16, Finland's Nightwish will be performing in Buffalo, NY for the very first time at Town…
Coal Chamber, Filter, Combichrist Annihilate The Emporium on Long Island
Going into Easter weekend, I took another weekend to visit Long Island and there I went to another kick ass venue…
Hearing Aide: Seplophile ‘Mesonoxian’
Every once and awhile, you come across an album that you just can't stop hearing about, even years after its…
Seplophile: Breathing New Life Into Death Metal
At some point over the last few decades, the foundation of death metal began to crack, and through these cracks…
This Is Hardcore Festival Lineup Officially Announced
This week the official lineup for This Is Hardcore Festival in Philadelphia, PA was announced. Once again it will…
Evil Easter Eve 5: A Metal Show to Benefit Local War Veterans
It's that time again, Buffalo! For the fifth year in a row, longtime Buffalo show promoter and scene supporter Jeff…
Biohazard, Sworn Enemy, Zire’s War Rock Revolution Music Hall In Long Island
To what was close to a homecoming show, hardcore veterans Biohazard and Sworn Enemy headlined a jam packed and…
Buffalo Metal Scene Rallies to Support St. Jude Children’s Hospital
On Friday March 20, the Buffalo metal scene came together at the Rockin' Buffalo Saloon in West Seneca, NY, to…
Karyn Crisis Returns to Upstate with Gospel of the Witches
It has been quite some time since trailblazing musician Karyn Crisis has played Upstate New York. She used to front…
Sworn Enemy to Support Biohazard at Bogies March 28
Queens, NY metal core titans Sworn Enemy, who are on tour in support of their newest release “Living On Borrowed…
Theatre Nocturne: Horror. Melancholy. Metal.
Founded in September 2011, Theatre Nocturne has been a force to be reckoned with in Buffalo's underground metal…
Caustic Method signs with Pavement Entertainment
It has been a long road for NY natives Caustic Method. The band has been traveling the state for over a decade…
Metal Monthly Fix: Top Ten Metal Festivals To Go See In 2015
As the weather (finally) starts to clear up for all of New York State, we are gearing closer to festival season. …
Bobaflex to Rock Putnam Den with Local Band’s CD Release
The day after St. Patricks Day is a day of recovery, or in some cases, a way to keep the party going. The Putnam…
Acrassicauda: Leaving A Life of Persecution to Pursue Heavy Metal Dreams
Acrassicauda, derived from a Latin word for a species of black scorpion commonly found in the Middle East,…
Hearing Aide: Nightwish ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’
Since 1996, Tuomas Holopainen and his band, Nightwish, have collectively been an authority in the European…
Hearing Aide: Ensiferum ‘One Man Army’
This is Pagan folk metal from Finland at its best. Many people condemn the genre and many of its greatest bands …
Local Limelight: I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help
By now, anyone who frequents local metal shows in Buffalo has heard of I’m From the Government and I’m Here to…
Hearing Aide: Armageddon ‘Captivity and Devourment’
It's no secret that 'Armageddon' is one of the most overused metal band names in history, with over 800 entries on…