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It was Groundhog Day in Albany, but an appearance by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson – doing a band-and-(mostly)-music-free solo talking show – is hardly…

36 years ago tonight, 1985-style real metal rolled into the Nippertown area: IRON MAIDEN and ACCEPT at the Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY.This…

35 years ago today, February 14, 1986, romance was not on the menu at the short-lived JB’s Theater in Albany, when legendary British metal stalwarts Saxon…

LIVE (RETRO) AND A Q&A WITH RAVEN’S JOHN GALLAGHERThe metal came to RPI Fieldhouse on this day in 1987 – a pretty eclectic bill, LA glam-metallers…

35 years ago tonight, New York heavies Twisted Sister played the Glens Falls Civic Center, with LA commercial rockers Dokken in support.  This tour was in…

30 years ago tonight, January 14, 1991: JUDAS PRIEST and MEGADETH at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany. (Photos by Mark Kurtzner)This was the ‘Painkiller’…

36 years ago tonight, the “Two outta three ain’t bad Tour”: Metallica, W.A.S.P. and Armored Saint at The Skyway Club in Scotia, NY.   Yes, Metallica played in…

This Albany show – 34 years ago tonight – was a long-overdue return to the road for missing-in-action heavy-horror icon ALICE COOPER, a tour dubbed ‘The…

38 years ago tonight, Oct. 8, 1982, one of the most world-destroying shows to ever play the Albany area: ‘Screaming for Vengeance’-era Judas Priest and ‘Number…

KING’S X are one of the mightiest “should’ve been bigger” bands of all time – a band who were truly never anywhere near as big as they should have been (or,…

38 years ago tonight, September 23, 1982: Blue Öyster Cult at the Palace Theater in Albany, with early 80s one-hit-wonder Aldo Nova supporting.Opening act…

30 years ago tonight, on September 6, 1990, a roaring triple-bill of hardcore thrash metal rolled into Saratoga Winners in Latham, NY: EXODUS, SUICIDAL…

33 years ago tonight, Aug. 30, 1987: a packed gig: Irish guitarist Gary Moore at Saratoga Winners in Latham, NY. This was the only solo gig he ever played in…

32 years ago tonight, Aug. 5, 1988: Judas Priest on the ‘Ram It Down’ tour at SPAC in Saratoga Springs, NY. The weather was great and the place was packed for…

Two years ago tonight, August 1, 2018, SLAYER played their last-ever area gig at Albany’s Times Union Center, with LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT and NAPALM…

Check out a classic review from a show that took place on this date in Nippertown concert history.It was a raucous, sweaty show.The opening band was…