New York area venues that occasionally host hard rock & metal shows:

ABC No Rio
Ace of Clubs
Arlene’s Grocery
B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
Barney McNabb’s
Beacon Theatre
Blue Cross Arena
Bogie’s
Broadway
Brooklyn Masonic Temple
Bowery Poetry Club
Bug Jar
Cake Shop
Central Park SummerStage
Club Diablo
Crash Mansion
Crazy Donkey Bar and Grill
Death By Audio
Don Hill’s
Don Pedro’s
Duff’s Brooklyn
Europa Night Club
Fat Baby
Fins Pub
First Arena
Fontana’s
Gramercy Theatre
Hammerstein Ballroom
Highline Ballroom
HSBC Arena
Irving Plaza
IZOD Center
Joe’s Pub
Knitting Factory
Lake Johnson
L’amour
(Le) Poisson Rouge
Lit Lounge
Lucky 13 Saloon
Madison Square Garden
Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom
McCarren Park Pool
Mr. Beery’s
Mohawk Place
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Nokia Theatre Times Square
Northern Lights
Otto’s Shrunken Head
Pianos
Port 41
Public Assembly
Radio City Music Hall
Randall’s Island Sports Foundation
Rebel
Red Star
Rock Star Bar
Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series
Roseland Ballroom
Santos Party House
Saratoga Winners
Shea Stadium
Southpaw
Soundlab
Studio B
Sullivan Hall
Terminal 5
The Archeron
The Bowery Ballroom
The Chance Theater
The Charleston
The Country Pines (Summers Stage)
The Edge
The Fairgrounds
The Haunt
The Lost Horizon
The Market Hotel
The Mercury Lounge
The Montage Music Hall
The Penny Arcade
The Point
The Stolen Sleeves Collective
The Stone
The Studio at Webster Hall
The Trash Bar
The Westcott Theater
Times Union Center
Tommy’s Tavern
Town Ballroom
Tralf Music Hall
Union Pool
Valentine’s
WaMu Theater at MSG
Warsaw
Washington Avenue Armory
Water Street Music Hall
Webster Hall
Westcott Community Center
Whoville Bar and Grill
Xtreme Wheels