The Metal Mayan
Fallujah - Empyrean (Nuclear Blast)
Founded 15 years ago, influenced by the likes of Death and Decrepit Birth, and coming to prominence along side bands such as The Faceless...
The Metal Mayan
- Aug 25
Sigh - Shiki (Peaceville)
Whether it is fashion, technology, or, in this case, music, Japan has always been a leader of thinking beyond established rules; experts...
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The Metal Mayan
- Aug 8
My Sleeping Karma - Atma (Napalm Records)
As far as history can tell, music has long been a bridge between the human world and a realm far beyond our comprehension. Perhaps...
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The Metal Mayan
- Jul 23
God Is An Astronaut - The Beginning Of The End (Napalm Records)
2002 was a curious year in the world of music. The sun was setting on the era of the boy/girl bands, with their place on the charts being...
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The Metal Mayan
- Jun 27
Municipal Waste - Electrified Brain (Nuclear Blast)
At a time in the world when real life events are plenty intense and brutal, one might wish for something to bring a little bit of order...
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The Metal Mayan
- Jun 12
Cradle of Filth, Frayle @ Toad's Place
June 10, 2022 When you are the face and voice for one of most respected extreme metal bands in the history of the genre, what does it...
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The Metal Mayan
- May 22
Besvärjelsen - Atlas (Magnetic Eye Records)
The uniqueness of any heavy metal band can be argued as one part nature, one part nurture. To be specific, the nature is in reference to...
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The Metal Mayan
- May 10
Rivers of Nihil, Fallujah, Alluvial, Warforged @ The Brooklyn Monarch
May 06, 2022 Between a day of heavy rain and the closure of the nearby L train station after 10:30pm for construction, this particular...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 30
Hypocrisy, Carach Angren, The Agonist @ Warsaw
April 29, 2022 As one of several venues in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint, the appropriately named Warsaw is special in how it...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 25
Static Abyss - Labyrinth of Veins (Peaceville Records)
What comes to mind when thinking of being lost in a labyrinth? The claustrophobia among the towering walls? The panic of never finding...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 22
Northlane - Obsidian (Believe)
When the world is at its quietest, sometimes it is easier to find words then than it is in times of overpowering noise and sound. Despite...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 22
Undeath - It's Time...To Rise from the Grave (Prosthetic Records)
At a time when many bands are moving toward minimalism as far as packaging and presentation, it is easy to long for the days of the past....
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 8
Kublai Khan TX - Lowest Form Of Animal (Rise Records)
From Judge to Earth Crisis to Hatebreed, and every band in between, the genre of hardcore is a testament to the fact that the most brutal...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 8
Watain - The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain (Nuclear Blast)
It could be argued that black metal is the absinthe of the metal world. It's not for everyone, some try it once and a while to experience...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 2
Meshuggah - Immutable (Atomic Fire Records)
Reflecting on the infinite number of sub-genres in heavy metal music, only a select few can be directly attributed to one particular...
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The Metal Mayan
- Mar 28
Animals As Leaders - Parrhesia (Sumerian Records)
For those who have followed Animals As Leaders long enough, one might have noticed a pattern in their musical direction for several...
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Kate Drexel
- Mar 22
The Voyeurist Tour @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
Since my last show in February wasn’t in the photo pit, it seemed the photo gods owed me one. Thanks to the Underoath publicity team, I...
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The Metal Mayan
- Mar 15
Nile, Incantation, Sanguisugabogg, I Am @ The Gramercy Theater
March 08, 2022 As the city lights came to life under the setting sun, the marquee over The Gramercy Theater illuminated under four...
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The Metal Mayan
- Feb 26
Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory (MNRK Heavy)
There is a special kind of album that feels like a well worn sweater, even if it's first time hearing it. These records are welcoming,...
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The Metal Mayan
- Feb 13
Fit For An Autopsy, Enterprise Earth & More @ The Gramercy Theater
February 12, 2022 With dusk falling over Manhattan, the unseasonable warmth of the day was quickly returning to the frigid New York...
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