The Metal Mayan
Cattle Decapitation, Immolation, Sanguisugabogg, Castrator @ Warsaw
"This is my first metal show actually," said the young man, "I'm just getting into it and my friends said to come to this show because...
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The Metal Mayan
- Nov 15
Suffocation, Incantation, Skeletal Remains, Stabbing @ Warsaw
While many venues are known to offer snacks alongside the standard assortment of beers, Jägermeister, and soda, very few places boast the...
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Kate Drexel
- Oct 25
Bullet for My Valentine, Of Mice & Men, Vended @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
On October 13—a Friday the 13th no less—Bullet for My Valentine played a spectacular sold-out show at the Fillmore Silver Spring in...
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The Metal Mayan
- Oct 13
Wolves In The Throne Room, Blackbraid, Gaerea @ The Brooklyn Monarch
With October Rust in full effect, nightfall and crisp gusts come earlier in Brooklyn with each passing day. In this most mystical of...
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The Metal Mayan
- Oct 5
Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem, Gorguts @ Brooklyn Steel
In the entertainment world, it usually takes something extraordinary for things to skip a beat - come Hell or high water, the show must...
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The Metal Mayan
- Sep 23
Uada, Ghost Bath, Cloak @ The Meadows
Nightfall in Brooklyn on what had so far been a warm day brought with it brisk winds and ominous storm clouds. Like something from a...
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The Metal Mayan
- Jun 3
Milwaukee Metal Fest or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Moshpit
"I remember coming here with my son back in '98" he said with a smile, "And here we are again: me, my son, and my grandkids, still...
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Kate Drexel
- May 19
Wage War, nothing,nowhere., Spite @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
Out on tour to promote their 2021 album, Manic, Wage War played an epic show in Silver Spring, MD on Tuesday, May 16 with Spite and...
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The Metal Mayan
- May 3
Moonspell, Eleine, Oceans of Slumber @ The Brooklyn Monarch
Between the endless sea of low hanging clouds and the misty rain falling from them, it was a Saturday where good company would be most...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 23
Whitechapel, Archspire, Signs of the Swarm, Entheos @ The Gramercy Theater
Making their way into the Gramercy Theater, a group of friends discussed the game plan for the evening as their bags and tickets were...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 16
Morbid Angel, Revocation, Vitriol, Crypta @ The Gramercy Theater
----- Author's note: this review is dedicated to the memory of Fred Livingston Jr., to our fellow metalheads and their families...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 9
Enslaved, Insomnium, Black Anvil @ Irving Plaza
Despite a week of increasingly warm days, a lone Wednesday stood out as the chosen window for winter to make one last stand before bowing...
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The Metal Mayan
- Apr 6
Austin Meade, The Azures @ The Mercury Lounge
As the dividing line between the hip and artistic Greenwich Village and the styling shops of SoHo and Nolita, Houston Street is a New...
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The Metal Mayan
- Mar 14
Rotting Christ, Carach Angren, Uada, Gaerea @ The Gramercy Theater
Between nightfall and storm clouds covering the island of Manhattan, the black clad concert goers seemed to melt into one long stream of...
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The Metal Mayan
- Mar 7
Fleshgod Apocalypse, Obscura, Wolfheart, Thulcandra @ The Gramercy Theater
"Look at you guys, all dressed up," he said, his voice rich in a Brooklyn accent, "ain't this a metal show?" The couple in line smiled,...
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The Metal Mayan
- Feb 27
Hulder, Blackbraid @ Le Poisson Rouge
The year is 1524 and fleet of canoes maneuver softly across the bay towards a mighty ship off the coast of an island called Manahatta. On...
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The Metal Mayan
- Feb 24
Visions of Atlantis, The Spider Accomplice @ The Meadows
For many years, the Newtown Creek, located on the far side of Williamsburg just north of Flushing Avenue, was traversed by countless...
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Kate Drexel
- Nov 29, 2022
The Jinjer USA Tour @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
I know, I’m late posting this but with the Thanksgiving holiday madness, I haven’t had a chance to sit down and write a proper review....
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Kate Drexel
- Nov 7, 2022
The Deadmen and Dragons Tour @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
On Halloween Eve, I was fortunate to shoot the Deadmen and Dragons tour, featuring Trivium and openers Between the Buried and Me,...
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The Metal Mayan
- Nov 3, 2022
Napalm Death, Brujeria, Frozen Soul, MDC @ Bowery Ballroom
While easily recognizable on any given day, Halloween weekend is a time when even the most outrageously dressed metalhead can fly under...
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