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Deicide, Krisiun, Inferi, Cloak @ Elite 23
"If anyone is parked on the left side of the building, please move your car now or the neighbors will have them towed!" Considering the...

The Metal Mayan
Sep 16, 2024


As I Lay Dying, Chelsea Grin, Entheos @ Irving Plaza
"This is my second metal show, and my first one with big bands," said a young concertgoer, "do you think the moshpit will be heavy? I...

The Metal Mayan
Jul 29, 2024


Baroness, Portrayal of Guilt, Gozu @ District Music Hall
At 110 years of age, the building now known as the District Music Hall has been the host of an incredible range of entertainment. From...

The Metal Mayan
Jun 3, 2024


Decapitated, Septicflesh, Kataklysm, Allegaeon @ Warsaw
With the smell of fresh perogies and kielbasa wafting out from the venue into the sunny Brooklyn streets, the iconic cuisine of the...

The Metal Mayan
May 6, 2024


Korpiklaani, Visions of Atlantis, Illumishade @ Gramercy Theater
With the walls of the Gramercy Theater still reverberating from the folk metal melodies of the recent Týr show, a little more than a week...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 13, 2024


Folterkammer, Witching, Sarmat, Viserion @ The Kingsland
Nestled in between industrial complexes and a quick hop and skip away from Manhattan (assuming the subways are at least reasonably on...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 7, 2024


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...

The Metal Mayan
Oct 13, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
Oct 5, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
Sep 23, 2023


Batushka, Swallow the Sun, Stormruler @ The Brooklyn Monarch
After centuries of bringing together countless cultures and heritages, New York City has seen just about everything. Yet, even nowadays,...

The Metal Mayan
Aug 21, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
Jun 3, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
May 3, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 23, 2023


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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Apr 16, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 9, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 6, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
Mar 14, 2023


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,...

The Metal Mayan
Mar 7, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
Feb 27, 2023


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...

The Metal Mayan
Feb 24, 2023
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