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The Metal Mayan
Oct 5, 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...
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The Metal Mayan
Sep 29, 2023
Nervosa - Jailbreak (Napalm Records)
As the fourth quarter of the year rolls in, it can easily be said that 2023 has been packed with incredible releases from rising metal...
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The Metal Mayan
Sep 23, 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...
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The Metal Mayan
Aug 21, 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,...
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The Metal Mayan
Jul 22, 2023
Signs Of The Swarm - Amongst The Low & Empty (Century Media)
It takes a special sort of band to develop a reputation that includes veteran moshers catching their breath after a set and remarking on...
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The Metal Mayan
Jun 21, 2023
Xasthur - Inevitably Dark (Lupus Lounge)
There are few bands that garner the same respect and reverence among extreme metal fans like Xasthur (pronounced 'Zass-thurr'). Like...
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The Metal Mayan
Jun 15, 2023
Creeping Death - Boundless Domain (MNRK Heavy)
As the timeless saying goes, 'everything is bigger in Texas', and the place and importance of heavy metal is no exception. While the list...
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The Metal Mayan
Jun 6, 2023
Gloryhammer - Return to the Kingdom of Fife (Napalm Records)
With a legacy dating back over forty five years, the genre of power metal is nearly synonymous with tales of fantastic lands, beasts,...
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The Metal Mayan
Jun 3, 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...
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The Metal Mayan
May 24, 2023
Pupil Slicer - Blossom (Prosthetic Records)
While certainly not the only time in heavy metal's long and colorful (albeit mostly smeared in black with shades of grey and camouflage)...
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The Metal Mayan
May 19, 2023
Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden (Spinefarm)
When it comes to visual art, such as abstract sculptures or surrealist paintings, the longer one stares at the object, the more they see....
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The Metal Mayan
May 13, 2023
DevilDriver - Dealing With Demons Vol. II (Napalm Records)
Without much thought, one could easily recite a handful of movies, books, or songs that dealt with the concept of 'if tomorrow was your...
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The Metal Mayan
May 11, 2023
Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite (Metal Blade Records)
It could be said that from the ashes of a great fire comes a new, mightier forest. Such is the cycle of beginnings and endings, of life...
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The Metal Mayan
May 7, 2023
Currents - The Death We Seek (SharpTone Records)
While many are familiar with the second half of Friedrich Nietzsche's quote regarding gazing into the abyss, not all can recite the first...
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The Metal Mayan
May 6, 2023
Unearth - The Wretched; The Ruinous (Century Media)
In the early 2000s, the heavy metal world was in a rather curious state of affairs. Nu-metal was still arguably the biggest sub-genre on...
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The Metal Mayan
May 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...
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The Metal Mayan
Apr 23, 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...
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The Metal Mayan
Apr 19, 2023
Enforced - War Remains (Century Media)
Among the many intertwined branches of the heavy metal family tree, crossover thrash is often considered the offspring of hardcore punk...
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The Metal Mayan
Apr 16, 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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The Metal Mayan
Apr 9, 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...
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