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The Metal Mayan
Apr 25, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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
Feb 26, 2022
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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Kate Drexel
Feb 8, 2022
RED @ The Canal Club
February 05, 2022 It’s been a long three years since my last show. And finally, I returned to the photo pit. I’ve seen Red a total of...
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The Metal Mayan
Jan 28, 2022
ARÐ - Take Up My Bones (Prophecy Productions)
It was an ancient kingdom, its many kilometers of hills and fields flanked by endless ocean. Its people spoke in many languages, some of...
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The Metal Mayan
Jan 19, 2022
SOM - The Shape Of Everything (Pelagic Records)
That space in time before tears fall, the tension in the face before a smile or a laugh, or the build up of aggression before a scream....
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The Metal Mayan
Jan 18, 2022
Lee McKinney - In The Light Of Knowledge (Sumerian Records)
For anyone who has listened to metal in the last two decades, odds are, Lee McKinney needs no introduction. As a brand ambassador for...
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The Metal Mayan
Jan 13, 2022
Shadow Of Intent - Elegy (Blood Blast Distribution)
Since its rise to popularity in the late 2000s and early 2010s, deathcore has done what many sub-genres before it failed to do. Growing...
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The Metal Mayan
Dec 16, 2021
Turkey Vulture - Twist the Knife (Independent)
It might not seem like it these days, but somewhere between the industrial cities and the impossibly rich suburbs, the state of...
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The Metal Mayan
Dec 12, 2021
Funeral - Praesentialis in Aeternum (Season of Mist)
There is something mystical about the Norwegian language. The way the words sway and flow easily bring to mind mighty forests and fjords...
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The Metal Mayan
Nov 20, 2021
Jinjer, Suicide Silence, All Hail the Yeti @ Toad’s Place
November 20, 2021 Originally featured on Alternative Control CT With night quickly falling over the city of New Haven, the street lamps...
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The Metal Mayan
Oct 10, 2021
The Black Dahlia Murder, After the Burial, Carnifex, Rivers of Nihil, Undeath @ Irving Plaza
October 10, 2021 Originally featured on Alternative Control CT Despite the tattoos, heavy boots, and obligatory head-to-toe-in-black...
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The Metal Mayan
May 12, 2021
Gojira - Fortitude (Roadrunner Records)
Originally featured on Alternative Control CT To get an idea of how influential Gojira has become in the last ten years, go to any ocean...
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