The Metal Mayan
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
- Feb 21
Enslaved - Heimdal (Nuclear Blast)
As the old adage goes, with age comes wisdom and with experience comes new possibilities. Few bands have demonstrated this quite like...
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The Metal Mayan
- Nov 25, 2022
Imha Tarikat - Hearts Unchained – At War with a Passionless World (Lupus Lounge)
Since its inception, black metal has long been a style meant to take the listener to a different plain of existence. Sometimes it's to...
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The Metal Mayan
- Nov 20, 2022
Candlemass - Sweet Evil Sun (Napalm Records)
With temperatures dropping below freezing in the northeastern United States but the full force of Mother North still to come, the season...
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The Metal Mayan
- Aug 25, 2022
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...
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The Metal Mayan
- Aug 25, 2022
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
- Jul 23, 2022
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
- May 22, 2022
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
- 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
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
- Feb 1, 2022
Amorphis - Halo (Atomic Fire Records)
There is something about the sound of Finnish metal bands that so perfectly captures their homeland's spirit of nature and wonder....
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