The Metal Mayan
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...
The Metal Mayan
- Nov 20
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
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
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
- Aug 8
My Sleeping Karma - Atma (Napalm Records)
As far as history can tell, music has long been a bridge between the human world and a realm far beyond our comprehension. Perhaps...
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The Metal Mayan
- Jun 27
Municipal Waste - Electrified Brain (Nuclear Blast)
At a time in the world when real life events are plenty intense and brutal, one might wish for something to bring a little bit of order...
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The Metal Mayan
- May 22
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 25
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
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
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
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
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
- Feb 26
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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The Metal Mayan
- Feb 1
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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The Metal Mayan
- Jan 19
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
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
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
- Jan 11
Great American Ghost - Torture World (MNRK Heavy)
It's amazing how great a message can be delivered in just a few words. From a musical perspective, sometimes a finely crafted EP can be...
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The Metal Mayan
- Jan 4
Fit For An Autopsy - Oh What the Future Holds (Nuclear Blast)
It's no secret that the worldwide pandemic has affected all forms of art. From film, to music, to dance and language arts, every...
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The Metal Mayan
- Dec 18, 2021
Enterprise Earth - The Chosen (eOne)
Between new releases from Archspire, Rivers of Nihil, and Jinjer, to name a few, 2021 was not short of albums that left you "needing a...
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