The Metal MayanJun 27Municipal 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...
The Metal MayanMay 23Besvärjelsen - 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...
The Metal MayanApr 26Static 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...
The Metal MayanApr 22Northlane - 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...
The Metal MayanApr 22Undeath - 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....
The Metal MayanApr 8Kublai 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...
The Metal MayanApr 8Watain - 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...
The Metal MayanFeb 26Rolo 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,...
The Metal MayanFeb 1Amorphis - 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....
The Metal MayanJan 19SOM - 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....
The Metal MayanJan 18Lee 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...
The Metal MayanJan 13Shadow 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...
The Metal MayanJan 11Great 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...
The Metal MayanJan 4Fit 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...
The Metal MayanDec 18, 2021Enterprise 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...
The Metal MayanDec 16, 2021Turkey 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...
The Metal MayanDec 12, 2021Funeral - 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...
The Metal MayanMay 13, 2021Gojira - 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...