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Folkfest of the North @ The Brooklyn Monarch
While an afternoon of fog and cloud cover had tapped away the first sings of spring that had only just come to New York twenty four hours...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 6, 2025


Korpiklaani, Visions of Atlantis, Illumishade @ Gramercy Theater
With the walls of the Gramercy Theater still reverberating from the folk metal melodies of the recent Týr show, a little more than a week...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 13, 2024


Alestorm, Elvenking, Glyph @ Toad's Place
Nestled in the shadow of the world famous Yale University, the streets around Toad's Place are often a mix of student, tourists, concert...

The Metal Mayan
Mar 28, 2024


Cattle Decapitation, Immolation, Sanguisugabogg, Castrator @ Warsaw
"This is my first metal show actually," said the young man, "I'm just getting into it and my friends said to come to this show because...

The Metal Mayan
Dec 4, 2023


Suffocation, Incantation, Skeletal Remains, Stabbing @ Warsaw
While many venues are known to offer snacks alongside the standard assortment of beers, Jägermeister, and soda, very few places boast the...

The Metal Mayan
Nov 15, 2023


Bullet for My Valentine, Of Mice & Men, Vended @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
On October 13—a Friday the 13th no less—Bullet for My Valentine played a spectacular sold-out show at the Fillmore Silver Spring in...

Kate Drexel
Oct 25, 2023


Wolves In The Throne Room, Blackbraid, Gaerea @ The Brooklyn Monarch
With October Rust in full effect, nightfall and crisp gusts come earlier in Brooklyn with each passing day. In this most mystical of...

The Metal Mayan
Oct 13, 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...

The Metal Mayan
Oct 5, 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...

The Metal Mayan
Sep 23, 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...

The Metal Mayan
Jun 3, 2023


Wage War, nothing,nowhere., Spite @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
Out on tour to promote their 2021 album, Manic, Wage War played an epic show in Silver Spring, MD on Tuesday, May 16 with Spite and...

Kate Drexel
May 19, 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...

The Metal Mayan
May 3, 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...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 23, 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...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 16, 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...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 9, 2023


Austin Meade, The Azures @ The Mercury Lounge
As the dividing line between the hip and artistic Greenwich Village and the styling shops of SoHo and Nolita, Houston Street is a New...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 6, 2023


Rotting Christ, Carach Angren, Uada, Gaerea @ The Gramercy Theater
Between nightfall and storm clouds covering the island of Manhattan, the black clad concert goers seemed to melt into one long stream of...

The Metal Mayan
Mar 14, 2023


Fleshgod Apocalypse, Obscura, Wolfheart, Thulcandra @ The Gramercy Theater
"Look at you guys, all dressed up," he said, his voice rich in a Brooklyn accent, "ain't this a metal show?" The couple in line smiled,...

The Metal Mayan
Mar 7, 2023


Hulder, Blackbraid @ Le Poisson Rouge
The year is 1524 and fleet of canoes maneuver softly across the bay towards a mighty ship off the coast of an island called Manahatta. On...

The Metal Mayan
Feb 27, 2023


Visions of Atlantis, The Spider Accomplice @ The Meadows
For many years, the Newtown Creek, located on the far side of Williamsburg just north of Flushing Avenue, was traversed by countless...

The Metal Mayan
Feb 24, 2023
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