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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
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The Metal Mayan Mixtape 19 April, 2024
Folterkammer - Weibermacht (Century Media Records) "A blackened sun rising over the realm of extreme metal - behold the future that is...

The Metal Mayan
Apr 19, 2024
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Meshuggah, In Flames, Whitechapel @ Toyota Oakdale Theater
As the doors of the Toyota Oakdale Theater opened, concert goers made their way in barely able to contain their excitement. Located in...

The Metal Mayan
Dec 15, 2023
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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
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Creeping Death - Boundless Domain (MNRK Heavy)
As the timeless saying goes, 'everything is bigger in Texas', and the place and importance of heavy metal is no exception. While the list...

The Metal Mayan
Jun 15, 2023
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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
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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
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Rivers of Nihil, Fallujah, Alluvial, Warforged @ The Brooklyn Monarch
May 06, 2022 Between a day of heavy rain and the closure of the nearby L train station after 10:30pm for construction, this particular...

The Metal Mayan
May 10, 2022
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Fit For An Autopsy, Enterprise Earth & More @ The Gramercy Theater
February 12, 2022 With dusk falling over Manhattan, the unseasonable warmth of the day was quickly returning to the frigid New York...

The Metal Mayan
Feb 13, 2022
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Cattle Decapitation, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Creeping Death, Extinction AD @ Le Poisson Rouge
February 09, 2022 "I apologize," said the older gentleman with a stifled laugh, "who did you say you all were in line to see tonight?"...

The Metal Mayan
Feb 13, 2022
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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....

The Metal Mayan
Feb 1, 2022
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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....

The Metal Mayan
Jan 19, 2022
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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...

The Metal Mayan
Jan 11, 2022
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