In early 2010 versatile musician Mark Jansen (Epica, After Forever) started a project together with keyboardist Jack Driessen (After Forever) and guitarist Sander Gommans (After Forever) to produce some heavy and technical death-metal combined with Jack's trademark symphonic arrangements. After writing some music together, Sander couldn't find the time to go for it anymore. Mark then asked guitarist Frank Schiphorst if he was interested in filling the gap. And he was.
When Mark, Jack and Frank got together, great chemistry emerged. Songs started popping out in no time, combining neck-wrecking technical death-metal riffing with huge melodic symphonic parts on thunderous drums topped by Mark's complex and thought-provoking lyrics through his brutal in-your-face grunts and screams. As the project evolved beyond expectations, the three members decided to turn it into a band and really go for it. Ariën van Weesenbeek (Epica), Isaac Delahaye (Epica, God Dethroned) and Jeroen Paul Thesseling (Obscura, Pestilence) completed the line-up. A new metal-machine was born; MaYaN.
Style over time
Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
Similar artists
Artists on air on the same radio stations and in the same genres
MaYaN members
Current members: Mark Jansen (original, other vocals), Ariën van Weesenbeek (membranophone, original), Jack Driessen (keyboard, original), Frank Schiphorst (electric guitar, original), Henning Basse (lead vocals), Marcela Bovio (other vocals), Laura Macrì (other vocals)
Former members: Merel Bechtold (electric guitar), Rob van der Loo (bass guitar), Isaac Delahaye (electric guitar), Jeroen Paul Thesseling (fretless bass), Sander Gommans (electric guitar)
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On the radio
Stations that played MaYaN in the last 30 days
- 3×
Radio No Rest
Germany · Metal - 2×
Radio-Drachenblut
Switzerland · Heavy Metal - 1×
Metalwar
Greece · Thrash Metal
