Mayan (band)

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MaYaN
MaYaN performing at Het Depot in Leuven, Belgium, 2017
Background information
Origin	Netherlands
Genres	Symphonic death metal Melodic death metal
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast
Members	Mark Jansen Ariën van Weesenbeek Frank Schiphorst Laura Macrì George Oosthoek Roel Käller Marcela Bovio Adam Denlinger
Past members	Isaac Delahaye Sander Gommans Rob van der Loo Henning Basse Jack Driessen Merel Bechtold
Website	mayanofficial.com

Mayan (stylized as MaYaN) is a Dutch symphonic death metal band founded by vocalist Mark Jansen, guitarist Frank Schiphorst, and keyboardist Jack Driessen.^[1] The band features many different vocalists (either full-time members or guests) in a mix of clean vocals, growled vocals, and screams, supported by an instrumentation combining both heavy metal and symphonic metal elements.

Created in 2010, the band has released three studio albums to date, Quarterpast in 2011, Antagonise in 2014 and Dhyana in 2018. The name was chosen by Jansen out of his fascination for the ancient Maya civilization.^[1] Lyrical themes include religion, politics, and world events, as well as philosophy, meditation, existence, and inner struggles.