With a name that evokes memories of bands like Megadeth, Anthrax, Overkill, and Pantera, New York’s Brotality strives to honor the glory days of thrash metal while injecting a modern twist of melody and progressive grooves. The guys in Brotality – brothers Bryce Maopolski (guitar and vocals) and Reece Maopolski (bass and vocals) along with friend John Haring (drums) – have created a band that unapologetically takes its sonic cues straight from the founding fathers of metal. With tight songwriting, muscular vocals, and crushing riffs in abundance, Brotality has created a dynamic force worthy of carrying forward the Heavy Metal moniker. They cite Mastodon and Megadeth as influences, and it won't take long for anyone who listens to their music to be smacked in the face with an undeniable old-school sensibility.
The Maopolski brothers started Brotality in 2016. In a few short years, Brotality has released two EP's, multiple singles, and two full length albums. Their debut full length, “Worldwide Desolation”, has received countless rave reviews and landed on several "Best Albums of 2021" lists. Their sophomore album, "The Woods Will End You" won Reader's Choice Album of the Year on Metal Epidemic, Top 7 Thrash Albums on Scream Blast Repeat and spots on many other Top Albums of 2022 lists along with Bryce being honored with a spot on their Best Guitarists of 2022 list. Their journey has given them opportunities to play well-known venues such as Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (where they immediately preceded Deep Purple and Judas Priest), a co-headlining slot at Exodo Fest in Tlaxcala, Mexico, The Bitter End NYC, Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia, several multi-day festivals such as Creation Fest and Uprise Fest, and Stage West in Scranton, PA where they won the 570 Music Show's Best Metal Band award for 2019. Brotality was also nominated for Best Metal Band at the 2021 and 2022 Steamtown Music Awards and Best Metal Band 2021 and 2022 for the Central PA Music Hall of Fame Awards.
An ambitious 2023 schedule saw the band playing regionally around the northeast U.S. weekly, as well as embarking on an expansive and independently booked seven-week national summer tour, capitalizing on their 2022 summer tour which spanned the United States over 6 weeks. In April of 2023 they co-headlined Exodo Fest in Tlaxcala, Mexico- a festival that has previously seen headliners such as P.O.D., Norma Jean, and Haste The Day.
Brotality has had several singles hit the Loud charts. Foxhole made it to #2, Salting The Wound #5, and Prisoners Of The Abyss debuted in the top 25. A slew of new singles have been released preceding their sophomore full length which released in early June 2022. Nosedive was the first to drop on 12/3/21 and charted at #6 on the Loud charts. The band kicked off this summer with time spent in the studio recording a new EP which awaits release. For continuous updates please check out the social media links below.
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Scranton, PA 18503
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Scranton PA 18503
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412 W Girard Ave
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Border Bar
333 Laurel St
Pittston, Pa
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Oneonta, NY 13820
Alternative Gallery
Allentown, PA
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1030 Main St
Honesdale, PA
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17512 Rapture Street
Shirleysburg, PA 17260
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Angola, Indiana 46703
Washingtonville, NY
105 Mettacahonts Rd
Accord, NY 12404
Chemung County Fair Grounds
170 Fairview Rd, Horseheads, NY
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Gates 10 AM | Music 11 AM
West Scranton Jr. Invaders Football Field
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Scranton PA
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Marketplace at Steamown
300 Lackawanna Ave
Scranton, PA 18503
The Cooperage Project
1030 Main St
Honesdale, PA
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Scranton PA
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620 Van Houten Ave
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Arts For Autism Festival
Philadelphia, PA
Fade To Black Metallica Tribute
Oneonta, NY
Merry Metal Christmas Festival
Wilkes Barre, PA
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