BROTALITY headline The Broadway with SHY
7PM
21+
$15 in advance // $18 day of show
BROTALITY
BRUTAL RIFFS. BROTHERLY LOVE. These words are the beating heart of Brotality, a band dedicated to the art of metal and the community it inspires. Inspired by classic and modern metal alike, Brotality treads uncommon ground with every new release, all while bound in a proudly DIY ethos. Brotality has already made waves with their debut LP “Worldwide Desolation”, their sophomore “The Woods Will End You”, and their most recent EP, “It Feeds”, and these “expertly crafted” (For The Rock) releases have been lauded by critics and fans alike for their “unique and powerful vision” (Rock N Load). With unmatched passion at the forefront of their sound, the band cultivates a space of inclusivity and authenticity at the roots of all they do. Since their inception in 2016, the guys in Brotality – brothers Bryce Maopolski (guitar/vocals) and Reece Maopolski (bass/vocals) along with John Haring (drums) have released two EP's, multiple singles, and two full length albums. Their debut LP, “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. Brotality was also nominated for Artist Of The Year at the 2023 Steamtown Music Awards, Best Metal Band at the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Steamtown Music Awards, and Best Metal Band 2021 and 2022 for the Central PA Music Hall of Fame Awards. Their journey has given them opportunities to play well-known venues such as Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (where they preceded Deep Purple and Judas Priest), The Bitter End NYC, Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia, several multi-day festivals such as a co-headlining slot at Exodo Fest in Tlaxcala, Mexico (a festival that has previously seen headliners such as P.O.D., Norma Jean, and Haste The Day), Creation Fest, Uprise Fest, Lifest, and Stage West in Scranton, PA where they won the 570 Music Show's Best Metal Band award for 2019. Brotality has had several singles hit the Loud charts, with "Foxhole" making it to #2, "Salting The Wound" #5, and "Prisoners Of The Abyss" debuting in the top 25. Since 2021, Brotality has embarked on extensive, independently booked and managed headlining summer tours, destroying stages all over the eastern half of the United States. With every release, Brotality further refines their craft and continues to deliver what can only come from this passionate group. On the tails of their summer 2024 “It Feeds” tour, Brotality continued their musical assault through several tours between May and August 2025 while gearing up for several festival performances across the nation at Uprise Festival in September and the Furnace Fest pre-show in October.
This November they embark on their biggest tour yet, supporting Fear Factory and Darkest Hour across the western U.S., including back-to-back shows at the legendary Whisky-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles. Their new track, “Wormsign”, combines many elements of the trio’s signature sound that fans have grown to love with the releases of their latest singles. Combining tight, staccato grooves, larger-than-life choruses, and intrinsically groove-ridden riffs, “Wormsign” breathes a new, raw energy into a metal scene often forsaking energy with over-produced polish. Crawl into the earth and let the skull-crushing energy of “Wormsign” hit you in all the right places with this new track.
