Kataklysm

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Kataklysm

Country	Canada
Years active	1992 – Present
Genres	Death metal Melodic death metal (new)
Labels	Nuclear Blast Records
Members	Maurizio Iacono Jean-Francois Dagenais Stephane Barbe Max Duhamel

Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their style "Northern Hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine. The ad described another band called Fear Factory as "Hyperblast", referring to the extremely fast blast beats the drummer fuses into the music. Formed in 1992, the line-up has changed multiple times. At the beginning of their career they were most known for being one of the fastest, most chaotic bands around. The music changed most rapidly after Sylvain Houde left the band, seeing bassist/backing vocalist Maurizio Iacono take over the vocal slot and recruiting a full-time bassist to fill the gap this shift brought along.

From being one of the most chaotic bands around they turned into something entirely different on "Victims Of This Fallen World". Unlike any other record made by Kataklysm, it is their least Death Metal-sounding release. They sound more like their former self with the album, "The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate)", though less chaotic and with a touch of Melodic Death Metal. Their line-up has remained relatively stable compared to many other bands within the Metal genre, however.

The drummer, Max Duhamel, is said to have been forced out of the band because of injuries. Drummers make out most of the "Former Members" list, however, Max Duhamel has fought back from injury and participates on Kataklysm's ninth album; "In the Arms of Devastation". From the original line-up, 75% is intact, with only Sylvain Houde missing in action.

1 Members
- 1.1 Current
- 1.2 Former
2 Discography
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Members

[edit] Current

Maurizio Iacono - vocals, bass
Jean-Francois Dagenais - guitar
Stephane Barbe - bass
Max Duhamel - drums

[edit] Former

Sylvain Houde - vocals
Martin Murais - drums
Nick Miller - drums
Ariel Saied - drums

[edit] Discography

The Death Gate Cycle of Reincarnation (Cassette) (1992)
The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation (CD/LP/Cassette) (1993)
Vision the Chaos (Vinyl 7") (1994)
Sorcery (CD/Cassette) (1995)
Temple of Knowledge (Digipak/CD) (1996)
Sorcery & The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation (Classic edition/*Digipak/CD) (1998)
Northern Hyperblast Live (CD) (1998)
Victims of This Fallen World (CD) (1998)
The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate) (CD) (2000)
Epic (The Poetry of War) (2001)
Shadows and Dust (2002)
Serenity In Fire (2004)
In the Arms of Devastation (2006)

[edit] Trivia

The intro "Revenge is a meal best served cold" of 'Like Angels Weeping (the Dark)' from the album In The Arms Of Devastation is taken from the movie Man on Fire
The intro "This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantuee. None of us will see Heaven" of 'Ambassador of Pain' from the album Serenity in Fire is taken from the movie Road to Perdition
The intro "Ultimately, we're all dead men. Sadly, we cannot choose how, but what we can decide, is how we meet that end, in order that we are remembered, as men." of 'In Shadows and Dust' from the album Shadows & Dust is taken from the movie Gladiator