Kataklysm
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| Kataklysm | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Canada  |
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| Genre(s) | Death metal | |
| Years active | 1992 – present | |
| Label(s) | Nuclear Blast | |
| Website | www.kataklysmrocks.com | |
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| Maurizio Iacono Jean-Francois Dagenais Stephane Barbe Max Duhamel |
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| Former members | ||
| Sylvain Houde Martin Murais Nick Miller Ariel Saied |
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Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "Northern Hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine. The ad described another band, Fear Factory, as "Hyperblast", referring to the extremely fast blast beats that their drummer, Raymond Herrera, fuses into the music.
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[edit] Background
Kataklysm was formed in 1992 and at the beginning of their career they were mostly known for being one of the fastest, most chaotic metal bands. However, their music changed after Sylvain Houde left the band, and bassist/backing vocalist Maurizio Iacono took over Sylvain's vocal duties, and another full-time bassist was recruited.
In 1998, the band released Victims Of This Fallen World, an album which was noted as being a change in musical style from previous albums. The following album The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate), however, saw the band return to its previous style, though less chaotic and with a touch of Melodic Death Metal.
The drummer, Max Duhamel, is said to have been forced out of the band because of injuries. Eventually though, Max Duhamel recovered from his injuries and participated on Kataklysm's ninth album, In the Arms of Devastation.
Kataklysm's line-up has remained relatively stable compared to many other bands within the metal genre. The band only has one missing original member, Sylvain Houde. Drummers make out most of the band's "former members" list.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Maurizio Iacono – Vocals (formerly Bass)
- Jean-Francois Dagenais – Guitars
- Stephane Barbe – Bass
- Max Duhamel – Drums
[edit] Former members
- 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)
- Live in Deutschland - The Devastation Begins (DVD and audio CD) (2007)
[edit] Trivia
- The intro "Revenge is a meal best served cold" of the song "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 guarantee. None of us will see Heaven" of the song "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 the song "In Shadows and Dust" from the album Shadows & Dust is taken from the movie Gladiator.
