"Serenity In Fire",
the seventh studio album of KATAKLYSM, arises - charged
with superlatives! Not only that it brings you ten absolute
dashing songs filled with violence and catchy hooks,
it also features new drummer Martin Maurais who is a
real animal at his instrument and gives the terms "speed"
and "timing" a whole new meaning. And you
can find a special guest, too, if you listen carefully:
HYPOCRISY's Peter Tägtgren appears as additional
vocalist on the track 'For All Our Sins' and - together
with Maurizio Iacono - makes it an amazing crusher of
a song. The speedy 'As I Slither' shares the same quality
and can already be considered as the coming highlight
of KATAKLYSM's live-shows by now.
The Canadian Hyperblasters formed in 1991 and spread
their first demo one year later - "Death Gate Cycle
Of Reincarnation" already obtained recognition
worldwide and ultimately led to a record deal with Nuclear
Blast, signed in 1993. Demo plus bonus track 'The Orb
Of Uncreation' became KATAKLYSM's first official release
in the form of the MCD "The Mystical Gate Of Recreation",
also in stores 1993. The extreme high speed Death Metal
with its very own character shown on that CD laid the
foundation stone of a new metal style: The Northern
Hyperblast. 1995 KATAKLYSM presented their very first
full length album "Sorcery", a revelation
concerning fast and brutal metal. "Temple Of Knowledge"
in 1996 even topped "Sorcery" in terms of
destructiveness and wrecking energy - a true archetype
that bestowed the band great compliment, euphoric critics
and several well-visited tours. On the following albums
"Victims Of This Fallen World" and "The
Prophecy", KATAKLYSM started to experiment with
new possibilities in sound and arrangements, leading
the critics to name "The Prophecy" one of
the most devastating releases in extreme music in years.
The big question afterwards: Would a further increase
be possible? Yes, indeed! With "Epic (The Poetry
Of War)", Canada's finest created a classic, backed
with a melodic edge and propelled by extreme roaring
power, making KATAKLYSM's star rose further on and on.
TV appearances and headliner tours pervaded the band's
life thenceforward and took them to more than 19 countries
all around the world. "Shadows & Dust"
in 2002 continued KATAKLYSM's success with nine immense
ass-kicking tracks, including the extreme hymn 'Illuminati';
the Canadian magazine BW&BK described the album
as "a pure holocaust of events as all the planets
appear to have lined up for this scar on humanity"
and voted it among the best 25 records of the year!
It shoudn't be surprising if KATAKLYSM will again hit
several hit lists with "Serenity In Fire",
for it is the strongest evidence that the Death Metal
freaks from Canada have found the receipt of success:
The seventh album in series that keeps up high the flag
of extreme guitar music in high quality without fillers;
that's something only KATAKLYSM can manage.
Following this monster success, the band decided it
was time for younger fans to get their hands on classic,
out of print material that helped build the band 11
years ago. "Vision the Chaos" was originaly
released by Belgium's now defunct Boundless Records,
as a limited edition vinyl EP. Years after selling out
this title and after massive demand from early fans,
KATAKLYSM and Skyscraper Music are proud to bring it
back to you on this side of the hemisphere, for the
first time ever on cd format. We hope you enjoy this
insane offering by Montreal's Northern Hyperblasters...
A true Death Metal machine.
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