Filmed at the iconic Chain Reaction in Anaheim California on 19th February, here’s “Taking The World By Storm” and “As I Silther” from French Canadian Melodic Death Metal Masters Kataklysm as they celebrate their 14th studio album “Unconquered” with Dark Tranquility and Nailed To Obscurity, a record which vocalist Maurizio Iacono described as an unexpected rebirth
For those not in the know, the Juno Awards are Canada’s equivalent of the Grammy’s or Brit Awards and having been nominated in the Heavy Metal Album of the Year category in 2015 for “Waiting for the End to Come” and winning in 2016 for “Of Ghosts and Gods“, Kataklysm are once again nominated for
In 2021 French Canadian Death Metal act Kataklysm will celebrate 30 years together with vocalist Maurizio Iacono and guitarist Jean-François Dagenais as the only original members of the quartet, although to be fair, bassist Stephane Barbe has been standing to their left on stage since 1998. Produced by Dagenais “In the Arms of Devastation” is
Conceived in late 2017 in Edmonton, Alberta Canada by Bryan James Newbury (Drums) who you may know from both Into Eternity and Untimely Demise; Jason Cullen (Rhythm Guitar); Curtis Vieville (Bass); Wally Fischer (Lead Guitar) form Sadistic Embodiment, a band known for creating catchy Death Metal. After a couple of line up changes and a
Returning for a third interview, Heavy New York spoke to Kataklysm vocalist Maurizio Iacono about their new album “Unconquered“, what it’s like working behind the scenes in the music industry, the current state of World address and more in this fascinating insight into the Canadian Death Metallers lives.
From their 13th studio album “Mediations” out now via Nuclear Blast, Kataklysm are streaming “The Last Breath I’ll Take Is Yours”, complete with John Carpenter inspired artwork. They’ll be headlining this year’s incarnation it the MTV Headbangers Ball Tour which will decimate the Camden Electric Ballroom on 5th December!
It might be labelled as an EP but at 35 minutes it’s 6 tracks are longer than most albums these days so Lafayeffe Louisiana based Arbre Mort (or “Dead Tree”) who are formed from the ashes of various area Extreme Metal bands shouldn’t be pigeon holed. This is the bands sophomore release following their 2016
Nominated for the Music Moves Talent Awards 2020, Budapest Hungary natives Harmed have unleaded only the second single since their 2017 debut EP “From Day One”. Entitled “Every Me” it comes shortly after the news that the band will play Rock Marathon Festival in June 2020 with Crystal Lake, Kataklysm and Get The Shot.
If you missed Whitechapel or Dysncarnate this summer your will get another chance to catch them upon our shores in December. Once again a single UK show at the Camden Electric Ballroom taking place on 5th December will see the pair join Kataklysm, Fleshgod Apocalypse as part of this year’s incarnation of the MTV Headbangers
Elliott from Little Punk People caught up with Maurizio Lacono, the frontman of Montreal Quebec Canadain Melodic Death Metallers Kataklysm to talk about new album “Meditations”. The band are currently on tour with Max Cavalera’s Soulfly and Incite. Topics of conversation include the most personal track on the new album and Ghost Stories.
