Genre(s):
Death Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Mystical, Abstract, Historical Subjects, War
Origin:
Canada (Québec City, Québec)
Formed In:
1991
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Stéphane Barbe - Bass
Jean-François Dagenais - Guitar
Max Duhamel - Drums
Maurizio Iacono - Vocals (Nuclear Blast Allstars)
François Mongrain - Session bass (Martyr (Can))
Former/Past Member(s):
Stéphane Côté - Guitar (Obscene Crisis)
Sylvain Houde - Vocals
Martin Maurais - Drums (Dechrist)
Nick Miller - Drums (ex-Anal Blast, Diabolic Possession, ex-Nasferatu)
Jean-François Richard - Drums (Ion Dissonance, BlastFame)
Ariel Saied - Drums
Additional Notes
The band has labeled their style "Northern Hyperblast" after they saw an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast".
Compilation appearance(s):
[1993] 5 Years Nuclear Blast | "Shrine of Life" 4:53
Explicitly Intense: Insanity Sampler Vol. 10 | "Crippled and Broken"
Max Duhamel left briefly due to injuries while Martin Maurais took his place. In January 2005 Max Duhamel re-joined.
Maurizio Iacono used to play bass when Sylvain did vocals. He owns a label called Hyper Active Records, which has released the CDs of Canadian Metal bands like Hate, and Elements.
Bootlegs:
Kataklysm - Quebec City (Live 08.04.2001) [bootleg] - 2001
Compilation appearance(s):
[1993] 5 Years Nuclear Blast | "Shrine of Life" 4:53
Explicitly Intense: Insanity Sampler Vol. 10 | "Crippled and Broken"
Max Duhamel left briefly due to injuries while Martin Maurais took his place. In January 2005 Max Duhamel re-joined.
Maurizio Iacono used to play bass when Sylvain did vocals. He owns a label called Hyper Active Records, which has released the CDs of Canadian Metal bands like Hate, and Elements.
Bootlegs:
Kataklysm - Quebec City (Live 08.04.2001) [bootleg] - 2001
Discography:
Kataklysm - The Death Gate Cycle Of Reincarnation [demo] - 1992
Kataklysm - The Vortex Of Resurrection [demo] - 1993
Kataklysm - Rehearsal [demo] - 1993
Kataklysm - The Mystical Gate Of Reincarnation [ep] - 1993
Kataklysm - Vision The Chaos [ep] - 1994
Kataklysm - Sorcery [full-length] - 1995
Kataklysm - Temple Of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III) [full-length] - 1996
Kataklysm - Northern Hyperblast Live [live] - 1998
Kataklysm - Victims Of This Fallen World [full-length] - 1998
Kataklysm - The Prophecy (Stigmata Of The Immaculate) [full-length] - 2000
Kataklysm & Raise Hell & Hypocrisy & Destruction & Crematory - Nuclear Blast Festivals 2000 [split] - 2001
Kataklysm - Epic: The Poetry Of War [full-length] - 2001
Kataklysm - Shadows And Dust [full-length] - 2002
Kataklysm - Serenity In Fire [full-length] - 2004
Kataklysm - Northern Hyperblast & Victims Of This Fallen World [best of/compilation] - 2004
Kataklysm & Dimmu Borgir - Stormblåst MMV/In The Arms Of Devastation Sampler [split] - 2006
Kataklysm - In The Arms Of Devastation [full-length] - 2006
Kataklysm - Live In Deutschland - The Devastation Begins [live] - 2007
Kataklysm - Live in Deutschland - The Devastation Begins [dvd] - 2007
Kataklysm - Prevail [full-length] - 2008
Kataklysm - Taking The World By Storm [single] - 2008
Kataklysm - Cross The Line Of Redemption [single] - 2010
Kataklysm - Determined (Vows of Vengeance) [single] - 2010
Kataklysm - Heaven's Venom [full-length] - 2010
Kataklysm - The Iron Will [single] - 2012
Kataklysm - Iron Will [best of/compilation] - 2012
Kataklysm - Waiting For The End To Come [full-length] - 2013
Kataklysm - Of Ghosts And Gods [full-length] - 2015
Kataklysm - Meditations [full-length] - 2018
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Official site:
Kataklysm Homepage
Kataklysm @ Myspace
Kataklysm @ Youtube
Kataklysm @ Twitter
