Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the music.^[1] Image File history File links Kataklysm. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For nuclear detonations, see nuclear explosion. ... Max Duhamel is a Canadian drummer. ... Sylvain Houde was the singer of the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... Fear Factory is a Los Angeles, California based metal band. ... Blast beats are the torrents of alternating snare and bass drums which increase the speed, density, and percussiveness of death metal, black metal and grindcore. ...

Kataklysm is well known for their incorporation of movie-quote samples in their music.^[2]

Biography

Kataklysm was formed in 1992. 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 Houde's vocal duties, and another full-time bassist was recruited. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Sylvain Houde was the singer of the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. ...

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 thrash metal. Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by high speed riffing and aggression. ...

Drummer Max Duhamel is said to have been forced out of the band because of injuries. Eventually, Duhamel recovered from his injuries and participated on Kataklysm's ninth album, In the Arms of Devastation. Max Duhamel is a Canadian drummer. ... In the Arms of Devastation is the eighth non-live LP by the Canadian Death Metal band Kataklysm. ...

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.

The band has finished recording their new album entitled Prevail, which is set for release on May 23rd 2008.

Members

Current members

• Maurizio Iacono – Vocals (formerly Bass)
• Jean-Francois Dagenais – Guitars
• Stephane Barbe – Bass
• Max Duhamel – Drums

Max Duhamel is a Canadian drummer. ...

Former members

• Sylvain Houde – Vocals
• Martin Maurais – Drums
• Nick Miller – Drums
• Ariel Saied – Drums

Sylvain Houde was the singer of the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. ...

Discography

Studio albums

• The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation (1993)
• Sorcery (1995)
• Temple of Knowledge (1996)
• Sorcery & the Mystical Gate of Reincarnation (1998)
• Victims of this Fallen World (1998)
• The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate) (2000)
• Epic: The Poetry of War (2001)
• Shadows & Dust (2002)
• Serenity in Fire (2004)
• In the Arms of Devastation (2006)
• Prevail (2008)

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Live albums

• Northern Hyperblast Live (1998)
• Live in Deutschland - The Devastation Begins (2007)

Northern Hyperblast Live is a live album by Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. ...

Demos / Other

• The Death Gate Cycle of Reincarnation (1992)
• Vision the Chaos (1994)
• Sorcery & the Mystical Gate of Reincarnation (1998)

References

External links

• Official website
• Official Myspace
• Nuclear Blast's official website
• Kataklysm discography at MusicBrainz

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