Maurizio Iacono, vocalist of iconic Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM, recently gave us a track by track break down of the their new album Heaven’s Venom. The following is Part 2 of the commentary, which encompasses tracks 8 – 10 from the album.
“At the Edge of the World”:
“Forget IN FLAMES and AT THE GATES! This song rivals the best of them in the melodic thrash area. This song will make many heads turn I think. Unleash your anger and bang your head! For when you feel like your suffocating and you’re at your breaking point. Standing at the edge of the world; will you jump or survive?”
“Suicide River”:
“The most dark, melodic and dramatic song on the album. A gut gripping and very intense song, fast and mid paced without taking a breath. Deals with suicide and how easy it is to take that route versus living in this fucked up world.”
“Blind Savior”:
“The slow finale. A very atmospheric song with a sharp edge. A sing along song it will make you think. Rivals are best slow songs like “Road to Devastation”. Song deals with questioning God and faith. Questions what you can’t see.”
KATAKLYSM have made their new album Heaven’s Venom available for streaming in it’s entirety on their Myspace page www.myspace.com/Kataklysm. Heaven’s Venom will be released on August 13th in Europe and August 24th in North America. The follow-up to 2008’s Prevail, was recorded by KATAKLYSM guitarist J-F Dagenais (MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX) and was mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, DARK TRANQUILLITY).
Pre-order Heaven’s Venom with or without an exclusive shirt design while supplies last at the following location store.nuclearblastusa.com/Search/kataklysm.
KATAKLYSM recently shot a video clip for the song “Push The Venom” this month with director Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED, DEATHSTARS, EX DEO) in Belgrade, Serbia.
Heaven’s Venom track listing:
1. A Soulless God
2. Determined (Vows of Vengeance)
3. Faith Made of Shrapnel
4. Push the Venom
5. Hail the Renegade
6. As the Walls Collapse
7. Numb & Intoxicated
8. At the Edge of the World
9. Suicide River
10. Blind Savior
KATAKLYSM, will join Ozzfest tour mates DEVILDRIVER on a full North American tour scheduled around their Ozzfest appearances this Summer!
DEVILDRIVER, KATAKLYSM, SKELETONWITCH, SAVIOURS
08/10/10 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
08/11/10 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
08/12/10 Marquee Theater – Tempe, AZ
08/14/10 San Manuel Amphitheater – San Bernardino, CA ç OZZFEST
08/17/10 First Midwest Bank Amphitheater – Tinley Park (Chicago), IL ç OZZFEST
08/18/10 Headliners Music Hall – Louisville, KY ç + SHADOWS FALL
08/19/10 First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown (Pittsburgh), PAç OZZFEST
08/20/10 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NYç + KINGDOM OF SORROW
08/21/10 Comcast Theater – Hartford, CT ç OZZFEST
08/22/10 Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ ç OZZFEST
08/23/10 Recher Theater – Towson, MD
08/24/10 Comcast Center – Mansfield (Boston), MAç OZZFEST
DEVILDRIVER, KATAKLYSM, MISERY
08/25/10 Eleanor Rigby’s Bar & Nightclub – Jermyn, PA
08/26/10 London Music Hall – London, ON – CANADA
08/27/10 Al Rosa Villa – Columbus, OH
08/28/10 Harpo’s – Detroit, MI
08/29/10 Peabody’s Down Under – Cleveland, OH
08/30/10 Pop’s – St. Louis, MO ç KATAKLYSM HEADLINER
08/31/10 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
09/01/10 Scout Bar – San Antonio, TX
09/02/10 Trees – Dallas, TX
09/03/10 The Pavilion @ Concrete Street – Corpus Christi, TX
09/04/10 Dos Amigos – Odessa, TX
09/05/10 Jake’s – Lubbock, TX
09/06/10 The Marquee – Tulsa, OK ç KATAKLYSM HEADLINER
09/07/10 People’s Court – Des Moines, IA
09/08/10 The Rock – Maplewood, MN
09/09/10 Nutty’s North – Sioux Falls, SD ç KATAKLYSM HEADLINER
09/10/10 The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO ç + KITTIE
09/11/10 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT ç+ KITTIE
09/13/10 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
09/14/10 Berbati’s Pan – Portland, OR
09/15/10 The Boardwalk – Orangevale, CA
Ozzfest 2010 will kick off on August 14 in San Bernardino (Ozzfest’s birthplace in 1996) and travel to Chicago, Illinois; Hartford, Connecticut; Camden, New Jersey; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Boston, Massachusetts. Playing the Second Stage will be none other than Canada’s kings of northern hyperblast, KATAKLYSM.
Ozzfest 2010 Main Stage Acts
OZZY OSBOURNE
MÖTLEY CRÜE
HALFORD
DEVILDRIVER
NONPOINT
Ozzfest 2010 Second Stage Acts
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
DROWNING POOL
KINGDOM OF SORROW
KATAKLYSM
GOATWHORE
SKELETONWITCH
SAVIOURS
For more information visit: www.myspace.com/Kataklysm
