Corpsegrinder & Others Suggest Most Metal Valentines Gifts

With Valentines Day around the corner, we asked some of the metal bands aboard the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise what the most metal gift to get a significant other would be.

We asked members of Cannibal Corpse, Amorphis, Crowbar, Athiest, Stratovarius, Pestilence and Kataklysm for their ideas.

See what they had to say at:

http://www.metalinjection.net/tv/view/8395/ask-the-artist-most-metal-valetines-day-gift

Kataklysm: "The Iron Will" DVD Cover Revealed

Montreal based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM will release a multidisc DVD this Spring entitled "The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined", which features a documentary and bonus CD materials. The set will depict the ups and downs of the band's long, turbulent career, as well as footage of KATAKLYSM's performance at last year's Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The cover art for the release was created by artist Colin Marks (ORIGIN, EXODUS, NEVERMORE).

Check out the second teaser for the upcoming release here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05tQFsKBFO4

KATAKLYSM recently recorded the single "The Iron Will" in Montreal, Canada with guitarist/producer Jean-François Dagenais. It will be mixed Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, BEHEMOTH, MNEMIC) in Denmark and will be made available with a video clip on iTunes one month before the release of "The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined".

Watch the video clip for the song "At the Edge of the World" at the following location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD1BBE-XYxQ . The footage was taken from the bands hometown show at Club Soda in Montreal,  which was part of their recent “Spread the Venom” headlining world tour. “At the Edge of the World” comes from the bands latest acclaimed album Heaven's Venom.  The video clip was filmed by director Tommy Jones (DEATH ANGEL, SOILWORK), who is also helming the bands upcoming Documentary/DVD "THE IRON WILL: 20 YEARS DETERMINED". 

KATAKLYSM’s new album Heaven’s Venom was released on August 24^th 2010 in North America and sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart and #196 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, making it the bands highest charting album and their biggest first week sales to date. Heatseekers lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

Heaven’s Venom was recorded by KATAKLYSM guitarist J-F  Dagenais (MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX) and was mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, DARK TRANQUILLITY).

KATAKLYSM shot a video clip for the song "Push The Venom" with director Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED, DEATHSTARS, EX DEO)  in Belgrade, Serbia. The clip can be viewed here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlUNc8vA1Tg.

For more information visit: www.spreadthevenom.com | www.myspace.com/kataklysm | www.facebook.com/kataklysm

Kataklysm Added To 70,000 Tons Of Metal Cruise!

Montreal based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have been added to the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise, which will set sail from Miami, Florida to Cayman Islands on January 23, 2012 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will perform on the cruise.

Commented the band: “Due to KATAKLYSM last minute addition to the 70,000 Tons of Metal, drummer Max Duhamel will not be performing since he had prior family engagements organized.  NEURAXIS drummer Olli Beaudoin will be replacing Max for this cruise show. The band is excited to be able to do it and looks forward to kicking ass with Olli from Miami to the Cayman islands! See you on board!"

Ticket prices start at $666 plus $289 taxes and fees per person and include all onboard entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24-hour room service.

For more information, visit www.70000tons.com.

Watch the video clip for the song "At the Edge of the World" at the following location http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD1BBE-XYxQ . The footage was taken from the bands hometown show at Club Soda in Montreal,  which was part of their recent “Spread the Venom” headlining world tour. “At the Edge of the World” comes from the bands latest acclaimed album Heaven's Venom.  The video clip was filmed by director Tommy Jones (DEATH ANGEL, SOILWORK), who is also helming the bands upcoming Documentary/DVD "THE IRON WILL: 20 YEARS DETERMINED". 

KATAKLYSM were recently made the first band to feature Rock Band’s new double bass drum pedal application! This feature is now on Rock Band versions 2 and 3. The following songs are now available for purchase and game play:

“At the Edge of the World” http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5004705
“At the Edge of the World” (double bass version) http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5005216
“Determined (Vows of Vengeance)” http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5003766
“Determined (Vows of Vengeance)” (double bass version) http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5004779
“Numb & Intoxicated” http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5004489

“Numb & Intoxicated” (double bass version) http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5004966

KATAKLYSM’s new album Heaven’s Venom was released on August 24^th 2010 in North America and sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart and #196 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, making it the bands highest charting album and their biggest first week sales to date. Heatseekers lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

Heaven’s Venom was recorded by KATAKLYSM guitarist J-F  Dagenais (MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX) and was mixed by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, DARK TRANQUILLITY).

KATAKLYSM shot a video clip for the song "Push The Venom" with director Ivan Colic (TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED, DEATHSTARS, EX DEO)  in Belgrade, Serbia. The clip can be viewed here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlUNc8vA1Tg.

For more information visit: www.spreadthevenom.com | www.myspace.com/kataklysm | www.facebook.com/kataklysm

Kataklysm Frontman Launches CM-Backed Booking Agency

The North American metal scene just got a lot heavier. The launch of Rock The Nation America celebrates a groundbreaking booking agency partnership between Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono, his agent and Canadian metal promoter Stephan Mellul, and Century Media Records.

Rock The Nation America will be focused on bringing the best names in heavy metal to North American audiences, while maintaining a razor-sharp focus on emerging acts and artist development.  Iacono will capitalize on his decade as frontman of the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm as he heads the agency's artist relations efforts, while Mellul will build on his history as one of Canada's premier metal promoters and agents. Based out of the same Los Angeles offices that the Century Media and Nuclear Blast record labels call home, the pair will be supported by Century Media for all marketing and administrative needs.

"I spent the last 15 years touring and learning what being on the road is all about, and my partner, Stephan Mellul, has been booking shows for 18 years - together, we decided to bring something different to the industry," says Iacono. "We decided to create an agency that will help new artists develop, as well as preserve and grow the careers of established bands. I'm a soldier on the field, I understand the touring life, I still live it... and the fans deserve unselfish packages and lineups that are worth paying the ticket price. We thank Europe's premier agency, Rock The Nation, for joining forces."

"Rock The Nation going overseas was always a big wish of RTN Europe," says Stefan Hattinger, CEO of RTN Group Europe. "We found experienced and hard-working people in Maurizio and Steph who know the market and what the artists need, thus the right people to run Rock The Nation America."

At their launch, the Rock The Nation America roster contains more than two dozen acts spanning the extreme metal market, including Hammerfall, Hypocrisy, Kataklysm, Wintersun and more. The agency's first tour will be Paganfest USA Tour 2012, a package featuring worldwide metal acts Turisas (Finland), Alestorm (Scotland), Ex Deo (Rome), Arkona (Russia) and Huntress (USA) - a complete itinerary will be announced shortly.

"What really excites me about this agency is that it is a true metal organization," says Century Media founder Robert Kampf. "From metal agents, metal bookers and metal bands, straight to metal fans - when I heard of this I wanted nothing more than to be a part of it... Horns up!"

Visit Rock The Nation America online: http://www.rockthenationusa.com/

Kataklysm "Heaven's Venom" Wins 2011 GAMIQ

Canadian death metal act, Kataklysm, is proud to announce that the band’s latest release, Heaven’s Venom, took home the 2011 GAMIQ for “Metal/Hardcore Album of the Year” at the 6^th annual Quebec Indie Music Awards on Sunday. For more information on the awards, visit: www.gamiq.net.

Stay tuned for more information on Kataklysm.


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