Self-described as 'northern hyperblast,' Kataklysm plays a mix of technical death metal, grindcore, and more melodic, Scandinavian-tinged black/death metal on this album, their fifth full-length from 2001 on Nuclear Bla... more »st. Sleeve contains full color photos & liner notes. 9 tracks.« less
Self-described as 'northern hyperblast,' Kataklysm plays a mix of technical death metal, grindcore, and more melodic, Scandinavian-tinged black/death metal on this album, their fifth full-length from 2001 on Nuclear Blast. Sleeve contains full color photos & liner notes. 9 tracks.
CD Reviews
Northern hypermediocrity
BD Obsessor | South of the equator | 03/20/2007
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Being that I do not hear things quite like others (I have Audio Processing Disorder), Kataklysm's first album The Temple Of Knowledge really knocked me for a loop due to the combination of its over-the-top vocals and pelting drums. It was not terribly inventive or even original, but it did what it did, made no apologies, and did it well. Everything that Temple Of Knowledge was, Epic: The Poetry Of War is not. It has moments, and is still preferable to the mainstream crud out there, but it is also thoroughly mediocre by the standards that Kataklysm and bands of similar vintage have set. If you have heard any death metal of a fast tempo, you have heard Epic, simple as that. Whereas the blast beats used to be creative and creatively timed with the vocals, now they are generic to the extent that veteran listeners will not even notice. And given that the drumming combined with the vocals were the entirety of Kataklysm's strength, that is an incredibly bad sign. They should have stopped after The Prophecy."
Northern Hyper-Laugh - Ever had Canadian Cheese ?
Nailed To Gold | New York | 02/13/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Predictable and cheezy. I sold my copy of this CD. You can sense the forthcoming sell-out. They tried so hard to make all these songs "catchy". Kataklysm have gotten worse and worse as time goes on; not that they were anything special to begin with.
I would recommend earlier Kataklysm. Try Sorcery or The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation.
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Great cd
C. Pedersen | Lake Mary, FL United States | 09/14/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a killer record. A great step in the evolution of their sound and songwriting. This is death metal done right. If you don't own any Kataklysm yet, DEFINITELY start with 'Shadows and Dust' though, but you can't go wrong with this cd."
Good death metal
jeremiahz | Moline, IL | 04/02/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"this is the first Kataklysm album i purchased. after a friend told me to pick up one of their albums i picked up this one, and i found it very good. Kataklysm is like the death metal version of Dream Theater. they are very complex at everything they do and their tracks are full of ear candy. most of the tracks are longer than most bands and they definitly don't have any filler. "Epic" is an album that all death metal fans should have."
Track Listings (9) - Disc #1