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Kataklysm
Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. As of 2024, they have released fifteen studio albums, two EPs, and two DVDs. Kataklysm received their first Juno Award (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards, Grammy) for Best Album of the Year in the "Heavy Metal" category for their 2015 album ''Of Ghosts and Gods''. Biography Kataklysm was formed in Montreal, Quebec in September 1991. Early in their career, the band became known for their fast and technical brand of death metal, referred to as the "Northern Hyperblast". Nuclear Blast discovered the band in 1992 after the release of their debut demo, ''The Death Gate Cycle of Reincarnation'', which received significant acclaim in the underground metal scene. In 1994, Kataklysm signed with Nuclear Blast and released their first EP, ''The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation'', followed by their debut album, ''Sorcery (Kataklysm album), Sorcery'', in 1995. In 1996, they released their second full-length album, ''Temple of Knowledg ...
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Jean-François Dagenais
Jean-François Dagenais (; born October 16, 1975) is a Juno Award winner, French-Canadian record producer, mix engineer, guitarist and songwriter specializing in the rock music, rock and heavy metal music, metal genres. Born and raised in Canada, Dagenais is now a naturalized citizen of the United States living in Dallas, Texas. He is best known as guitarist for the death metal band Kataklysm and for producing and mixing many heavy metal albums and its subgenres. Production work Currently, Jean-Francois Dagenais works out of his own studio, ''JFD Studio'', which he founded in 2005. he received a Canadian GAMIQ award "Metal / Hardcore Album of the Year" for both his work on Kataklysm's 2010 ''Heaven's Venom'' and 2008 Prevail (album), ''Prevail'' albums, as well as winning an award with Kataklysm for "Best Metal Group" at the Canadian Indie Music Awards. Dagenais is also known for his mixing and audio mastering work with bands like Malevolent Creation, Misery Index (band), M ...
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Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. As of 2024, they have released fifteen studio albums, two EPs, and two DVDs. Kataklysm received their first Juno Award (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy) for Best Album of the Year in the "Heavy Metal" category for their 2015 album ''Of Ghosts and Gods''. Biography Kataklysm was formed in Montreal, Quebec in September 1991. Early in their career, the band became known for their fast and technical brand of death metal, referred to as the "Northern Hyperblast". Nuclear Blast discovered the band in 1992 after the release of their debut demo, ''The Death Gate Cycle of Reincarnation'', which received significant acclaim in the underground metal scene. In 1994, Kataklysm signed with Nuclear Blast and released their first EP, '' The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation'', followed by their debut album, ''Sorcery'', in 1995. In 1996, they released their second full-length album, '' Temple of Knowledge'', which included their first music vi ...
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Of Ghosts And Gods
''Of Ghosts and Gods'' is the twelfth studio album by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. It was released on 31 July 2015. Track listing Credits Personnel * Maurizio Iacono - vocals * Jean-François Dagenais - guitar * Stephane Barbe - bass guitar * Oli Beaudoin - drums Production * Andy Sneap Andy Sneap (born 18 July 1969) is an English guitarist, record producer, and composer with over 100 albums to his name, most of which have been produced at his Backstage Recording studios in rural Derbyshire. Some of the most critically acclaim ... - mixing, mastering Charts Notes A music video has been made for every track on the album. References External linksOf Ghosts and Gods at Metal-archive.com 2015 albums Kataklysm albums Nuclear Blast albums Juno Award for Heavy Metal Album of the Year albums {{2010s-death-metal-album-stub ...
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Oli Beaudoin
Oli Beaudoin is a Canadian drummer, record producer, composer and mixer. He has won a Juno Award The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's mu .... He is the former drummer for Kataklysm, Ex Deo, Neuraxis, and live drummer for Belphegor and Keep of Kalessin. Beaudoin currently works as a producer and mixer out of his own studio, Pirate Studios Quebec. Beaudoin is also a drum clinician and instructor, previously performing at the Montreal Drum Fest 2011. Beaudoin has been featured by several drumming magazines, including ''Drums Etc'', ''Revolver'', and ''Drumheads''. Beaudoin has previously been endorsed by Pearl Drums, Paiste cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Evans Drumheads, Puresound Snare Wires, Sennheiser microphones, Humes & Berg Drum cases, Roland V-Drums, Neur ...
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Meditations (Kataklysm Album)
''Meditations'' is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. The album was produced by the band's guitarist and drummer, Jean-François Dagenais and Oli Beaudoin respectively, and mixed by Jay Ruston, who helmed Anthrax and Stone Sour's latest records. Paul Logus mastered the album. The album was released on June 1, 2018. The band released a lyric video of the single 'Guillotine' on March 30, 2018, and another for the song 'Narcissist' on May 5, 2018. Singer Maurizio Iacono commented to Blabbermouth: Reception The album has received positive reviews by critics. Metal Injection gave the album 7.5/10. Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer gave the album 3.5/5 stars in his review. Distorted Sound Magazine gave the album 9/10 in their reviews. Track listing All tracks written by the band: Credits ;Personnel *Maurizio Iacono - vocals * J-F Dagenais - lead, rhythm and all guitars *Stéphane Barbe - bass guitar *Oli Beaudoin Oli Beaudoin is a Canadian drummer ...
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Shadows & Dust
''Shadows & Dust'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. Track listing Personnel ;Kataklysm *Maurizio Iacono - Vocals *Jean-François Dagenais Jean-François Dagenais (; born October 16, 1975) is a Juno Award winner, French-Canadian record producer, mix engineer, guitarist and songwriter specializing in the rock music, rock and heavy metal music, metal genres. Born and raised in Canad ... - Guitar *Stephane Barbe - Bass *Max Duhamel - Drums ;Production *Jean-François Dagenais - Produced, engineered and mixed *Yannick St-Amant - Additional engineering *Bernard Belley - Mastering *Maurizio Iacono - Lyrics *Alan Douches - Mastering (Re-Release) References External links Kataklysm - official websiteNuclear Blast - official website 2002 albums Kataklysm albums Nuclear Blast albums {{2000s-death-metal-album-stub ...
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Serenity In Fire
''Serenity in Fire'' is the seventh studio album by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. The spoken passage in the track ''The Ambassador of Pain'' is a quote from Paul Newman's character in the film, Road to Perdition. Peter Tägtgren contributed guest vocals on the album. The song "As I Slither" was featured on the soundtrack for the film ''Alone in the Dark'' (2005) via Nuclear Blast, which is considered one of the worst movies ever made, starring actress Tara Reid. The song "The Night They Returned" was originally composed for the feature film (also titled ''The Night They Returned'') by independent filmmaker Sv Bell. Ultimately, Nuclear Blast did not authorize the use of the track for the film. Members of the band make a brief cameo in the movie, which was released in 2004. Track listing All songs written by Maurizio Iacono, Jean-François Dagenais, Stephane Barbe and Martin Maurais. Personnel ;Kataklysm *Maurizio Iacono – Vocals *Jean-François Dagenais – Guit ...
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The Prophecy (Stigmata Of The Immaculate)
''The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate)'' is the fourth studio album by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. Track listing Personnel ;Kataklysm * Maurizio Iacono – Vocals * Jean-François Dagenais – Guitar, record producer * Stéphane Barbe – Bass * Max Duhamel – Drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ... ;Guest musicians * Mike DiSalvo – Guest vocals on "Laments of Fear and Despair" * Rob "The Witch" Tremblay – Guest vocals "Manifestation" ;Production * Jean-François Dagenais – Producer, Mixing, Engineering * Sylvain Brisebois – Mastering * Francis Beaulieu – Engineering Assistant * Maurizio Iacono – Lyrics References External links Kataklysm - official websiteNuclear Blast - official website Kataklysm Myspace page 2000 albu ...
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The Mystical Gate Of Reincarnation
''The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation'' is an EP by Canadian death metal, Kataklysm and contains their demo, ''The Death Gate Cycle of Reincarnation'' and the bonus track ''The Orb of Uncreation''. Track listing Personnel * Sylvain Houde – lead vocals * Jean-François Dagenais – lead guitar * Stéphane Côté – rhythm guitar * Maurizio Iacono Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. As of 2024, they have released fifteen studio albums, two EPs, and two DVDs. Kataklysm received their first Juno Award (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards, Grammy) for Best Album of the Yea ... – bass, backing vocals * Ariel Saïed – drums * Max Duhamel - drums on The orb of uncreation ;Production * Marcus Staiger - Producer * Pierre Rémillard - Engineering, Mixing * Sv Bell – Cover artwork * Terry Petrilli – Photography Kataklysm albums 1993 EPs {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub ...
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Temple Of Knowledge
''Temple of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III)'' is the second full-length by Kataklysm released in 1996 by Nuclear Blast. Each of the tracks on the original 9-song disc was part of a "trilogy/trinity"; thus, tracks 1-3 were "The Transenflamed Memories (Trinity)", tracks 4-6 were "Through The Core Of The Damned (Trinity)" and track 7-9 were known as "Era Of The Aquarius (Trinity)". It was re-issued in 2003 as a digipak and included their demo ''The Vortex of Resurrection''. Track listing Kataklysm * Sylvain Houde – vocals * Jean-François Dagenais – guitar * Maurizio Iacono Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. As of 2024, they have released fifteen studio albums, two EPs, and two DVDs. Kataklysm received their first Juno Award (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards, Grammy) for Best Album of the Yea ... – bass, backing vocals * Nick Miller – drums Production *Produced and mixed by Jean-Francois Dagenais *Recorded by Glen Robinson and Jocelyn Daoust; a ...
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Victims Of This Fallen World
''Victims of this Fallen World'' is the third studio album by Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. It is the first Kataklysm album to feature Maurizio Iacono as frontman and lead vocalist. The album was eventually re-recorded in 2005. Track listing Personnel * Maurizio Iacono – Vocals * Stephane Barbe – Bass * Jean-François Dagenais – Guitar, record producer * Max Duhamel – drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ... External links Kataklysm - official websiteNuclear Blast - official website Myspace - official website References {{Authority control 1998 albums Kataklysm albums ...
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