The Bottom Line
Classic death metal with all the right ingredients.
Pros
- Technically proficient while still having a lot of great grooves.
- Great guitar riffs.
Cons
- None.
Description
- Released in North America on February 21, 2006 on Nuclear Blast.
- Album was produced by the group's guitarist, JF Dagenais.
- This is Kataklym's eighth full-length CD.
Guide Review - Kataklysm - In The Arms Of Devastation
It's not enough just to have all the right parts to make a good death metal album. You have to know how to put it all together, and the long-running Canadian band Kataklysm has done just that.
Let's start with the great guitar work of JF Dagenais. He is equally good at thrash metal riffs, lightning fast arpeggios and creative solos. The songs on the album are very diverse, incorporating many tempo changes, breakdowns, blast beats and hooky choruses.
I'm always partial to death metal vocalists that you can actually understand, and Maurizio Iacono is one of those. In addition to his powerful howl, Kittie vocalist Morgan Lander duets with him on a track.
Diverse and creative songs, great guitar work, hooky choruses and solid vocals. Those are the ingredients Kataklysm put together into one tasty album.
