{"id":15384,"date":"2013-10-25T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=15384"},"modified":"2013-11-22T23:09:02","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T23:09:02","slug":"album-review-kataklysm-waiting-for-the-end-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-kataklysm-waiting-for-the-end-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"KATAKLYSM – Waiting For The End To Come (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

KATAKLYSM
Waiting For The End To Come<\/strong><\/span>
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\nNuclear Blast (2013)<\/span>
Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s deathsters Kataklysm are most certainly veterans of the genre; having formed in the early 90s they\u2019ve been prolific ever since, bringing their aggressive sound to the masses, with Waiting For The End To Come<\/em> being their 11th full-length opus.<\/p>\n

Despite belching out so many albums over the years, I\u2019ve always found Kataklysm to be an inconsistent act, with their previous opus Heaven\u2019s Venom<\/em> (2010) being a rather bland affair that seemed to upset critics all round. It seems that Kataklysm hit somewhat of a purple patch in the late 90s and early 00s, although there are times throughout Waiting For The End To Come<\/em> that I remain unsure of this combo. <\/p>\n

Album opener \u2018Fire\u2019 is an epic-sounding skull-rattler featuring hyper drums from Oli Beaudoin (standing in for Max Duhamel, who\u2019s taken a break from the band to deal with personal issues) and those deep, rasping vocals of Maurizio Iacono, and its shift in pace really allows the listener into its murky dungeon. As expected, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dagenais\u2019 guitar sound dabbles with the modern as it creates a frenzy of crushing and racy riffing, but there appears to be no real variety to distinguish \u2018Fire\u2019 from \u2018If I Was God… I\u2019d Burn It All\u2019, which is equally frothing \u2013 if a tad more melodic \u2013 but still rather bland. <\/p>\n

Kataklysm, despite their skill, have always remained a bit of an enigma, never quite being brutal enough or heavy enough to stand out from the crowd. These guys never fail in being sturdy, but if you\u2019re seeking thrills then look elsewhere. Just like the previous brace of records, Waiting For The End To Come<\/em> is rather formulaic and repetitive, especially in that trigger drum sound and those predictable injections of pace. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ve yet to be overly convinced by a Kataklysm opus to be honest, but as Maurizio Iacano blasts \u201cWe are the victims, we are the prey\u201d<\/em> on \u2018Like Animals\u2019 I\u2019m of the opinion that somewhere in that vast cess-pit of modern death metal noise there is hope for Kataklysm. \u2018Like Animals\u2019 is the only track that really offers a punishing groove, combining the likes of old Machine Head with mid-90s death metal. <\/p>\n

Of course, while I don\u2019t expect Kataklysm to reignite the magic of albums such as Sorcery<\/em> (1995), I\u2019m always left unfulfilled by their releases. This isn\u2019t to say that Kataklysm have run out of ideas, but the likes of \u2018Under Lawless Skies\u2019 just pass me by like goodness knows how many other bands of this ilk, in spite of those juddering drums.<\/p>\n

Fans of Kataklysm will no doubt lap up the groove-based sludge of \u2018The Darkest Days Of Slumber\u2019 and the thrashing death of \u2018Empire Of Dirt\u2019, but Waiting For The End To Come<\/em> is not going to move mountains, let alone planets.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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