Kataklysm has decided to cancel their upcoming European tour with Behemoth, scheduled for February. Singer Maurizio Iacono explains:

"First I'd like to say how crazy of a ride it's been since the release if ITAOD. we've done over 200 shows in less then two years, nine tours across the world and meeting all our fans was the highlight, they made our last album the biggest and strongest album to date. It's been great but the machine needs time off. Theres nothing more we like than to stay on the road nonstop but we have to come to reality here and see that we need to take a breather, recharge our batteries and come back stronger than ever with a brand new album, because we will have to redo all this all over again in no time. We didn't want to cancel the tour with Behemoth but after much thought it was the right decision. J-f has to keep working through January on the new album so he gets absolutely no break time, which isnt fair. Then we have to mix it and it's in February and we need to be here to supervise this new masterpiece we've created for you guys. "Prevail" is the priority for next year and it needs our full attention.

But don't worry, we have A LOT of plans ahead of us, and we will be back in no time at all. Also, this doesn't affect the New Zealand and Australian dates in late-March, those will go ahead as planned. Other than that the band is doing great. Steph will be rejoining us for the last four shows of this tour with Chimaira wich has been great. We got a couple more dates left. Check our Myspace or website and come check us out. These will be the last dates until the next record comes out. I'd like to wish everyoneout there some happy holidays with your loved ones."

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Source:	kataklysmrocks.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm
Event:	Behemoth: European Tour

On Monday, December 3, 2007, Canadian extreme metallers Kataklysm will take part in a FREE exclusive live concert stream from Las Vegas, Nevada which will be viewable at DeepRockDrive. The free live stream will be viewable by fans around the world; all you have to do is register, sit back and watch.

The live concert stream will be viewable at:

7:00 p.m. (Pacific)
8:00 p.m. (Mountain)
9:00 p.m. (Central)
10:00 p.m. (Eastern)

To make sure you don't miss this event, please:

Click here
Create a free account (which take seconds to do)
Click on "Purchase Your Ticket" (which basically means "Reserve Your Free Spot")
Wait for the evening of December 3, 2007 to arrive and enjoy!

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Source:	nuclearblastusa.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm

Canadian Death Metal devastators Kataklysm have posted the following news on the band's website:

"After sending shockwaves across Europe this last Sept/Oct, one of the most succesfull combination has joined forces once again. Kataklysm and Behemoth have joined forces for a quick European tour that will hit mainly the UK and Iberia (Spain/Portugal). The band will also introduce a new song from their upcoming album "Prevail" due out May 2008."

Comments frontman and singer Maurizio Iacono:

"We were planning on coming back to the UK in 2008, since the dates went so well there and the crowds were so killer. Then we found out our friends in Behemoth were gonna be there at the same time as well, so we decided to join forces. Last run was intense as fuck, both bands feeding off each other's live energy every night. This time it wont be any different. I salute Nergal and co. and wait for another killer run to arrive"

Confirmed tour dates are as follows:

Feb. 01 - DE Hannover Musikzentrum *
Feb. 02 - NL Rotterdam Baroeg
Feb. 03 - UK Birmingham Barfly
Feb. 04 - UK Glasgow Barfly
Feb. 05 - UK Sheffield Corporation
Feb. 06 - UK Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Feb. 07 - UK London Ulu
Feb. 08 - FR Nantes Olympic
Feb. 09 - ES Irun Tunk!
Feb. 10 - ES Vigo A!
Feb. 11 - PT Lisbon Cine Teatro de Corroios
Feb. 12 - PT Faro Ass. Musicos de Faro
Feb. 13 - ES Granada Industrial Copera
Feb. 14 - ES Madrid Ritmo & Compas
Feb. 15 - ES Barcelona Apolo 2
Feb. 16 - FR Limoges CC John Lennon
Feb. 17 - FR Paris La Locomotive
Feb. 18 - DE Frankfurt Batschkapp *
Feb. 19 - DE Jena F-Haus *

* Kataklysm headlines

Behemoth commented:

"We have a very demanding schedule for next year and I advise you to sit tight and wait for some very exciting news coming early next year. There are some major plans in the works to create a perfect set up for our future activities. There's definitely going to be more touring next year. We'll be doing second European leg with Kataklysm and we'll visit all the markets we didn't make last time. We are also coming back to U.S. for another big tour around March. We'll be touring South America and possibly Japan (cross fingers!) in the Spring. From there on we should take a long break, doing only off shows and occasional festivals. Next year we're going to focus on the next DVD, EP and new album. We already have some sick ideas but its way to early to reveal any details yet. You just have to wait and be surprised!"

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Source:	kataklysmrocks.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm
Event:	Behemoth: European Tour

Kataklysm is proud to announce its first ever Australian & New Zealand tour!!

Thursday March 20th: @ Valve, Wellington, NZ
Saturday March 22nd: @ Transmission Room, Auckland , NZ (All Ages)
Sunday March 23rd: @ Metalstock Festival, Sydney, AU (All Ages) *Headliner
Tuesday March 25th: @ Amplifier Bar, Perth, AU
Thursday March 27th: @ Fowlers Live, Adelaide, AU (All Ages)
Friday March 28th: @ Club Phoenix, Brisbane, AU
Saturday March 29th: @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, AU

In other news, Kataklysm were forced to cancel the shows in Dublin and Glasgow on the 21st and 22nd for circumstances beyong the band's control.

"What a disapointment it was... What happend is simple. We didn't wanna make a big fuss out of it, but the hordes of angry Scotish and Irish fans contacting us, wondering why we cancelled, made me issue this update. We were 10 min. away from the fairy to Ireland when our tour manager woke us up in the early morning, telling us that the driver had been arrested because of overdrives and not taking the required rest time - In Europe, a new law has been established for six months, demanding new restrictions and less road times for drivers. This law had been protested by drivers and they made an example out of us.
Our driver was a cool cat, worked hard for us but he needed to get to Dublin in time so he broke the law. Since it happend a few times on this tour, the bus records couldn't lie, so the officer (a douchbag by the way) had no compensation and gave us the maximum fines, which included arresting the driver and taking the bus... So we were stranded in Wales. Special thanks to the whole Rock the Nation organization, who solved the problem extremely fast and got us and Aborted a nice hotel. We waited for a new bus to pick us up the next day, which did but just a tad too late to make it in time to Glasgow. We will make it up next year, we won't forget!! Everything else is killer, the tour was a gem and we look forward to the NB festival this weekend, and going back home to pound the US and Canadian soil on the Chimaira tour... It's gona kill!!"

Click here to check out the Kataklysm tour dates for the upcoming North American headlining tour with Divine Heresy (selected dates only), Chimaira, Terror and The End.

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Source:	kataklysmrocks.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm
Event:	Kataklysm: Australian Tour (New Zealand Portion CANCELLED)

The band entered the studio last week with producer and guitarist J-f Dagenais, - drummer Max Duhamel will be first laying down the drum work for "Prevail" - The recording process will last five weeks (hopefully) with vocalist Maurizio Iacono schedualed to record his vocals in September.

Maurizio's comments:
" The album is done and ready to go, although it was a breeze to write this album as things came so naturally, on the lyrics end, I worked the hardest i have in years making sure everything is where it should be,at times it was real difficult but the end result will speak for itself, Im truely convinced this album will take no prisoners, as you know we dont repeat the same record twice, this album stands on a league of its own..and im not saying its our best album, because only the fans have the right to say wether it is or not, all im saying is I listen to the songs and I wanna punch the fucking wall, that means we are on to something good."

Kataklysm has also hired the services of Producer Jason Suecof (Chimaira / Trivium / The Black Dahlia Murder) to mix the album in early January 2008, "Prevail" will also feature some guest appearances to be announced at a later date.

The highly anticipated album is scheduled for a worldwide release date of May 23rd 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Stay tuned as the band will release a few touring announcements very soon...

Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Kataklysm

The following update was posted on the official Kataklysm website:

After much thought, Kataklysm have decided to cancel the few dates they had lined up with Devildriver next month, in favor to enter the studio.

Comments guitarist J-F Dagenais:
"I think we - all in the band - looking forward to hitting the road again and raise mayhem, but there's a lot of magic that just created with the writing process and all of us are too much into it to break the mood and progress. My studio is ready and we dediced to start recording the new album "PREVAIL" on August 15th and work on it til we leave for our European tour at the end of September. We also decided that we will mix the album in January in Florida with producer JASON SUECOF (Trivium, Chimaira, Black Dahlia Murder), which we are looking forward to. Myself and Jason will make sure the album is as flawless as possible with a crushing production!! So for the many fans that were hitting up our MySpace and website, looking forward to seeing us live this summer... we sincerely apologize but it's for a good cause, trust me. On the other side of things, we have some very serious offers for Nov. and Dec. so we are planning on hitting the road in the States then. There's some big things in the horizon... We will keep you posted!"

Source:	kataklysmrocks.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm

Kataklysm singer Maurizio Iacono has issued the following update:

"First off, I want to sincerely thank everyone involved with The Invaluable Darkness Tour we just completed with our friends Dimmu Borgir. We would like to thank them for treating us like brothers and to all their crew for helping us out when we needed it. This new friendship is forged in blood! Thanks also to Devildriver whom we shared a bus with and developed a new friendship. Last but not least, the dudes in Unearth, all cool people. This tour was a triumph for us in all senses, especially to be able to play for our fans on a bigger package, who proved to us everyday that all the blood and sweat wasn't for nothing. The words of encouragement from our fans mean EVERYTHING.

"We're gonna finish writing a new album, titled 'Prevail', this summer, because we know how important this one will be for our fans, and 'prevail' is exactly what we want to do with this album. It has to be as perfect as we can make it. If it doesn't bring the goosebumps, it ain't coming out right. Guitarist J-F Dagenais will produce and engineer the album as always. In the meantime, we have two more tours planned this year: late summer or early fall in North America and in Europe in October with Behemoth and Aborted. A big thank you to all our supporters worldwide. We won't disappoint ? you know how we roll!"

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm

As promised, Kataklysm has rescheduled its previous Euro tour dates, The band has decided to share a co headlining bill with friends and Polish war machine Behemoth for the first half of the tour, additional support will come via Belgium's Death Metal Gore masters Aborted and German Black Metal band Lyfthrasyr.

Kataklysm is currently reeking havoc and gaining big momentum in North America on the "Invaluable Darkness" tour, together with label mates Dimmu Borgir.

More tour dates are planned for Kataklysm's "Road to Devastation" world tour this year and will be available shortly.

Kataklysm w/ Behemoth / Aborted / Lyfthrasyr

26/ Sep LUX Esch/Alzette Rockhal
27/ Sep CH Pratteln Z7
28/ Sep IT Milan Rainbow
29/ Sep AT Linz Posthof
30/ Sep CZ Zlin Masters Of Rock Cafe
1/ Oct HU Budapest Petoefi Csarnok
2/ Oct SB Belgrade SKC
3/ Oct SI Ljubljana VPK Media Park
4/ Oct AT Wörgl Komma
5/ Oct AT Graz Orpheum
6/ Oct FR Strasbourg La Laiterie
7/ Oct NL Zaandam De Kade
8/ Oct DK Aarhus Studentenhouse
9/ Oct SE Gothenburg Musikens Hus
10/ Oct SE Stockholm Klubben
11/ Oct DK Copenhagen The Rock
12/ Oct NL Leeuwarden Romein
13/ Oct BE Vosselaar Biebob
14/ Oct FR Lyon CCO Villeurbanne
15/ Oct ES Barcelona Apolo 2 *
16/ Oct ES Madrid Ritmo & Compas *
17/ Oct ES Irun Tunk! *
18/ Oct FR Paris Nouveau Casino *
19/ Oct UK London Underworld *
20/ Oct UK Leeds Rio *
21/ Oct IR Dublin Voodoo Lounge *
22/ Oct SCO Glasgow Soundhaus *
23/ Oct UK Mansfield The Intake Club *
24/ Oct UK Kingston The Peel *
25/ Oct FR Rennes Ubu *
26/ Oct NL Nijmegen Doornrosje *
27/ Oct DE Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Hall (NB festival 20 years)**

* Kataklysm / Aborted only
** Kataklysm only

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Source:	kataklysmrocks.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm

Dimmu Borgir will be be heading out on a North American tour with Kataklysm, Devildriver and Unearth. Confirmed tour dates are as follows:

April 20 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
April 21 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's Concert Theatre
April 22 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
April 23 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
April 24 - Quebec City, QC @ Theatre Capitole
April 26 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
April 27 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
April 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
April 29 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
April 30 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
May 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ Myth
May 5 - Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
May 7 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
May 8 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
May 10 - Seattle, WA @ The Fenix
May 12 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
May 13 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
May 15 - Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
May 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
May 18 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
May 19 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
May 21 - Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
May 22 - Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
May 23 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's
May 26 - Houston, TX @ Club V
May 27 - San Antonio, TX @ Graham Central Station
May 29 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

Dimmu Borgir will release "In Sorte Diaboli" in North America on April 24.

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Source:	smnnews.com
Band profile:	Dimmu Borgir
Event:	Dimmu Borgir + Kataklysm: N. American Tour

Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono checks in with the following update on the band's website, to lay any rumours to rest:

Kataklysm has officially postponed their scheduled Australian tour and their Road to Devastation II tour (which also included a few dates with Unleashed scheduled for April/May). Comments Maurizio:

"I know lots of our fans were looking forward to seeing us in Australia and in the UK, Scandinavia and all the places we haven't hit yet for this record, but believe me that none are more dissapointed then us... But they WILL be rescheduled. We are thinking of September or sometime during the fall. The reason behind the postponed dates: "The Devil Called... and made us an offer we couldn't refuse!"... Stay tuned for details regarding this... It will be massive."

The full message can be found at http://www.kataklysm.net.

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Source:	kataklysm.net
Band profile:	Kataklysm

The Canadian death metallers have posted the following message on their official web site:

"All the planets have aligned... The time has come to undertake one of the longest tour runs in our career, that will take the Kataklysm machine in over twenty two countries in five months, visiting three continents and playing - if we're still alive and not too abused after over a hundred shows in the first half of 2007. We started rehersing a long, effective and killer set list with absolutely no filler tracks. We will also be visiting some songs that we haven't played in awhile from five or six albums ago. We promise an explosive show like you haven't seen before from Kataklysm. We look forward to revisiting our old friends and playing the new countries that are planned and shaking the hands of our fans who have waited to see Kataklysm for so long. We come prepared, the question is... Are you??

All the best to everyone and enjoy your holidays. See ya next year!"
-Maurizio

Kataklysm has confirmed:

- January 2007: "Road to Devastation tour"
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic

- February/March 2007: "Trendkiller tour"
USA & Canada (coast to coast)

- April 2007: "Devastation Down Under"
Australia & New Zealand

-May 2007: "Road to Devastation II"
UK, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France

Kataklysm is undergoing negotiations at the moment and is expected to also include the following next year: Iceland, Russia & South America

Source:	kataklysm.net
Band profile:	Kataklysm
Event:	Kataklysm: The Road To Devastation Tour

After selling out the two back to back november shows in Rouyn-Noranda and in Trois-Rivieres Quebec, Canada last weekend, Kataklysm have now added a show in Hull, Quebec in the Gatineau and Ottawa region for December 17th.

Kataklysm remaining dates for 2006:

December 1 - Saint-John, NB @ Elwoods
December 2 - Halifax, NS @ Stage Nine
December 9 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
December 17 - Hull, QC @ La Boite a Chansons

Kataklysm will announce the bands tour plans for the US in the next few days after recently reaching agreement with TKO booking agency based out Los Angeles, California.

Source:	kataklysm.net
Band profile:	Kataklysm
Event:	Kataklysm: North American Dates

Canadian death metallers Kataklysm filmed their performance this past summer at the Party.San Open Air festival in Bad Berka, Germany for their new DVD, titled "Live in Deutschland (The Devastation Begins)". The set will feature the whole show filled with an explosive setlist, a 30-minute documentary covering the band's 15-year history and a bonus live CD. An early 2007 release via Nuclear Blast is expected.

"Live in Deutschland (The Devastation Begins)" track listing:

Disc 1 (DVD)

Live At Party.San Open Air - August 12, 2006 in Bad Berka, Germany:

01. Like Angels Weeping (The Dark)
02. Where the Enemy Sleeps
03. The Ressurected
04. Let Them Burn
05. As I Slither
06. As the Glorious Weep
07. The Ambassador of Pain
08. Manipulator of Souls
09. Crippled & Broken
10. In Shadows & Dust
11. Face the Face of War
12. The Road To Devastation

Live At The Medley in Montreal, Canada (Bonus Footage):

13. Illuminati
14. To Reign Again
15. The Awakener
16. Sorcery

"The Test of Time" Documentary:

* Band profilers/interviews
* Band/fan Pictures
* On the Road footage
* Video Clips:
- The Awakener
- In Shadows & Dust
- As I Slither
- Crippled & Broken
- To Reign Again

Disc 2 (CD):

Live at Party.San Open Air - August 12, 2006 in Bad Berka, Germany

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Source:	kataklysm.net
Band profile:	Kataklysm

Nuclear Blast Records will re-release Kataklysm latest effort, "In The Arms Of Devastation" in North America to coincide with the extensive US touring plans the band has going for 2007. The album is to be reissued in January 2007 with new packaging and will contain the "The End of Serenity: Live in Strassbourg" DVD, which was filmed during the "Serenity in Fire" campaign in France. The CD will also contain all of the band's video clips and will be limited to 5,000 copies.

As officially announced, Kataklysm will team up with Neaera , Fear My Thoughts and Quo Vadis for the "Road To Devastation" European tour, which is scheduled to kick off in January 2007.

Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm

Death Metallers Kataklysm have announced the dates for their upcoming 'The Road To Devastation' European tour. The tour will commence at the start of 2007, and will feature Kataklysm and previously announced supports Neaera, Fear My Thoughts and Quo Vadis. The Road To Devastation will be presented by metal magazine 'Metal Hammer'.

Here is the complete list of dates for the tour:

04.01.2007 - Arnhem, Holland @ Goudvishal
05.01.2007 - Vosselaar, Belgium @ Biebob
06.01.2007 - Hannover, Germany @ Muzik Zentrum
07.01.2007 - Flensburg, Germany @ Roxy
08.01.2007 - Essen, Germany @ Zeche Karl
09.01.2007 - Berlin, Germany @ K-17 Berlin
10.01.2007 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Stengade
11.01.2007 - Engelsdorf, Germany @ Hellraiser
12.01.2007 - Jena, Germany @ F Haus
13.01.2007 - Munich, Germany @ Backstage
14.01.2007 - Budapest, Hungary @ TBA
15.01.2007 - Prague, Czech Rep @ TBA
16.01.2007 - Zagreb, Croatia @ TBA
17.01.2007 - Ljubliana, Slovenia @ TBA
18.01.2007 - Adelsheim, Germany @ Live factory
19.01.2007 - Karlsruhe, Germany @ Substage
20.01.2007 - Erstfelt, Suisse @ Transilvania Live
21.01.2007 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Backstapp
22.01.2007 - Osnabruck @ Bastard Club
24.01.2007 - Milano, Italy @ TBA
26.01.2007 - Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse
27.01.2007 - Vienna, Austria @ Planet Music

In other Kataklysm news, the band has been announced as headliner for Denmark's Aalborg Metal Festival. Kataklysm will play in Aalborg, Denmark on the 7th October this year.

Source:	kataklysm.net
Band profile:	Kataklysm