Tag Archives: Kataklysm

Tom’s Top Ten: The Best Sets of 70000 Tons of Metal 2024

Posted by on February 26, 2024

  Every year, a few days before we hop on a plane to Florida to board the annual 70000 Tons of Metal cruise, they drop the complete running order of bands on their website. This sparks both excitement and extreme panic in me. I immediately print off two copies (since I’m going to fuck up […]

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Cryptopsy, Voivod, Kataklysm, etc. nominated for 2024 Juno Awards

Posted by on February 8, 2024

  The nominees for the 2024 Juno Awards have arrived. Known as Canada’s version of the Grammys, the nominations dropped on Tuesday (6th), celebrating Canada’s biggest artists. The 2024 award ceremony will take place on March 24th at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, hosted by Nelly Furtado. This year’s heavier nominees range from Nickelback to […]

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Decapitated & Septicflesh announce co-headlining North American spring tour w/ Kataklysm & Allegaeon

Posted by on January 25, 2024

  For what one might have thought would be impossible, Decapitated are coming back to the United States, and this time, they’re teaming up with Greek symphonic death metal gods, Septicflesh. A tour you don’t want to miss, these two giants are colliding for a co-headlining North American tour. Dubbed Cancer Culture Over North America […]

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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 25 Albums of 2023

Posted by on December 25, 2023

  Whether we are still witnessing the aftermath of the pandemic or entering a time when more doors are open for artists to release albums, 2023 has seen a significant number of releases. And may I say, they are really good ones too. From the major players to artists embarking on a fresh start with […]

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Newly confirmed artists for Hellfest 2024 include Metallica, Mr. Bungle, Ne Obliviscaris

Posted by on November 28, 2023

  Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Ne Obliviscaris, and many more have been confirmed for the 2024 edition of Hellfest, scheduled for June 27 to 30 in Clisson, France. Several more artists have been added to the lineup, including Fear Factory, Saxon, Mr. Bungle, Accept, Sodom, Cradle of Filth, Emperor, Suicidal Tendencies, Dismember, and more.    Check […]

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Metal By Numbers : Make them beg for charts – 9/20/2023

Posted by on September 20, 2023

    Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Metal By Numbers is back (again)! We’ve been busy following Metallica in select cities on the North American portion of their M72 World Tour, preparing for an upcoming feature at the end of the […]

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New & Noteworthy: Releases of Being – (5/5/2023 – 9/15/2023)

Posted by on September 16, 2023

    New & Noteworthy has returned! Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this week’s list, we’re not only bringing you the week’s must-know releases, we’re taking you back to the albums that hit shelves since May that are worth a spin. These […]

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ICYMI: Kataklysm unleash “Dark Wings Of Deception” video; confirmed for 70000tons of Metal 2024

Posted by on August 23, 2023

  Kataklysm’s new album, Goliath, was released earlier this month, marking their fifteenth overall full-length studio record. To celebrate its arrival, these US/French Canadian melodic metal masters dropped a David Brodsky by Good Eye: Music Visuals-directed video for “Dark Wings of Deception.” With their latest offering, there’s much more for Kataklysm to look out for, […]

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Full Report: Masters of Rock 2022 – The Priest is Czech!

Posted by on July 23, 2022

  It’s early July, and for Metal fans in and around Czechia, that means one thing: it’s time for Masters of Rock. This year’s incarnation marks the 18th time that promoter Pragokoncert’s largest summer festival took place in the small town of Vizovice in the east of Czechia, close to the borders of Slovakia and […]

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Dark Tranquillity’s return to the United States marks top 2022 tour we’ve seen so far w/ Kataklysm & Nailed To Obscurity

Posted by on March 21, 2022

  We’ve surpassed the two-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic. These unprecedented times have brought loss and challenges being forced to adapt and re-adapt to “new normal,” “newer-new-normal,” and so forth standards. Shows were once considered a thing of the past as bands had to reinvent the wheel by livestreams and constant reliance on social […]

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