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Northern hyperblast kings KATAKLYSM from Canada know one thing for sure: to stay in the game you have to work hard continuously! So these guys keep releasing awe-inspiring extreme metal albums regularly and seem to be on the road pretty much the rest of the time. After the release of their latest studio album “Heaven`s venom” (2010) and the massive anniversary live package “Iron will” (2012), their highly-anticipated new record “Waiting for the end to come” will see the light of day on October 25, 2013 and it´s surely going to butcher the competition. Once again. KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais helmed the production of this upcoming masterpiece of brutality and melody once more, while legend Zeuss (SUFFOCATION, HATEBREED and many more) took care of the mixing. The artwork by Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, HATEBREED) will be featured on the deluxe digipak and LP versions of their new album and the cover by Peter Sallai, who is known for his artworks done for SABATON, will be featured on the standard jewel case and limited edition cassette tape versions. Check out this trailer previewing Peter Sallai´s cover and some brand new KATAKLYSM tunes right here: http://youtu.be/8W3JtbVLGwA And KATAKLYSM wouldn`t be KATAKLYSM if they hadn`t already mapped out the next tour – they`ll embark on a European headlining run in January and February 2014 which marks their first tour on the old continent in almost 3 years, so all fans better buckle-up for this full-blown death metal onslaught which is about to gut Europe. "It´s been almost three years since our last club tour in Europe and we are so excited to come back and blow off the roof of every club next January & February. We've built an album that will stand the test time and will need many headbangers, body surfers and mosh pits to give it justice and we are building a special show that you will never forget. This time, after almost a decade we have decided to tour the UK as well, after seeing the reactions at this years Bloodstock Open Air. There´s no doubt it´s time to come destroy. Raise your pints!" Maurizio Iacono/KATAKLYSM Supporting them will be Brasilian death metal veterans KRISIUN, who are working on their new and yet untitled album. FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE are also part of the billing and pose a special treat for sure! They mix brutal tech death with symphonic, opera-like arrangements. Their third album “Labyrinth” just came out. „WAITING FOR THE END TO COME PART 1: EUROPEAN TOUR 2014 Presented by Metal Hammer, Legacy, Musix, Noizeletter, Metal.de, Metallian, BLAST! KATAKLYSM KRISIUN FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE kataklysm-european-headliner-tour.jpg 09.01.2014 DE Berlin, C-Cub 10.01.2014 DE Glauchau, Alte Spinnerei 11.01.2014 DE Essen, Turock 12.01.2014 NL Leeuwarden, Romein 13.01.2014 UK London, Underworld 14.01.2014 UK Manchester, Sound Control 15.01.2014 UK Glasgow, Classic Grand 16.01.2014 IE Belfast, Voodoo 17.01.2014 IE Dublin, The Pint 18.01.2014 UK Bristol, Bierkeller 19.01.2014 BE Vosselaar, Biebob 20.01.2014 FR Paris, Divan Du Monde 21.01.2014 FR Toulouse, Dynamo 23.01.2014 ES Madrid, Caracol 24.01.2014 ES Valencia, Sala Fussion 25.01.2014 ES Barcelona, Razmatazz 2 26.01.2014 FR Luynes, Korrigan 27.01.2014 CH Pratteln, Z 7 28.01.2014 DE Lindau, Vaudeville 29.01.2014 IT Bruneck, Ufo 30.01.2014 SI Ljubljana, Gala Hala 31.01.2014 AT Wörgl, Komma 01.02.2014 HU Budapest, Dürer Kert 02.02.2014 CZ Prag, Club Matrix 03.02.2014 AT Vienna, Szene 04.02.2014 SK Bratislava, Majestic Music Club 05.02.2014 PL Krakow, Kwadrat 06.02.2014 PL Warsaw, Proxima 07.02.2014 PL Szczecin, Heya Club 08.02.2014 DE Hamburg, Markthalle 09.02.2014 DK Aarhus, Voxhall 10.02.2014 DK Copenhagen, Pumpehuset 11.02.2014 DE Hannover, Musikzentrum 12.02.2014 DE Frankfurt, Batschkapp 13.02.2014 DE Ludwigsburg, Rockfabrik 14.02.2014 DE Geiselwind, Music Hall 15.02.2014 DE München, Backstage Official KATAKLYSM Clip: http://youtu.be/KSs6Jp7X0uY Read more... then come back and comment below.

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