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Kataklysm - In The Arms Of Devastation



8.1 | 247 votes |
Release date: 20 February 2006
Style: Death metal

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Disc I
01. Like Angels Weeping (The Dark)
02. Let Them Burn
03. Crippled & Broken
04. To Reign Again
05. It Turns To Rust
06. Open Scars
07. Temptation's Nest
08. In Words Of Desperation
09. The Road To Devastation

Disc II [DVD] [limited edition bonus]
+ The End Of Serenity [Live in Strasbourg]
+ Crippled & Broken [video]
+ To Reign Again [video]

Additional info
This album was re-released with a bonus DVD containing the videos of 'To Reign Again' and 'Crippled & Broken' along with a live performance of their album "Serenity In Fire".

Staff review by
Herzebeth
Rating:
5.0
What the hell happened? Where's that old Kataklysm that delivered us such amazing tracks like "Frozen In Time" "Mould In A Breed" and "World Of Treason"? I'm not sure of what to think right now, I actually thought I was going to hear one of the most explosive albums of 2006, what did I get? Average music with uninspired songwriting and boring structures and sequences; this band had a great Death Metal feeling, now they are upside down or something I can't accurately explain.

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published 24.02.2006 | Comments (15)

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Comments: 14   Visited by: 316 users
19.02.2011 - 16:45
Rating: 10
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Best Kataklysm Album Ever<3
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31.07.2012 - 18:08
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
The first two tracks pretty much got me into extreme metal, still listen every now and again.

"Let Them Burn" has an awesome chorus.
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31.07.2012 - 18:13
Troy Killjoy
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Ya this gets a pretty bad rap for its overly technical musicianship and somewhat sterile production, but I personally think this is Kataklysm's best overall album. Perhaps because of the atmosphere or more epic feel, I'm still unsure. Although the two albums that led up to this are fantastic as well.
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31.07.2012 - 18:20
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by Troy Killjoy on 31.07.2012 at 18:13

Ya this gets a pretty bad rap for its overly technical musicianship and somewhat sterile production, but I personally think this is Kataklysm's best overall album. Perhaps because of the atmosphere or more epic feel, I'm still unsure. Although the two albums that led up to this are fantastic as well.

I really like Shadows & Dust, but Serenity In Fire just feels... meh... I haven't heard it in ahwile so maybe I'll relisten tonight.
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31.07.2012 - 18:26
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Elite
Written by Troy Killjoy on 31.07.2012 at 18:13

Ya this gets a pretty bad rap for its overly technical musicianship and somewhat sterile production, but I personally think this is Kataklysm's best overall album. Perhaps because of the atmosphere or more epic feel, I'm still unsure. Although the two albums that led up to this are fantastic as well.

Kataklysm's best by far for me would easily be Epic: The Poetry Of War
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31.07.2012 - 18:32
Troy Killjoy
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 31.07.2012 at 18:26
Kataklysm's best by far for me would easily be Epic: The Poetry Of War

Not a surprise by any means, and definitely not a bad album. For some reason the more old school vibe doesn't work for me as well on that release, or maybe it's just that I haven't spent as much time with it as some of their newer albums and my opinion might actually be quite different. With this release I found the balance between old Kataklysm and modern death metal worked perfectly, but everything after this is just even more watered down, plasticized, etc.
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31.07.2012 - 18:33
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Elite
Written by Troy Killjoy on 31.07.2012 at 18:32

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 31.07.2012 at 18:26
Kataklysm's best by far for me would easily be Epic: The Poetry Of War

Not a surprise by any means, and definitely not a bad album. For some reason the more old school vibe doesn't work for me as well on that release, or maybe it's just that I haven't spent as much time with it as some of their newer albums and my opinion might actually be quite different. With this release I found the balance between old Kataklysm and modern death metal worked perfectly, but everything after this is just even more watered down, plasticized, etc.

btw I totally dislike anything before and after Epic: The POetry Of War strangely enough.
I find Kataklysm to be one of the most overrated bands around.
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Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
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05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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31.07.2012 - 21:05
Jam4Lyfe
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Written by Boxcar Willy on 31.07.2012 at 18:20

I really like Shadows & Dust, but Serenity In Fire just feels... meh... I haven't heard it in ahwile so maybe I'll relisten tonight.

No no no, S&D and SIf are both presumptuous and superfluous to the point that i must antiquate my inner being. absolute atrocities.
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31.07.2012 - 21:07
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by [user id=134213] on 31.07.2012 at 21:05

Written by Boxcar Willy on 31.07.2012 at 18:20

I really like Shadows & Dust, but Serenity In Fire just feels... meh... I haven't heard it in ahwile so maybe I'll relisten tonight.

No no no, S&D and SIf are both presumptuous and superfluous to the point that i must antiquate my inner being. absolute atrocities.

Hold on, let me hit my head on a dictionary for a while, then I'll get back to you.
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I do your mum

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31.07.2012 - 21:13
Jam4Lyfe
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Written by Boxcar Willy on 31.07.2012 at 21:07

Written by [user id=134213] on 31.07.2012 at 21:05

Written by Boxcar Willy on 31.07.2012 at 18:20

I really like Shadows & Dust, but Serenity In Fire just feels... meh... I haven't heard it in ahwile so maybe I'll relisten tonight.

No no no, S&D and SIf are both presumptuous and superfluous to the point that i must antiquate my inner being. absolute atrocities.

Hold on, let me hit my head on a dictionary for a while, then I'll get back to you.

Sorry bud, i translate from portuguese. What i try to say is that i listened to it yesterday and it was kinda meh
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31.07.2012 - 21:49
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Elite
Written by [user id=134213] on 31.07.2012 at 21:13


Sorry bud, i translate from portuguese. What i try to say is that i listened to it yesterday and it was kinda meh

Funny you should speak Portuguese since you claim to be from Andorra where they speak Spanish.
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Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
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31.07.2012 - 21:51
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 31.07.2012 at 21:49

Written by [user id=134213] on 31.07.2012 at 21:13


Sorry bud, i translate from portuguese. What i try to say is that i listened to it yesterday and it was kinda meh

Funny you should speak Portuguese since you claim to be from Andorra where they speak Spanish.

That was the major give away for me
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15.09.2012 - 18:32
gryllz_wins
Contrary to the review i find this album really enjoyable , i don't consider their newer stuff to be worse than their first albums, i find myself listening to more of their recent songs than their older. But that is my opinion, everyone is entitled to their own opinions and shit.
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05.01.2019 - 18:06
SebaRaven36
My favorite song The Road To Devastation
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