In the Arms of Devastation

Kataklysm | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B000CSULU4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,521 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

King's & inventors of the Northern Hyperblast, KATAKLYSM, have experienced exponential sales & fan-base growth over the past five years, positioning them amongst the biggest names in death metal! With a catalog that has surpassed 50,000 SoundScan sales and a heavy 2007 U.S. touring schedule lined up to support their most popular & recent release to date, In The Arms Of Devastation (nearly 15,000 `Scanned), never has there been a more relevant time to reward fans and death metal connoisseurs alike with a limited tour edition featuring new artwork by Anthony Clarkson (Exodus, Hypocrisy, Watch Them Die, Blind Guardian), special slipcase packaging and a bonus DVD. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kataklysm have become the greatest Canadian Death Metal band!, March 22, 2006

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Chad Brendan Fogelberg (Longmont, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Arms of Devastation (Audio CD)

While other Death Metal bands have stuck to formulaic gore lyrics and the same technical guitar sounds and growling, Kataklysm has managed to escape the cliche while continuing to produce heavy Death Metal that will satisfy any fan of the genre. Anyone who is a fan of At The Gates, Vader, or Morbid Angel will love this band. It will also appeal to fans of the heavier type of Melodic Death Metal (a.k.a. Dark Tranquillity, Nightrage, or Callenish Circle), as there are more melodic parts to this CD. Bottom line, this is band you must check out if you like any of these bands, and is worth a listen if you like any extreme heavy metal. These Canadians never seem to put out dissapointing releases, check out "Shadows and Dust" by them as well.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow, April 6, 2006

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A49ER08 (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Arms of Devastation (Audio CD)

First song I heard from this album was "Like Angels Weeping," on TV.. I immediately pursued the whole album, and was astonished.
Great riffs and vocals are downright amazing.

Excellent Album, I need to check out some more of this band. :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the better albums, June 2, 2006

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T. Bradley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Arms of Devastation (Audio CD)

While this album did not have the earth shattering effect as Serenity in Fire did on me - Kataklysm continues to deliver a heaping host of pure hatred in this realease.

A long time listener of most death metal genre - many bands have become a tired regurgitation of each predicessor. Not these guys - while some of the earlier realeases were a dissapointment Devestation pleased the ear of many a critical commrades - including many a folk down at Mosh Pit records - a local host to the non-divine sounds. The album is composed quite well without a single track that I skip. I make sure to drive by Focus on the Family whenever I can with the windows down and the volume blaring!