Epic: Poetry of War [Limited Edition]

Kataklysm | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B00005NBS6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,999 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Il Diavolo In Me

2. Damnation Is Here

3. Era Of The Mercyless (Roma Part I)

4. As The Glorious Weep (Roma Part II)

5. Shivers Of A New World

6. Manipulator Of Souls

7. Wounds

8. What We Endure

9. When Time Stands Still

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Northern hypermediocrity, March 20, 2007

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BD Obsessor (South of the equator) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epic: Poetry of War (Audio CD)

Being that I do not hear things quite like others (I have Audio Processing Disorder), Kataklysm's first album The Temple Of Knowledge really knocked me for a loop due to the combination of its over-the-top vocals and pelting drums. It was not terribly inventive or even original, but it did what it did, made no apologies, and did it well. Everything that Temple Of Knowledge was, Epic: The Poetry Of War is not. It has moments, and is still preferable to the mainstream crud out there, but it is also thoroughly mediocre by the standards that Kataklysm and bands of similar vintage have set. If you have heard any death metal of a fast tempo, you have heard Epic, simple as that. Whereas the blast beats used to be creative and creatively timed with the vocals, now they are generic to the extent that veteran listeners will not even notice. And given that the drumming combined with the vocals were the entirety of Kataklysm's strength, that is an incredibly bad sign. They should have stopped after The Prophecy.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great cd, September 13, 2005

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C. Pedersen (Lake Mary, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Epic: Poetry of War (Audio CD)

This is a killer record. A great step in the evolution of their sound and songwriting. This is death metal done right. If you don't own any Kataklysm yet, DEFINITELY start with 'Shadows and Dust' though, but you can't go wrong with this cd.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good death metal, April 1, 2003

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"jeremiahz" (Moline, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Epic: Poetry of War (Audio CD)

this is the first Kataklysm album i purchased. after a friend told me to pick up one of their albums i picked up this one, and i found it very good. Kataklysm is like the death metal version of Dream Theater. they are very complex at everything they do and their tracks are full of ear candy. most of the tracks are longer than most bands and they definitly don't have any filler. "Epic" is an album that all death metal fans should have.