{"id":1557,"date":"2012-01-03T15:26:35","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T23:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2012-05-04T22:32:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T05:32:28","slug":"kataklysm-confirmed-for-70000-tons-of-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2012\/01\/03\/kataklysm-confirmed-for-70000-tons-of-metal\/","title":{"rendered":"KATAKLYSM Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"70k\" src=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/banner_70000TONS_OF_METAL_468x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"468\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Montreal based extreme metallers\u00a0<strong>KATAKLYSM<\/strong>\u00a0have been added to the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise, which will set sail from Miami, Florida to Cayman Islands on January 23, 2012 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will perform on the cruise.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">So far\u00a035 out of a total of 40 bands on board are known:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">ALESTORM<br \/>\nAMORPHIS<br \/>\nANNIHILATOR<br \/>\nATHEIST<br \/>\nCANNIBAL CORPSE<br \/>\nCHANNEL ZERO<br \/>\nCHILDREN OF BODOM<br \/>\nCORONER<br \/>\nCROWBAR<br \/>\nDARK FUNERAL<br \/>\nELUVEITIE<br \/>\nEXCITER<br \/>\nGOD DETHRONED<br \/>\nGRAVE DIGGER<br \/>\nHAMMERFALL<br \/>\nIN EXTREMO<br \/>\nKAMELOT<br \/>\nKATAKLYSM<br \/>\nMOONSORROW<br \/>\nMY DYING BRIDE<br \/>\nNIGHTWISH<br \/>\nOVERKILL<br \/>\nPENTAGRAM<br \/>\nPESTILENCE<br \/>\nPRETTY MAIDS<br \/>\nRIOT<br \/>\nSAMAEL<br \/>\nSTRATOVARIUS<br \/>\nSUFFOCATION<br \/>\nTANKARD<br \/>\nTHERION<br \/>\nTRISTANIA<br \/>\nVENOM<br \/>\nVIRGIN STEELE<br \/>\nWHIPLASH<\/p>\n<p>Commented the band: \u201cDue to\u00a0<strong>KATAKLYSM<\/strong>\u00a0last minute addition to the 70,000 Tons of Metal, drummer\u00a0<strong>Max Duhamel<\/strong>\u00a0will not be performing since he had prior family engagements organized. \u00a0<strong>NEURAXIS<\/strong>\u00a0drummer\u00a0<strong>Olli Beaudoin<\/strong>\u00a0will be replacing\u00a0<strong>Max<\/strong>\u00a0for this cruise show. The band is excited to be able to do it and looks forward to kicking ass with\u00a0<strong>Olli<\/strong>\u00a0from Miami to the Cayman islands! See you on board!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ticket prices start at $666 plus $289 taxes and fees per person and include all onboard entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24-hour room service.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.70000tons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.70000tons.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch\u00a0the video clip for the song &#8220;At the Edge of the World&#8221; at the following location\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XD1BBE-XYxQ\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XD1BBE-XYxQ<\/a>\u00a0. The footage was taken from the bands hometown show at Club Soda in Montreal, \u00a0which was part of their recent \u201cSpread the Venom\u201d headlining world tour. \u201cAt the Edge of the World\u201d comes from the bands latest acclaimed album\u00a0<strong><em>Heaven&#8217;s Venom<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 The video clip was filmed by director\u00a0<strong>Tommy Jones<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>DEATH ANGEL<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>SOILWORK<\/strong>), who is also helming the bands upcoming Documentary\/DVD &#8220;THE IRON WILL: 20 YEARS DETERMINED&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KATAKLYSM<\/strong>\u00a0were recently made the first band to feature\u00a0<strong>Rock Band<\/strong>\u2019s new double bass drum pedal application! This feature is now on\u00a0<strong>Rock Band<\/strong>\u00a0versions 2 and 3. The following songs are now available for purchase and game play:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAt the Edge of the World\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5004705\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5004705<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cAt the Edge of the World\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(double bass version)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5005216\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5005216<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cDetermined (Vows of Vengeance)\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5003766\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5003766<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cDetermined (Vows of Vengeance)\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(double bass version)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5004779\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5004779<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cNumb &amp; Intoxicated\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5004489\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5004489<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cNumb &amp; Intoxicated\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(double bass version)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5004966\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rockband.com\/songs\/UGC_5004966<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>KATAKLYSM\u2019s<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>new album<strong><em>\u00a0Heaven\u2019s Venom<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was released on August 24<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02010 in North America and sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart and #196 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, making\u00a0it the bands highest charting album and their biggest first week sales to date. Heatseekers lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Heaven\u2019s Venom<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was recorded by\u00a0<strong>KATAKLYSM<\/strong>\u00a0guitarist\u00a0<strong>J-F\u00a0 Dagenais<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX<\/strong>) and was mixed by\u00a0<strong>Tue Madsen<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC, DARK TRANQUILLITY<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>KATAKLYSM\u00a0<\/strong>shot\u00a0a video clip for the song &#8220;<strong>Push The Venom<\/strong>&#8221; with director\u00a0<strong>Ivan Colic<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED, DEATHSTARS, EX DEO<\/strong>)\u00a0 in Belgrade, Serbia. The clip can be viewed here\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hlUNc8vA1Tg\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hlUNc8vA1Tg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreadthevenom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.spreadthevenom.com<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/kataklysm\" target=\"_blank\">www.myspace.com\/kataklysm<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kataklysm\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/kataklysm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montreal based extreme metallers\u00a0KATAKLYSM\u00a0have been added to the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise, which will set sail from Miami, Florida to Cayman Islands on January 23, 2012 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will perform on the cruise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1557"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1557"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3242,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1557\/revisions\/3242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}