Kataklysm: In The Arms Of Devastation

Friday I took a trip to FYE to see what the big deal was about Protest The Hero. While I couldn’t get in to it through sampling it at the store, I’m going to give it another shot later. I couldn’t find anything that really roused my interest as far as newer cds goes, so I stuck to what I know.

I picked up Kataklysm’s 2006 release, In The Arms Of Devastation. I figured I really liked Prevail so I might as well start working on buying older Kataklysm cd’s and see what I like. In The Arms Of Devastation is just as awesome as Prevail. The album features guest appearances by a couple of other people you might know. Morgan Lander of Kittie guest sings on It Turns To Rust. Rob Doherty and Tim Roth (no, not the British actor) of Into Eternity make a guest appearance on The Road To Devastation.

If you’re still just getting in to Kataklysm (yeah, where the hell have I been?) then you should check out this album. I bought a used version of the Special Edition with a live performance in La Laiterie in Strasbourg, France. It’s not a great sounding DVD, but it’s ok. The DVD also has the video for Crippled & Broken and To Reign Again. Crippled & Broken is an anti-war song about the after effects of war on the human mind. I don’t necessarily like the message but it’s a cool song and video.

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