KATAKLYSM Take Home Metal Artist Of The Year Award At 14th Annual SiriusXM Independent Music Awards
May 16, 2014, 10 years ago
Montreal based death metal powerhouse Kataklysm took home the award for “Metal Artist/Group Or Duo Of The Year” at this year’s SiriusXM Indie Awards. Some of the other artist nominated this year in that category included Blood Ceremony, Gorguts, Kenmode, and Voivod.
Kataklysm have released a video clip for their rendition of the Sacred Reich classic, "The American Way", filmed with director Tommy Jones (Testament, Death Angel, Ex Deo).
"Kataklysm has never covered any band before on disc in its 20 year existence,” stated singer Maurizio Iacono. “We decided to change that on the new record and wanted to do something people didn't expect, but also something that stood through time. The message behind the song is still relevant now. The difference today is that it’s a global problem, not only in North America but everywhere.”
“I personally grew up on early thrash metal and Sacred Reich was and is one of my all-time favorite bands. It was very important that we had the blessings from the band to do this video. The guys in Sacred Reich gave us the green light and are happy that we did this. We chose to reconstruct the same type of video they did for it back in the day but in a modern day setting.”
The song can be heard on the band’s latest album, Waiting for the End To Come, released last October on Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the new clip below:
Kataklysm recently wrapped up a North American tour with Belgian gore-grinders Aborted in support of Waiting for the End to Come. Shortly before that run, vocalist Mauricio Iacono sat down for an intimate artist profile interview. View below:
