Kataklysm has won Heavy Metal Album Of The Year with their latest album, Of Ghosts and Gods, at the 45th annual JUNO Awards (the Canadian version of a Grammy) which were broadcast last night (April 3rd) from The Scotiabank Saddledome.

Comments the band: “It was a great weekend in the Kataklysm world! First off singer Maurizio Iacono and his wife Suzzy were busy welcoming a healthy beautiful little girl into the world named Arianna on April 1st. During this joyful time, the rest of the boys were in Calgary attending the Juno Awards, where the band took the honours for “Heavy Metal Album Of The Year” for their our latest album Of Ghosts and Gods. So the band is in full celebration mode as anyone can imagine!

“What a crazy ride its been. We started over 20 years ago in high school playing a form of music that was totally not accepted by the masses and we didn’t care. We were rebels with a passion and we were determined to spread that through our music. Fast forward to today and that hasn’t changed a bit. That same passion and determination is still very present and stronger then ever. What HAS changed is the view and acceptance of this form of music.

"We thank the Juno's for thinking forward and giving metal a voice to the masses. We are honoured to have been recognized with our latest album Of Ghosts And Gods, which we are very proud off, but this doesn’t change who we are. It is the fans that carry us though it all and our label that believed in us from the beginning. We urge labels to do the same with developing bands and artists, that need that attention the most, especially in today's music industry climate. We are humbled and we thank you all.“

Diemonds, Fuck The Facts, Cancer Bats and Ken Mode were also nominated for a JUNO Award  for Heavy Metal Album Of The Year.

Heavy Metal Album Of The Year nominees:
Searching for Zero - Cancer Bats
Never Wanna Die - Diemonds
Desire Will Rot - Fuck the Facts
Of Ghosts and Gods - Kataklysm
Success - KEN mode

For more details visit Junoawards.ca.