KATAKLYSM guitarist J-F Dagenais has checked in with the following update:

"Alright, its officially 2014 and I'm ready to rock! I had a fantastic time over the holidays and I hope all of you did as well. Like usual, I have spent some time during the past few weeks closing out the last year looking at everything accomplished and gearing up for the new year by focusing on my goals.

First thing on the list is getting ready for this upcoming Kataklysm trek around the world. One week left before we hit Europe, I'm really stoked and ready to destroy. I feel privileged to be surrounded with such amazing and colourful people in my life. Just wanted to say a big thank you for the incredible support and y'all have an amazing year! See you on the road."

The band's European tour schedule is as follows:

January

9 - Berlin, Germany - C-Cub
10 - Glauchau, Germany - Alte Spinnerei
11 - Essen, Germany - Turock
12 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Romein
13 - London, England - Underworld
14 - Manchester, England - Sound Control
15 - Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand
16 - Belfast, Ireland - Voodoo
17 - Dublin, Ireland - The Pint
18 - Bristol, England - Bierkeller
19 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
20 - Paris, France - Divan Du Monde
21 - Toulouse, France - Dynamo
23 - Madrid, Spain - Caracol
24 - Valencia, Spain - Sala Fussion
25 - Barcelona, Spain - Razmatazz 2
26 - Luynes, France - Korrigan
27 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z 7
28 - Lindau, Germany - Vaudeville
29 - Bruneck, Italy - Ufo
30 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Gala Hala
31 - Wörgl, Austria - Komma

February

1 - Budapest, Hungary - Dürer Kert
2 - Prague, Czech Republic - Club Matrix
3 - Vienna, Austria - Szene
4 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Majestic Music Club
5 - Krakow, Poland - Kwadrat
6 - Warsaw, Poland - Proxima
7 - Szczecin, Poland - Heya Club
8 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
9 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
11 - Hannover, Germany - Musikzentrum
12 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
13 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik
14 - Geiselwind, Germany - Music Hall
15 - München, Germany - Backstage

Kataklysm's new album, Waiting For The End To Come, is out via Nuclear Blast on CD, digitally, as a Digipack, vinyl LP, and on cassette.

BraveWords' review of Waiting For The End To Come can be found here. A new Kataklysm feature from BraveWords scribe Carl Begai is available at this location.

Jewel Case / Limited Cassette tracklisting:

'Fire'

'If I Was God - I’d Burn It All'

'Like Animals'

'Kill The Elite'

'Under Lawless Skies'

'Dead & Buried'

'The Darkest Days of Slumber'

'Real Blood - Real Scars'

'The Promise'

'Empire Of Dirt'

'Elevate'

Digipak / LP (with alternate artwork, pictured above) tracklisting:

'Fire'

'If I Was God - I’d Burn It All'

'Like Animals'

'Kill The Elite'

'Under Lawless Skies'

'Dead & Buried'

'The Darkest Days Of Slumber'

'Real Blood - Real Scars'

'The Promise'

'Empire Of Dirt'

'Elevate'

Bonus track:

'The American Way' (SACRED REICH cover)