more hardcore lately, time for some metal again. kataklysm is about to release their new record at the end of july this year and i am not overly excited. not that it would hinder me from pre-ordering 'of ghosts and gods'. with the last record 'waiting for the end to come' it was the exact same thing, so we will see what the new record will bring.
anyway, that's not the point here. the point is 'heaven's venom'. it was the first kataklysm album i really got into. i knew 'serenity in fire' and 'prevail' before but only vaguely. when 'heaven's venom' came out in 2010 i got myself the cd digipak version. it took me a while but after several listens, it really grew on me.
i pretty much like everything about the album. the crushing groove, the epic melodies, the crisp tue madsen production and the kataklysm trademark par excellence - the northern hyperblast-beat. the only little downer is the cover art-work. looks pretty cheesy. anyway, check out 'faith made of shrapnel' and 'as the wall collapses'.
back then, i still wasn't into vinyl. that took two more years and so i missed the vinyl release and the limited coloured run for 'heaven's venom'. in the past i wasn't really focused on that record but as i came across an pretty reasonable buy-it-now priced copy on ebay, i finally stepped up.
the presentation by nuclear blast record is the usual quality. gatefold sleeve with all the lyrics and 180gr, heavyweight vinyl on a lovely shade of opaque red. #201 of 250 copies pressed. i'm going to see kataklysm live at this year's wacken festival. i'm pretty excited to see if they can deliver on stage just as they do on record. nuclear blast. 2010.
