KATAKLYSM Guitarist To Appear At NAMM

KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-François Dagenais will make an appearance at NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants),which is being held from January 17 to January 20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Although no signing sessions are planned, Dagenais will be hanging at the Washburn Guitars and Randall booths on January 18.

Important: The NAMM show is **NOT** open to the public. The only attendees are NAMM member companies and their invited guests.

KATAKLYSM will perform at the Rebel Radio "Birthday Bash" alongside TROUBLE on January 27 at The House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. More bands will be announced soon.

KATAKLYSM has recruited producer Jason Suecof (CHIMAIRA, TRIVIUM, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) to mix the band's new album beginning in early February. "Prevail" will feature several guest appearances to be announced at a later date. The album is scheduled for a late spring/early summer release via Nuclear Blast Records.

KATAKLYSM recently decided to "immortalize" the character that was featured on the cover of their most recent album, "In the Arms of Devastation", and have him re-appear as the main character — dubbed "The Heartbeast" — on their next offering, "Prevail".

Commented vocalist Maurizio Iacono: "We had so [much] killer feedback on the artwork but especially on the character that we decided to keep him as the band's fifth band member... kinda like IRON MAIDEN did with 'Eddie.' We have the perfect concept for the next album art... it will be bad-ass!"

Watch fan-filmed video footage of KATAKLYSM performing at Ninkasi Kao in Lyon, France on October 14, 2007;