Band's List Death Grind Kataplexis Insurrection

For this review, Metal Made in Canada travels to the western part of Canada. Kataplexis is a Death/Grind band originally from Calgary (Alberta). Their first album, Insurrection, is simply amazing. Since I am not a big fan of Grindcore, I first imagined that it would sound like a generic grind album that often provides a cacophony of incessant blasts beats and distorted guitars. I was extremely surprised to uncover something completely different! This album's execution is almost impeccable! Dave Callahan offers a solid drum performance including many double kicks and variant tempos between mid and blast beats (False Flag anybody?) that go perfectly with Jordan Schritt and Erik Anderson's guitars that are fast tempo, precise and that include many tremolos.

Often overlooked in the world of metal, the bass, played by Shayn Hotton offers frequent interesting insertions that come through the melodies while adding depth to them. Kyle Ball' singing performance is also excellent with his guttural and high pitched cries (that are reminiscent of Kevin Sharpe from Brutal Truth) that mix perfectly with the music's aggressive tones.

Perpetual Apathy is one of the best songs on this album, a perfect example where the best elements are brought together to deliver more than 5 minutes of brutality while including a great deal of variations. The members of Kataplexis seem to have found their place on the Death metal/Grindcore scene with their sound quality, songwriting and originality that set them apart the other bands in the genre.

Kataplexis is a great surprise in 2010! By the way, for the labels that may read this critic, the band is not signed yet. I would definitely recommend Kataplexis to all those who enjoy their death metal with a grind twist!