Epic: The Poetry of War
Encyclopedia
Epic: The Poetry of War is the fifth studio album
by the Canadian
death metal
band Kataklysm
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Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Kataklysm
Kataklysm
Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...
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Track listing
- "Il Diavolo in Me" – 3:25
- "Damnation Is Here" – 4:34
- "Era of the Mercyless" – 3:31
- "As the Glorious Weep" – 4:12
- "Shivers of a New World" – 4:06
- "Manipulator of Souls" – 3:41
- "Wounds" – 4:53
- "What We Endure" – 4:56
- "When Time Stands Still" – 6:15
Bonus tracks
- "Mould in a Breed" – 6:03
- "Whirlwind of Withered Blossoms" – 5:15
- "Feeling the Neverworld" – 5:58
- "The Orb" – 2:32
Credits
- Maurizio Iacono – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Stéphane Barbe – BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Jean-François DagenaisJean-Francois DagenaisJean-François Dagenais is the guitarist for the Canadian death metal band, Kataklysm. He is also a music producer.- Kataklysm member :As opposed to many of the original members Jean-François has been with Kataklysm since the beginning...
– GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, record producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Max Duhamel – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....