Kataklysm

Like many of us, Ex Deo frontman Maurizio Iacono, who also spends his time with Kataklysm, didn't pay all that much attention in school. History class was a glaring exception. "It was the only subject I loved," he tells Noisecreep. "Learning about ancient Rome was especially interesting to me...

Ex Deo frontman Maurizio Iacono will never forget the night in 2008 when his main band, Kataklysm, played a show in Lyon, France with Aborted and Behemoth. "While Aborted was playing, the guys from Behemoth wrapped themselves in toilet paper and went onstage looking like mummies," Iacono tells Noisecreep...

Roman history concept band, Ex Deo, won't be bringing the guest vocalists from their debut album 'Romulus' -- Behemoth frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski, Nile frontman Karl Sanders and Keep of Kalessin's Arnt Obsidian Gronbech -- with them when they tour the U...

SHEER MADNESS: For the long time thrashers in Death Angel, they'll be joining labelmates in Kataklysm and Keep Of Kalessin later this month for the European "Summer Madness Tour". The tour will kickoff on June 22 in Pampalona, Spain and continue until July 15 where the tour will end in Tokaj, Hungary...

Canadian metal band Kataklysm are back from a recent road stint in Russia, but unfortunately, guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais was detained by federal agents upon the band's arrival in the United States. According to frontman Maurizio Iacono, U...

Today is our last day in the office before we head to the New England Hardcore and Metal Festival. Follow our adventures while we're on the road via Twitter. Until then, some metal linkage! + Photos of Napalm Death, Kataklysm & Toxic Holocaust in New York City. + S...

2008 should have been a banner year for tech-death greats Arsis. Last April the band released 'We Are the Nightmare,' a dizzying, forward-thinking death metal album that garnered praise from fans and jaded critics alike. They were also slotted into a series of high-profile tours but things started to fall apart shortly after their album's release...

Vocalist Maurizio Iacono has the death metal sound on lock down with Kataklysm, his main band. But the Canadian growler is flexing his creative muscles in a new project, dubbed Ex Deo. Ex Deo – Latin for "From God" - is based around the legends of Roman warriors Romulus and Remus, who were reportedly fathered by Mars, the god of war. It's...

The economy could be on the decline, and gas prices could still be high, but that won't stop metal from making its rounds across the world. KEEPING THE FAITH: After a 10 year hiatus, alt metal veterans Faith No More have confirmed in an official statement that the band is reuniting...