Canadian crushers Kataklysm return with their tried and true death metal assault set to destroy on PREVAIL. Faithfully following the punishing playbook this squad has executed since the early ’90s, this extreme metal quartet’s skull-cracking 10-track contribution meshes warmongering vocals with pounding rhythms and machine gun guitarwork on such smoldering tracks as “The Chains of Power” and the mid-tempo mauling audible on “Blood in Heaven.” Consistent in providing rumbling blasts of melodic death metal, Kataklysm’s latest offering maintains the levels of ferocity while keeping their trademark simple yet effective approach fully intact. Www.nuclearblastusa.com -Mike SOS