{"product_id":"kataklysm-serenity-in-fire","title":"Serenity in Fire","description":"Kataklysm: Stephane Barbe (bass guitar); Martin Maurais (drums); Jean-Francois Dagenais, Maurizio Iacono.\nPersonnel: Jordan Dare, Peter T?gtgren, Maurizio Iacono (vocals); Jean-Francois Dagenais (guitar).\nAudio Mixer: Jean-Francois Dagenais.\nRecording information: Victor Studio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (11\/2003).\nKataklysm is yet another death metal band that refuses to roll over and croak, the French-Canadian group unleashing its eighth studio album in ten years. And while Serenity in Fire doesn't kick down any doors in the genre, it does knock quite hard -- and there's a nebulous, inexplicable something that keeps Kataklysm a notch above the onslaught of tiresome, cookie-cutter death acts churning out assembly-line albums like Krispy Kremes. Maybe it's the band's conviction and lack of pretension, Serenity in Fire exuding a convincing degree of passion that's often nonexistent among more high-concept gore metal and ludicrously technical outfits. The positives: an impressive and effective arsenal of speeds and tempo shifts; upper- and lower-register double-tracked vocals (? la Deicide) utilized for variety; the epic, melodic riffing of \"The Night They Returned\" and the title track; ten smartly arranged songs, none of them overstaying their welcome, and clocking in at just under 40 minutes total. Negatives: an annoyingly artificial clackity-typewriter double-bass sound; a lack of lyrical creativity (more anti-religious rants: yawn); a silly, clich?d album cover that not only looks like a bootleg, but too closely resembles the art adorning Kataklysm's 2002 platter, Shadows \u0026amp; Dust. Still, despite the feeling that you've heard it all before, Serenity in Fire is a characteristically strong effort from this tireless outfit, which has produced yet another solid, meat-and-potatoes album that seasoned extreme metal aficionados will find difficult to dislike. ~ John Serba\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Heavy Metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 3\/9\/2004\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kataklysm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44563957285097,"sku":"2VZALN-N6YU-00","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/Kataklysm-Serenity-in-Fire_1jSPa.jpg?v=1759447472","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/kataklysm-serenity-in-fire","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}