Cataract 2008 marks the
band’s tenth year of existence, it will also be the year in which Cataract
will release their highly anticipated and self titled fifth full length
album.
Since 1998, Cataract have been evolving from a project band into one of
Switzerland’s premiere metal outfits and one of Europe’s constant
parameters in the modern thrash and metalcore genre. Formed out of the
ashes of Mine, Damage I.D. and Cease, the band’s primary aim was to blend
brutal mosh and ferocious thrash into a new shape. What started off as a
new metallic breeze to the hardcore scene quickly turned into a storm when
the first recordings were released. After several releases on various
Labels such as Ferret Records in the USA and LifeForce Rec in Germany,
Cataract caught the attention of Metal Blade records and ultimately was
signed to their rooster in 2004.
Ever since their formation Cataract have been working hard locked in
sticky rehearsal rooms and burning down stages all over the world to
promote their unique style with hundreds of club shows, several tours such
as the Hell On Earth and No Mercy packages, various small tours throughout
Europe and the USA and countless Festival appearances including Germany’s
With Full Force, Wacken, Summer Breeze and Rock Hard Open Airs, Greenfield
(Switzerland’s biggest Rock Open Air), Belgium’s Dour Fest, the American
and French HellFest, the Czech Brutal Assault fest et cetera, et cetera…
The past time has brought a lot of changes for the band. A new guitar
player and a new bass player were added, a whole new album was written and
still they were out on Europe’s stages to kick some serious ass. The
band’s new formation has added a lot of fresh blood and creativity to the
sound and the best prove will be the new album scheduled for march/april
2008. This self titled fifth release is by far their most progressive to
date, showing a lot more variety by adding a lot of brutality and speed
but also more melody and heaviness.
Cataract will be promoting their massive new release with tons of shows
and various tours all over the world! Be prepared for a mighty blow! |
released
2008
