For nearly three decades, the US/French Canadian melodic death metal powerhouse Kataklysm has delivered relentless waves of unapologetic sound across the globe. Today, the band unveils a brand-new track titled “The Rabbit Hole”.
With brutal honesty and uncompromising intensity, the song shatters the illusion of control and challenges listeners to awaken, resist, and fight back. It serves as a fierce anthem for the disillusioned. The track is raw, defiant, and unapologetically powerful. It also features Clemens Wijers of Carach Angren, who contributed haunting ambient soundscapes and synth elements that enhance the song’s atmosphere.
Maurizio Iacono shares:
“‘The Rabbit Hole’ is our first standalone single since the classic ‘Iron Will’. As the world spirals out of control and people search for meaning and truth, we felt it was important to ask difficult questions. There is so much noise and distortion today, but you must always trust your gut and stand for what is right instead of what is being force-fed. We turned those thoughts into music. While we continue working on the next record, we wanted to release this heavy hitter. Spread it and enjoy!”
The single was recorded earlier this year at multiple locations, including JFD Studios in Dallas, Texas, Studio City in California, The Cabin in Orlando, Florida, and Silver Black Studio in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The track was produced, mixed, and mastered by J-F Dagenais, the band’s own guitarist and longtime producer.
Dive into the rebellious spirit with the visualizer video for “The Rabbit Hole”, the ultimate learning anthem, brought to life by Ingo Spörl at Hard Media. Watch it below!
Check out Kataklysm’s confirmed tour dates so far and mark your calendar – don’t miss them live!
Kataklysm live 2025:
July
25th @ Tolminator Festival – Tolmin, Slovenia
26th @ Metal Fields – Vienna, Austria
29th @ Hirsch – Nürnberg, Germany
30th @ Wizemann – Stuttgart, Germany
31st @ Dortmund Deathfest (warm-up) – Dortmund, Germany
August
1st @ Full Rewind Festival – Rojtzschjora, Germany
2nd @ Rockstadt Extremefest – Râșnov, Romania
7th @ Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg, Germany
8th @ Bloodstock Festival – Derbyshire, United Kingdom
9th @ Brutal Assault Festival – Jaroměř, Czech Republic
10th @ Backstage – Munich, Germany
12th @ Substage – Karlsruhe, Germany
14th @ Motocultor Festival – Carhaix, France
15th @ Rock the Lakes Festival – Cudrefin, Switzerland
16th @ Reload Festival – Sulingen, Germany
17th @ Dynamo Open Air – Eindhoven, Netherlands
