Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM are the sixth confirmed act for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 14-16 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ENSIFERUM, SONIC SYNDICATE, ENDSTILLE, THE VISION BLEAK and PRIMORDIAL. More acts will be announced over the coming weeks.

KATAKLYSM has recruited producer Jason Suecof (CHIMAIRA, TRIVIUM, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) to mix the band's new album in early January. "Prevail" will feature several guest appearances to be announced at a later date. The album is scheduled for May 23, 2008 release via Nuclear Blast Records.

KATAKLYSM recently decided to "immortalize" the character that was featured on the cover of their most recent album, "In the Arms of Devastation", and have him re-appear as the main character — dubbed "The Heartbeast" — on their next offering, "Prevail".

Commented vocalist Maurizio Iacono: "We had so [much] killer feedback on the artwork but especially on the character that we decided to keep him as the band's fifth band member... kinda like IRON MAIDEN did with 'Eddie.' We have the perfect concept for the next album art... it will be bad-ass!"

Watch fan-filmed video footage of KATAKLYSM performing at Ninkasi Kao in Lyon, France on October 14, 2007;