Killing The Eternal was recorded at the Antfarm studios in Aarhus, Denmark under the direction of long-time band producer Tue Madsen. The limited first Digipak edition of Killing The Eternal will feature 13 songs including the bonus track 'Spawned By Illusions'.

Track listing Killing The Eternal:
1. Never
2. Lost Souls
3. Reap The Outcasts
4. Killing The Eternal
5. Failed
6. Urban Waste
7. Makind's Burden
8. Hollow Steps
9. Drain, Murder And Loss
10. The Faith You Have Misused
11. Black Ash
12. Spawned By Illusions (Digi bonus track!)
13. Allegory To A Dying World

Killing The Eternal will be released on Metal Blade Records the 24th/27th of September 2010!

Cataract confirmed for Burn The Stage fest!...

14.09.2010

Well it’s not that new, but we needed to tell you anyway. On the 11th of December 2010 we’ll be headlining this year’s edition of the Burn The Stage fest; we’ll be joined by Vale Tudo (again!) Lower Hell, Blackwall and Electric Hellessence, tickets are available now. If you know the place you get it now. Party on, Wayne!

Join the Cataract - Treasure hunt (#2)...

13.09.2010

Only a couple of weeks to go and our new Album “Killing The Eternal” will be released on Metal Blade Records! And we’ve got a special treat for you, collect all the pieces of the treasure hunt map which will show you the way to a hidden chest, containing the new album, tons of merch and a 1year pass to any of our shows! So join the hunt, have a bit of fun and clean up! Here’s the first piece again (Treasure Hunt Map #2) , follow the link to find the second piece and so on…

Killing the Eternal Release: 10 days to go!...

13.09.2010

Oh yes, it’s that close already, and we’re as excited as you to have the final product in our hands! Remember the limited edition has an exclusive bonus track that won’t appear on the future versions, so save up and get “Killing The Eternal” on the 24th!

Join the Cataract - Treasure hunt (#1)...

10.09.2010

For the release of our new album at the end of this month we prepared a special and unique treasure hunt. Be a part of it by looking for all the pieces of the treasure map. In the treasure chest you can find a Cataract Survival Kit consisting of our new record, tons of band merchandising and a 1-year pass to see all of our shows for free!

Here we go all you have to do is check the piece of map on this link (Treasure Hunt Map #1) and collect all the pieces of the map, so that you can complete the map at the end. With the map you¹ll find the way to the big hidden Cataract treasure chest!?! ...

Killing The Eternal - Landing page launched!...

06.09.2010

Surf over to http://www.metalblade.com/cataract/ and listen to "Reap The Outcast", the first single taken off the new album Killing The Eternal! This is a great representation of our new full length with lots of variation packed in one song; crushing guitars and pounding drums alongside pissed off vocals. Itís one of the last songs we wrote before we went to the studio and it sums up very well what Cataract is all about, from our very first album up to the last one. ìKilling The Eternalî is all about catching the intense feeling of a live show, strip off the unnecessary lengths and deliver Cataractís trademarks in one hard hitting bit. Enjoy!

The limited first Digipak edition of Killing The Eternal will feature 13 songs including the bonus track 'Spawned By Illusions'.
Track listing Killing The Eternal:
1. Never
2. Lost Souls
3. Reap The Outcasts
4. Killing The Eternal
5. Failed
6. Urban Waste
7. Makind¥s Burden
8. Hollow Steps
9. Drain, Murder And Loss
10. The Faith You Have Misused
11. Black Ash
12. Spawned By Illusions (Digi bonus track!)
13. Allegory To A Dying World

Killing The Eternal will be released on Metal Blade Records the 24th/27th of September 2010!

Burn, Bern!...

24.08.2010

We’re proud to announce that we will be performing at the 10 year Ruthless Productions party along with swiss mosh monsters Breakdown Of Sanity plus eventually a third act! As usual it will be happening at Graffitti youth center; be there!

Highway fun to Hungary / Last week blow out sale!...

23.08.2010

Right. We’re back from a two time 14hr drive to and back from the far east of hungary, where we played Azfeszt with Madball, Punishable Act, Mnemic and lots of local noise addicts! we’d love to give massive props to Mate, Zoltan and Walter for having us and of course a million thanks to the crew for taking such good care of us! Regarding the Ieperfest show; we found some youtube candy, it’s of course yours truly moshing it up (cheers to skullabang for putting it up!). So if you wanna have a close look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EpprmZBwvY or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN6174YESko&NR=1 maybe until the end for some facepalm action! If you’ve got something for us let us know.

Two more things: We’re in the final round of our online sale, go to www.cataract.cc and click the sale window to take advantage of our summer blow out! We’re selling out our actual merch, some of the sizes have already gone. Regarding our Release show on the 22nd of October at Zurich’s Dynamo, make sure to get your ticket in advance. Leech Redda is also selling them now (go to http://www.leech-music.ch, > shop > tickets) if you prefer them. We’re starting to get ready now! Love, cataract!

Leperfest was a blast / More shows announced!...

17.08.2010

We gotta give some praise to Bruno and his crew for making Ieper once again a brilliant fest, not even the rainy spells could bring the mood down! We had a fantastic show, lots of energy going on, stagedives, moshpits and occasional sex simulations on stage – what more could one want!? If you’ve got pics from the show don’t hesitate to contact us, we’d love to see them! We’re getting ready for our second one-off appearance this summer at Azfeszt in Hungary now, it’ll be one hell of a ride but we’re already dead excited about it – it’s good to be back on stage! We’ve also got more shows added to the list, they’re coming in now so check out the dates – we’ll be showing up in Weinheim, Pfäffikon, Wuppertal, Limburg, Belfort, Oberentfelden and Köln in the not –too-far future, come out and moooooosh!

New Shows in Austria and Switzerland!...

01.08.2010

We’ve added more shows to our agenda, one in Monthey, Switzerland and one in Dornbirn, Austria! Come by and mosh it up! We’re looking very much forward to our first show after a long break at one of the longest running independent music festivals in Europe: Ieperfest in (you guessed it!) Ieper, Belgium! Check out www.Ieperfest.com to find out about it and take the chance to see more than 60 international acts on one weekend!

New shows:
17.12.2010 – Kulturkaffee Schlachthaus, Dornbirn AT
+ TBA

18.12.2010 – Pont Rouge, Monthey CH
+ TBA

Cataract's big fat swiss blow out sale!...

29.07.2010

If you haven't already seen it, since yo kinda might be on our website - go to our webpage www.cataract.cc an click on the banner to check what we're selling off now! please remember it's limited quantities so once it's gone - it's gone. I think. well what yo're still reading this?! GO AWAY!

[German Version]
ab sofort und bis Ende August gibt\'s eine riesige Sale Aktion in unserem Cataract Web Store. Auf allen Produkte (ausser CD\'s & LP\'s) sind im Cataract Store gibt es bis Ende August 50% Rabatt. Bitte beachtet, dass die Aktion auf gewisse Produkte nur so lange der Vorrat reicht, geht. Check also unsere Aktionen unter http://cataract.cc/shop.php aus und kleidet euch für den Herbst ein!

Album Title Announced!...

28.07.2010

We‘re proud to reveal the title of our upcoming album! ‘KILLING THE ETERNAL’ will hit the stores this fall and it will contain the most brutal Music that has ever erupted from the Cataract Bunkers! We’ll have two versions, one limited first press and then a regular version – more details on that later! Soo keep checking this spot for more info soon! And Don’t forget to show up and party with us on the release show! That’s it. Free Love, Cataract

Record release show announced...

23.07.2010

Hey there cataractians, it's time to break some big news. well, as it's been posted up and down the internets, you probably already know. we're proud to announce our record release show on friday, the 22nd of october 2010 at the mighty halls of Dynamo in Zürich! And yes it's upstairs, not downstairs! Very special guests will be our dear friends from Vale Tudo (actually the only band uglier than us) plus another yet-to-be-revealed opening act. Tickets are available now in presales - use it and get a free gift on the night! so off you pop, yeah!? spread the word!

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We're in the studio again, Metalhammer Interview...

28.01.2008

We've been locked into the eversound studios to record the bonus tracks for the limited edition of our upcoming album. We had a lot of fun recording some great tracks by the Cro Mags, Slayer, Pantera, Madball, The Ramones and many more!!! we're still working on it but we need to give you some more information about what's happened in our world! first off, there is an article online at Metal Hammer mag's webpage, check out what Fedi had to say about the new album and the recent history of Cataract. Check this link (it's in german btw): Metal Hammer Interview The ultra VIP tickets for the cover song karaoke at mascotte are long gone; we're looking forward to tomorrows fun night out! It's not a regular show, we will perform one song only, Mötley Crüe's "Kickstart My Heart" - so come out, have a laugh and cheer for us! Plus we've also been confirmed for this year's Gränichen Open Air, we've added it to the shows, for details keep checking back or google...

Tickets & Supportacts Record Releaseshow announced!...

28.01.2008

Okay before it goes round and we're the last ones to blare it out, REQUIEM, SWITCHBACK and SHALLOW BLOODHOOD will be supporting us on the 20iest of march! Requiem and us shared the stage actually when they released their last killer album; Switchback are just an incredible tech metal band and Shallow Bloodhood blew us away when we saw them live lately! it's all swiss bands btw, even though you can't understand when the guys from Shallow Bloodhood talk to each other. Tickets are on sale NOW, you can purchase them for 25 swiss money per ticket directly from us either by email or keep checking our page, we'll have a link up in a bit. no presale fee whatsoever, just add 2 swiss money for the postage per mailing. Of course you can also get them via Pitfire.net and ticketcorner.com if you think we'll just stash the cash and ... uh thats a good idea. gotta go!

Cataract launch guest list contest...

22.01.2008

hey y'all, we have 12 guest list places for the 4 years karaoke from hell party on the 29th of january at mascotte, zurich and since we don't have friends we decided to give them away in sort of a contest. the only thing you have to do is be FAST and drop an email to info(at)cataract.cc, first come first serve. the rules - mail only if you will show up, if we doubt it, you're "too late". Don't ask if we can put your friend on too. don't ask anything actually. if you're not there by 2200hrs some bum will get in and you get sweet FA.

swiss german text below...
so etz no uf schwiizerdütsch. mer händ 12 plätz für ultra super vip gäscht am Karaoke from hell geburi und well mer i dä reale wält kei fründe händ, gämmer die usä. schriibed es email a info(ät)cataract.cc, de schnäller isch de gschwinder. bedingig isch nume dass au würkli chunnsch am 29.01., und NEI mer chönd di nöd plus eis druftuä. also hopp dä bäsä.

New Bassplayer, Releaseshow and more...

21.01.2008

Allright cataractians, it's done, we're a five piece again! As of today Nico Schläpfer from End Of Suffering and Timor has joined us as our new bassplayer! We are confident that he too will add a lot of new spirit and blood to the band - not just because he's a tiny bit younger than the rest of us haha!!! Of course we want to thank all the guys who also were ready to ruin their lifes, we had to pick between four guys and this decision was quite hard to make. We will give you more information about our new member as soon as possible and we're excited to present him on stage very soon!

Then, we'd like to announce our Record Release and 10th Anniversary show which is scheduled for the 20.03.2008 which is thursday before Good Friday/Karfreitag. It'll take place at Rohstofflager Zürich, we will have a couple of supporting acts and we will take care of a good sound as well. Tickets are available through pitfire.net and directly through us, we'll let you know when. We've got some other things planned for the release of our fifth full length and we will announce everything in time.

Talking about the new cd; it will be self titled as it's the right thing to do right now and it's due on the 20iest of march (G/A/S) and the 25th in the rest of Europe! you can check out the cover under metalblade.de! There will be a limited Digipack version with a bonus disc where yours truly will play some old school hardcore and metal candy and maybe we'll even play one or two on the release show! We'll post the exact songs in their order as soon as we've got that sorted out. Metal Blade will also release a limited edition on Picture Vinyl by the way and it will look killer!

We also have some new merch on the way, we should recieve it by the middle of february. We are currently selling out some of our older designs and have lowered the prices, there's just a few (thats one or two) left of those items so check the webstore on our homepage! We've also added some more shows btw, so check the dates out too! Cataract 2008

Last minute show added!...

18.01.2008

We've added a show on the 15th of February; as we're driving up to support Heaven Shall Burn's record release festivities we'll make a stop at the Juze in Oettingen where we've played in november 2006 I think. We will add the other bands as soon as we know who they are!

15.02.2008 Juze, Oettingen D
Other Bands: Tba

Big news roundup!...

08.01.2008

First of all as possible the last ones on the planet - have a great 2008! we sure hope you survived new year's eve, gained a few pounds and made some ridiculous resolutions. we will have a great 2008 - why? because it's our tenth anniversary! so, happy birthday to us! you might wonder what kind of presents we get - we can tell you one, a BIG one, namely our fabulous fifth full length release which will be released in march and it will kill! We'll tell you more about it soon as we've got some more great news coming along. More shows: we've been confirmed for the With Full Force open air this year and we will be playing an exclusive show with our buddies from Heaven Shall Burn on the 16th of february to celebrate the release of their latest album "iconoclast". check out the Rise Or Die fest online at Riseordie.net as it has tons of other bands playing, make sure you catch tickets for this event! Again, to all the people writing in about the open bass player position, thank you! we have an incredible selection and it will be difficult to sort out the right guy. please be patient with us, we've been a bit overwhelmed yb the respone. You can still write in if you think you're perfect. Allright that's it for now, cataract

First shows for 2008 confirmed!...

21.12.2007

They're snowing in now, we have the first extended weekend confirmed for 2008! we will have a small italian tour in the beginning of april, check out the dates section as it will be filled more and more. There are more shows in the pieline and we will announce them as soon as they are confirmed. please remember to contact MAD-tourbooking.de for all inquiries. THANK YOU to all the people who wrote in about the open position as our bassplayer. we're still browsing, allthough we have some very interesting e-mails right here. if there is any doubt from our side we will contact you, if you don't hear back from us - well that's a good sign. As for the new album, we've finished all the studio work (btw check out page 5 of the studio pic folder for some mental pics!!), the record is mixed and will now be proceeded to Metal Blade. Tue did an amazing job, the production kicks some serious ass! Keep checking back to get all the information!. yours, cataract!

Cataract looking for the final (bass) player! ...

12.12.2007

it's been rumoured that we're looking for a new bassplayer, and funny enough we realized it's true when we were in the studio... damn! so here we are, looking probably for YOU. here's what we want:

- obviously, it's great if you live in switzerland. we will rehearse at least one and up to three times a week in zurich so you should be able to do that without discussion.

- it's nice if you've played in a band before and you're familiar with having shows, performing on stage, studio etc.

- it's also nice if we'd already know you in some way, allthough this is not a must.

- we will be your social life from the time you join the band, you might want to think about that. it's basically half the weekends and half the evenings of a year you will have to endure the rest of us.

- you should have the skills.

- you should have proper equipment.

- you love music. your background should be metal and/or hardcore.

- you will be a full member of the band.

- you also will be asked to do your share of the band work.

please send us an email (info(at)cataract.cc) and tell us why you think you're the perfect pick! we will invite you for a little jam session if we think you are fit.

Suchen geeigneten Tieftöner! ...

12.12.2007

Cataract suchen geeigneten Tieftöner! Eine Überraschung ist es nicht wirklich, aber nun ist es offiziell: wir suchen einen neuen Bassisten! ihr kennt den Song, aber hier ist er nochmal:

- am besten kommst Du aus unserer Nachbarschaft; wir proben mindestens einmal und bis zu dreimal die Woche in Zürich, und das sollte für Dich ebenfalls möglich sein, ohne Diskussion.

- idealerweise hast Du schon Banderfahrung, kennst ein Studio von Innen, standest schon einige Male auf der Bühne, kennst einfach das ganze Drumherum.

- wenn wir Dich schon irgendwie kennen - um so besser, muss allerdings nicht sein.

- überleg Diir den Schritt gut - die Band wird einen grossen Teil Deines Lebens ausmachen! Zwei Abende Probe, Wochenenden gehen für Shows drauf und Urlaub ist ebenfalls on the road.

- Du solltest Dein Instrument beherrschen.

- Du besitzt gutes Equipment.

- Du solltest Musik lieben, Dein Background sollte im Metal/Hardcore liegen.

- Du wirst volles Mitglied der Band.

- Du wirst ebenfalls Bandinterne Jobs übernehmen.

wenn Du der Meinung bist, du bist der Mann oder die Frau dafür, schick uns eine Email an info(at)cataract.cc und sag uns warum du's bist! Wenn wir interessiert sind, packen wir Dich in den Proberaum und hören uns an ob's kracht!

Studioreport 2007 Day 13...

26.11.2007

Last day! At least for Tom, Greg and myself. And it started with a bang – a computer bang, and we feel honoured to have met a Mac with a problem! Well the power supply has blown, so that’s good bye to the machine, we’re working on Tue’s Laptop now which is only a little bit slower. Tom has done some brutal extra vocals to brutalize the songs. B to da r to da fucking utal! Some last overdubs were also done and a final fart has been conducted too. So we’ve packed up our things are ready to leave, just waiting for the first very raw mix of the next cataract cd. As mentioned before we’re leaving Fedi behind to finish off the vocals we’ll keep you updated about the funny things happening on our trip back and at Antfarm. Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 12...

25.11.2007

Farewell is getting closer now. We spent half of the day on placing samples, fucking up guitars, cutting out parts, making intros, rearranging and erasing. We ended up with results hat blew us right out of the door and will make up for ear damages we might have obtained. Fedi finished two more songs, and we’ve been stressing him out quite a bit haha! But again, it’s worth the extra effort. There’s three songs left now which we hope to finish tomorrow or at least as much as we can put it on a cd and listen to it on the way home. Fedi will stay until Wednesday and has to make all lines sound like he was on coke. Looking forward to hear that! Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 11...

24.11.2007

Ok my face is kinda deformed so I had to go and see a doc today, don’t worry it’s all fine, I’m not a leper. Greg and Tom did almost all guitar solos and overdubs today, and Fedi continued with the songs. Since we can’t stress his voice too much we’re almost constantly finishing two song every day and if there’s time left we muse on editing the songs. Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 10...

23.11.2007

Bwoah I’m sick as a dog. Seriously, check out the pics and if you see a guy with a football attached to his face, that’s me. I haven’t slept an hour and now I’m spending time sipping tea while the rest of the guys stuff their faces at Tue’s mansion. I hope they got dogfood! I’m not giving you the details of what I did today, you wouldn’t like it. Tom and Greg finished the bass while I went to the airport to pick up Fedi. I took him more or less directly to the studio were Mr. “which games are gonna be on TV tonight?” checked out our work and his happy face tells me he’s just been blown away! Well since they started to make fun of my big face I had to leave and I’ll tell you more next time. Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 9...

22.11.2007

Another busy day has passed, the last guitar tracks have been laid down and we’ve done the bass for five tracks already. It sounds more metal than ever, quite a difference from our old recordings! We’re progressing really fast now, which will leave us enough time to do the vocals and all the overdubs, solos, screaming, squealing… and of course the mixing, but that will be Tue’s job. Fedi’s coming in tomorrow and I guess we will be done with the bass lines by then – we’ll let you know! Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 3 ...

21.11.2007

We picked up work where we stopped yesterday; gave those two last takes a good listen and decided we could do better and then did so. It sounds easy but it did take a while until we were convinced they will tear shit apart… it’s funny how you start hearing the slightest mistakes, and hearing nothing but that one hit and not the rest of the song. Tue does a great job there, making us see the important things and not wreck ourselves on some detail no one will care about. We started on two new songs (we cant really tell you much about the titles as we just gave them numbers to reduce the confusion) and so far they’re also going through a night’s sleep too and tomorrow we’ll see where we’re going with them. It’s time for some Eddie Murphy now, so good night!

Studioreport 2007 Day 4 ...

21.11.2007

Another long day is over but it was well worth the extra hours! We finished off the drum recordings, ten tracks of solid metal were hammered into shape and will be sharpened during the upcoming days! After we had the last three songs recorded, we went through all the songs again, did some final changes on two of them and now we can’t wait to start working back at the Antfarm… we will again add some more pictures today or tomorrow! Cheerio! Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 5 ...

21.11.2007

After spending some additional hours at Feedback yesterday evening to remove the drums, today started with moving all the guitar stuff into a completely re-built Antfarm and setting things up for the guitar sessions. Tom and Greg basically spent all day searching for the perfect sound and the perfect combinations. We have an army of amps we can try out, but of course we also brought our own equipment. At the end we recorded two tracks including the bass to give it a listen at home, and it sounds very promising, even though no buttons have been touched! Looking forward to tomorrow! Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 6 ...

21.11.2007

I actually stayed at home all day while Greg and Tom worked hard. They played guitar. All – day – long. Boring. Here’s what I did: slept another hour, got out of bed late, vacuumed and cleaned the kitchen, did the dishes, had some soup, made lots of mails, erased one hundred times more spam, ate Christmas chocolate, watched Knuckledust’s dvd and listened to the album, more mails, also did lots of myspace business and then had a biiiiig wank. Oh well since you might not be interested in my daily musing, Tom and Greg finished three more songs plus the ones from yesterday and it’s kicking serious ass! I’m surprised how the songs differ among themselves but it’s still pure Cataract! Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 7 ...

21.11.2007

Alright a bit more on topic this time. Today was Tue’s day off, we actually thought we’d just hang out at home but we had the pleasure to work with Jacob Olsen, still at the Antfarm of course. We did some little changes to the rhythm guitars in two songs we’ve already recorded, but then again it was time for Ricky to sod off and be a housewife again. Greg and Tom went on working on the songs, they recorded two new ones which developed to be quite a piece of work but listening to the recording right now I have to say it was well worth it! I’m sure you’d agree if you could hear it… but you can’t. Not yet. Oh yeah if any Danish people recall what Tue did on Saturday night, he’ll be happy to know, he was wandering around the studio in his bare feet and mumbled something about 2 hrs of sleep and winning. Later guys! Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 8...

21.11.2007

We’re almost done with the guitars and even though there’s nothing done on the mix they sound massive! There’s one more song left now and then we’re probably gonna flip a coin to see who’s starting on the bass… I actually would love to, but apparently it’s not that easy. Fedi is going to meet up with us on Wednesday so we have plenty of time to work on those extra things and then of course the vocals. And that’s it for today, really… Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 2 ...

16.11.2007

Today meant business. Ricky turned the drums to ashes and we recorded four songs that we’re really happy with, you people will love them. We also did a first take for two more songs but frankly, after six hours of noise…. we will decide whether they’re good or not tomorrow. So we’re looking at the basics for five songs and we’re f’ing happy with them to say the least. You people will love them. They’re polite death metal. We’ll evaluate what that exactly means as soon as we know more about it. Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007Day 1 ...

15.11.2007

This day meant basically getting ready for recording the drums. We went back to that place Feedback Studios where we’ve been for the “triumph” sessions and where Knuckledust and Moonspell just did their drum tracks. We’re using a smaller room though, it makes the drums sound amazing just as such so it’s less work on the desk and more sound on the record. If you care, we’re using Tue’s own pearly white Yamaha Set which sounds as nasty as it looks, it has coated skins giving a lot of attack; a 14”x 5” metal snare nicely smashing eardrums, plus the usual variety of cymbals including a amazingly noisy 20” china. No amps on the guitars, they are just plugged in and sent through some guitarizer or whatever you may call it. Most time we spent setting up, sound checking and rehearsing. We ended up starting with the recordings, did one song and got started on two more, but then called it a day as we still were battered. By the way we will try to add some pictures. I guess they will be up on myspace pretty soon and later also on the webpage. Complete Cataract Studioreport

Studioreport 2007 Day 0 ...

14.11.2007

Okay buddies, we’re online, as of Tuesday, the 13th of November. We had a little trouble hooking up to the internet but lets just say we had better things to do, actually! Here’s what we did so far:

Day 0: Drove up to Denmark, 1225kms more or less straight with a completely packed Volkswagen Sharan; tons of drum accessories, cymbals, pedals; a collection of guitars and amplifiers plus four bags full of Swiss bread, milk and chocolate so we don’t starve in the home of the fluffy bread. We’ve met Tue, moved into a nice flat which will be our home for the upcoming days, made some pasta and more or less went straight to bed. Complete Cataract Studioreport

This year's final show was a blast!!!...

10.09.2007

We didn't really expect it, but how good are the shows that turn out to be just amazing? Playing the Estrich in Winistorf (which by the way is a really nice venue that just needs ventilation hah) was a f'ing blast! This place is literally out in the field and if you don't know where to drive to you have no chance to find it. lucky more than enough people did find it and the whole village was turned into a parking lot. The time schedule soon was gone AWOL but it didn't matter as the place was full and people seemed to enjoy the brutality. after all the death, mutilation and grind dealed out we kinda were the pop act of the night but apparently everyone was happy to get sissy punches from us! we've recorded half of the show and hopefully we'll be able to post some of the footage.

as this was (as far as we know now) our final show this year, we'd lie to thank all you people for booking us, feeding us, supporting us or just being there! we will tell you all in a bit what the plans are for the rest of 2007. keep checking back - you will love it!

Joch'n'Roll battered, Metalfest destroyed...

02.09.2007

what a weekend! we finally managed to play the Joch'n'Roll fest, it still was quite crazy - we switched positions with Volbeat in the last minute as they were stuck in traffic. nevertheless, we got to play the main stage like this so we wont complain especially not since the crowd went nuts and we had a nice farmer's pit going with lots of straw flying about! Metalfest in Uri also suffered from murphy's law as the mixing board kinda blew up while Inishmore were playing... the technicians managed to fix it but of course this took quite a while. we started with a delay of about one hour I think, but luckily with great sound so the festival ended loud as it's supposed to be!

this weekend's show in Winisdorf will be our last so far for this year, so come out and rock out at the estrich!

some kick ass shows and lots of driving...

29.08.2007

allright it's time for a big wash up; we've had half a dozen shows and of course we need to tell about our little adventures in the big big world. some weeks ago we went off to play an amazing Brutal Assault fest in Jaromer, CZ with ralph from Disparaged filling in on bass - thanks again bro!! It was a pity we had to leave after a fantastic afternoon show in front of a completely mad crowd (by the way metalpics.ch has some killer pics online) as we had to drive to germany for another show which was more or less in the middle of nowhere and left us in some trouble finding it. However, we ended up there just in time to rock out in the middle of the woods so cheers to all the people moshing the mud up haha! last weekend we played Weinheim alongside Cracknail, Dresden's Boom Fest with Disillusion and The Bones and ultimately the one and only Ieper Fest with about a billion bands, this time Jay from Vale Tudo helped us out again. And boy this weekend was rock'n'roll. We ended up with a smaller van than planned so after 2hrs we gave up trying to pack our stuff and decided to drive with the van and a private car. Instead of splitting the ride between three drivers we more or less were constantly behind the wheels of steel, killing kilometers and praying for insomnia. It turned out well though, we only got flashed 4 times plus one possible case of "defamation of a civil servant on duty". cheers to all the people setting those shows up and of course the crowds making it all worth it!

Our crazy shows this weekend...

07.08.2007

Just to avoid any confusion, here's the deal for this weekend: Our appearance at the Brutal Assault fest has been moved to Saturday, the 11th of august, showtime is 1615hrs! We have another show on that day at Rübenau/Marienberg at the WGSOAF fest, showtime around 2300hrs. We will play both shows, nothing is cancelled. Just to let you know. Ralf from Disparaged will be filling in on bass this weekend, by the way!

Finland and Paleo were killer!...

27.07.2007

Our trip to finland was total killer. even though we had to struggle a lot it all went really well. Jay learned the songs in more or less one rehearsal, then we had to make him go to finland one day earlier (cheers to low cost flying) and then he had to hang out all day with a bottle of rum until we finally arrived friday evening after an adventurous drive through finlands woods. we spent the night at ollis's place, completely knackered from the travelling and then we've been hanging out at the fest all day - we had a huge backstage with tv and a sauna haha! The show was spectacular, we had all equipment lent by other bands and it worked out really well! the place was on fire and we sure hope well get that guy who filmed the whole thing! as soon as we were home as soon we also had to get to the Paleo festival wehere we played an outdoor stage in the village. It must have been the weirdest show this year, as we had to keep the sond really low - the drums were taped up with tissues and duct tape because they were too loud! So we don't really know if people heard us in front of the stage haha! nevertheless, it was great fun so cheers to all the people helping us out in these shows! Love cataract

Würzburg kills...

02.07.2007

Würzburg kills... and we're not referring to the shit traffic that had us arriving more or less right on time to enter the stage! it's been a while since we've last been to Würzburg (I think that was with Malm ages ago...) so we've been wondering how this fest will turn out and we've been very pleased - great sound, great set, lots of headbanging and moshing plus we even had a so called "wall of the death" tearing the place in two haha! So, Rock Falls proved to be a very cozy fest with an extraordinary stage, great food and a crowd that likes to party! cheers to chris and his crew for setting this up and see you all again!

Some more or less shit news...

02.07.2007

We have to infrom you that Kay is no longer part of the band. Jay from Vale Tudo will be filling in for the upcoming shows and when we're done we'll be looking around for permanent replacement. we'll update the shows in a bit so keep checking back!

Greenfield's Hardest!...

18.06.2007

It's been a day and a half to recover but we're still lacking the words to tell about the greenfield show. I guess the praise of the awesome location has to step back because this must have been one of our best shows ever! We guessed there'd be about 400 people who actually would listen to us - but boy were we wrong. Greenfield liked it the hard way! We had a packed tent and 40 minutes to finish off the chapter of metal, and the crowd loved every minute of it - and so did we. The sound was killer (not loud enough though haha), the response was overwhelming and there was probably the biggest mosh pit this fest has ever seen - along with some smaller ones! so cheers to the thousands in attendace, making this a night - well an afternoon to remember!!! To those giving us praise after the show, it means the world to us. and those who can't believe we're from switzerland, listen to this: Mier händ denn imfall meh fründe uf myspace als die andere schwiizer bänds! also drs 3, fäcts und schwiizer familä: chönd üs gärn iilade. märsi. over and out, cataract

Some pics on the web...

18.06.2007

Hey y'all, there are some nice pics from our appearance at the greenfield fest online at tilllate, check the link to see them. Some more pics (from lucerne this time) are also on the mighty rabbitriot page, also check out their videos!! Click Here and Click Here cheers, cataract

Soul of Metal cancelled!...

08.06.2007

We have to inform you that the whole soul of metal festival has been cancelled due to some tragic incidents around the main promoter of the show. All the best to Martin and keep your head up.

Show log file for the last weekends...

05.06.2007

we've played some crushing shows in the past days. First off was the Rock Hard fest where we played the probably nicest venue ever right after Crucified Barbara, that was also our first "big" show with the new line up and we loved it! Cheers to Stoney and Frank from RockHard for being such amazing hosts - we'll remember the hotel offer next time haha! Then we went off to Rostock to play a quite chaotic but nevertheless great show; it had to be moved due to the police raiding the original venue two days before. to top it off we played a sold out Sackfabrik in Magdeburg. Not only did we slaughter kay's beard with a carpet knife but we also played one of our craziest shows ever - people queued up for the stagedives and started jumping off the PA! And as we covered the redneck stomp fedi followed them - thanks for catching him folks! We literally ran out of songs, but seriously we couldn't expect such a response!! Thanks again to all involved and of course the bands helping us out!

Last friday we (along with Zatokrev) opened up for Type O Negative and MachineHead at the legendary volkshaus - even though our stage space was very limited and we had close to no monitor sound, the show kicked ass big time! we had to stop after 30 mins and sadly couldn't play encores, however thanks to all the people (and all the ladies from free&virgin) for the great support and the cheering after the show! Lucerne on saturday was another sold out show, small stage, hot venue and lots of moshing! thanks to Pippo and crew for setting it up and Fallen Century and Horatio for kicking it too!

Next up is the greenfield fest - lets see what happens there haha! love, cataract

Cataract live @ Hell On Earth...

04.06.2007

we just recieved some video footage of our h.o.e. appearance last year here in switzerland. cheers to hänu for putting his live on the line haha! the recording sometimes blacks out but I guess you can figure out why. View the video on Youtube website

Big news update...

25.05.2007

our ascension weekend was a f'ing blast!!! it started off in stuttgart where we played the moist pits of Prag club - cheers to all the metalheads coming to see us on such short notice, and xtra special thanks to seb from Epitome Of Frail and Tom from Bleeding Nose for setting things up! We then headed to Essen to headline the Filled With Hate warm up show along with the disciples of brutality Clobberin' Time, Brothers in Crime, Ruction and SelbstMordAttentäter... and 200 liters of free beer and half a dozen fistfights in an almost tropical atmosphere. cheers to Dennis, Rico and Axel for setting things up! To top it off we played a sold out Club de B in Torhout with Maroon, Spoil Engine who released their new cd and Distorted with almost 400 people going nuts during the show - some people climbed the pa for their stagedives! props to Steven and his crew for this amazing evening! Good News / Bad News - our spot at the Greenfield has been moved, we now get to play later and longer which is cool. However, we have to cancel the Summer Blast fest, as the time gap for travelling to trier is simply too small. We tried to move our showtime there but its not possible and the people from Summerblast don't want to take the likely risk of us getting stuck in traffic. We're sorry for all the inconvenience caused. Concerning our show with Machine Head, Chimaira have cancelled their show so us and Zatokrev are both playing later. the ticket price has been reduced now and those who hold the original ticktes will get free drinks! Some more shows have been added too: Rockfalls fest in Würzburg, Boom fest in Dresden, Ieper fest in duh! Ieper and No fest in Weinheim, check the dates! love cataract!

Cataract playing Greenfield Open Air!!...

16.05.2007

Now it's official! great news for us, bad news for the faint-hearted. Cataract will definately play this year's Greenfield fest in Interlaken, Switzerland! After Gränichen this is the second time we are playing an event like this in switzerland and boy it's the big one! To avoid any confusion, we also have a show announced in Trier on that day and we are currently sorting this out as we plan to play both shows, which will be another first for us. If anyone wants to sponsor us a helicopter, just write us an email, we will probably accept it! We will be appearing quite early on the tent stage (check www.greenfieldfestival.ch) and after the show head off to Trier to play the ultimate Summer Blast Fest, so as long as we don't announce something different here, both shows are happening. Our show in Kufstein, Austria was killer by the way, some of the kindest people we've ever met - offering us beer on stage while we played haha! so cheers to Peter and the whole gang (Dryrot, Raypissed) for a great night! We will have some more shows announced soon, so keep checking back!

Tom's a dad - again!...

08.05.2007

Right, this is some rather unusual news but we're very happy to announce the arrival switzerland's youngest death metal lunatic: as of now, Tom's a double dad! DEMIAN was born last week and will be raised to the sweet sound of possibly cannibal corpse, ion dissonance and of course cataract and disparaged! horns up to the family, may the blast beat be with you! on some other, more usual but still great news - we've added another show we could slip in. We will be appearing at the earshakerdays on the 1st of June at the volkshaus in zurich, along with machine head, type o negative, chimaira and zatokrev!! we'll be on stage quite early (read around 1800hrs), so may we suggest you come in early. see you all there

Last minute show in Stuttgart added!!...

30.04.2007

Folks, we have a last minute show we can add, on the way up to the Filled With Hate warm up party we will make a stop in Stuttgart and play the thursday night at club prag. Epitome Of Frail will be playing with us plus another band we're working on, we will make that official as soon as we can - it will be our first show outside switzerland with the new line up, by the way! come out and rock out!

Blood, sweat... and no tears...

23.04.2007

cheers to everyone coming out and supporting us and hardcore/metal last saturday at the Dance Of Days fest, we loved every minute of it!! The weather was a blast, the grill was greatSpecial thanks to the whole Remise Crew for another great fest and of course all the bands whom we shared that little stage with. another special thanks to the crowd for keeping it rough but fair in the pit - even though an old school buddy of Kay got his nose broken and other minor injuries occured everthing went nice and easy. check out some first pics on Rabbitriot.net !

some other news, the headliner for the Uri Metalfest has been announced: Entombed who took that same place apart not too long ago will return and finish the job! allright more is coming soon. yours, cataract

Dance of days festival coming up...

19.04.2007

Heya everyone, another great show is coming up, this time it's the dance of days fest at the Remise in Wil and yes that's spelled with one "L", unlike the back of about 173 tourshirts that obviously were done with thesaurus' autocorrect function activated. however, we're gonna rock out with Terror, Full Blown Chaos, Teamkiller and lots more, festival starts at 1500hrs, check out Danceofdaysfestival.ch for more information! we've updated our shows section, there's some amazing shows coming up as the Lappeenranta Fest in Finland, we'll be performing (I have to write it that way) at the famous Paléo Festival in Nyon where maybe bjork will join us fo a slayer cover, who knows?! The festival is almost sold out already, even on the day's we're not playing, it's insane! more news, we've also added Brutalassault festival in the Czech Republic which will be quite extraordinaire, taking place in a fortress built in the 1780ies and featuring bands as Pain, Immolation, Sturnus, Katatonia and many, many more. We've also got some more shows confirmed but we don't have much information for those yet, we will update it as soon as possible. OK so long, see you grilling at the Dance Of Days Fest!

Pics from our first show with tom...

12.04.2007

hey you all, it's a bit late but what the heck; first off THANKS to all the people involved in the heavymetal.ch fest - our first show in the new line up! The venue was sold out with over 700 metalheads showing up and I can tell you we've been nervous, but after all it was amazing playing to an audience tearing the place apart with a massive wall of death!! We've got a weight off our shoulders now as we recieved tons of praise for the new kid on the block, Tom played a fantastic show and we're now looking forward to our upcoming shows twice as much! Cheers also to all the bands playing, especially Neil from Benediction/ex Stampin' Ground (say hi to your kid from us!), and last but not least, all the crazy people coming out to party with heavymetal.ch! check out our pics on Photopit.com and get some impressions of the show!

Cataract out of hibernation...

26.03.2007

We're officially out of hibernation as of next saturday when we will play our first show with the new lineup at the heavymetal.ch fest! come by if you want a full dose of metal as the line up is loaded with amazing bands!! we're looking forward to this show and of course next month's dance of the days fest where we will introduce the new line up to a hardcore audience (terror and full blown chaos will share the stage with us among tons of other bands)! more news soon! cataract

Tom's profile is online...

26.02.2007

just a short note - we've added new pictures to the page layout and we also added Tom's profile to the band section. we're progressing well with the rehearsals so we're looking forward to the shows coming up! we've updated the shows section, keep checking back as we're adding and updating constantly. over and out, cataract

Cataract back for good!!!...

15.02.2007

Yes it's true, we are back to a five piece! And we're glad we can stop the guessing and rumouring by officially welcoming Tom Kuzmic whom you might know from death metal monsters Disparaged to the mighty realm of Castle Cataract!

We also thank all the people who wanted to ruin their lives by joining us on our trip to hell or volunteered to jump in case we couldn't find someone - you guys fucking rock! We are confident this is the best that could have happened as Tom has more than 100% of what we were looking for! We already started rehearsing with the new line up and things are looking great for the shows we wisely didn't cancel haha! So once again to end all discussion - we will play shows, starting March 31st! We will keep you posted on the progression.

Cataract looking for new guitarist...

22.01.2007

Deutsche Version weiter unten! allright, as we announced here's a little hint on what we're looking for. of course it doesn't have to be a 100% coverage, we will discuss it as you write in, but make up your mind about these points. we're not just looking for someone who can play our songs, but for someone who brings his own style and wants to push our music further. We're not looking for someone with rock star dreams, but for someone who loves metal and hardcore as we do, who loves music and who is willing to kick ass with us. so here we go:

• experienced concerning playing in a band and on stage
• appropriate skills on the instrument of course
• you have your own ideas to add to our sound
• musical background can be as open minded as you want, but the main thing should be death/thrash metal alongside with the brutal end of hard- and metalcore.
• rehearsing 2x/week in Zurich

So let us hear about your vision and don't be shy!

Okay, hier noch auf Deutsch - unten sind ein paar Punkte aufgelistet, die ihr euch durch den Kopf gehen lassen könnt bevor ihr schreibt. Es geht nicht darum, einfach jemanden zu haben, der unsere Songs spielen kann. Es sollte jemand sein, der sich mit uns im Proberaum verschanzt und die Musik von Cataract mit seinem Stil und seinen Ideen erweitert. Wir brauchen keinen, der "Rockstar" Träume hat, sondern einen, der Metal und Hardcore genau so liebt wie wir, der ohne Musik nicht leben kann und der Bock drauf hat, mit uns Arsch zu treten! Also:

• Band- und Bühnenerfahrung sind von Vorteil
• Entsprechendes Können auf dem Instrument
• Du trägst Deinen Teil zum Songwriting bei
• Dein persönlicher Geschmack kann so breit sein wies nur geht, aber Death und Thrash Metal sowie die harte Seite von Hardcore und Metalcore sollten dominant sein.
• Es sollte kein Problem sein, zweimal die Woche in Zürich zu Proben.

Also, auf geht's!

Cataract in hibernation...

15.01.2007

Dear Cataractians, we have some rather big news for you all. We've had several discussions between different members about our future concerning music, shape, form and structure of Cataract and of course the year lying ahead. And, after a final meeting this friday, we agreed to disagree - our founding member Simon decided to part ways with Cataract to pursue his own projects, which you will run across sooner or later. We had nine incredible years and all of us will remember the times we had. we're parting in peace as we all agreed that this is the best way for both sides.

Simon says the following to his departure: "Sometimes you come to a cross road in life where there is only one way to go. I choose the path of facing a new personal and musical challenge. I have been part of this band as a founding member for nearly 8 1/2 years. I am thankful for the great experiences I have made and for all the old friends, new friends, promoters, journalists and tons more - you know who you are - I met over the years through the band. I want to thank all bandmembers - previous and past - that shared a vision. I wish cataract all the best."

We have decided to take a break until we worked out all the band bizness and we'll use the time to evaluate simon's successor. We unfortunetely had to cancel the show in Aarau but we will make up for it as soon as we're a five piece again. All other shows (we will add them soon) are still hot and will happen. If you have any questions, contact us. Of course we're looking for a new guitarist now, we will make another posting with our ideas and requirements in short time. If you already think you have got "it" then contact us on info@cataract.cc.

Simon, all the best on your way, we all know you will make it!

Happy New Year everyone!!...

05.01.2007

right on, whether you were dipping carrots, fucked up on drugs, going mental or even sleeping - we hope all of you had an a great time starting the new year because we sure did hehe! we'll be posting some more news soonish since we're sorting out the shows for this year now and we'll start posting them. Our latest album "kingdom" was voted "album of the year" in Slam Magazine which is absolutely amazing! keep checking back as the heat will be increased throughout the month!

Onward to termination ! Last Show for this Year ...

13.12.2006

Our last show for this year is coming up, we're looking forward to it as it will be a special event featuring wicked metal and crushing hardcore and tons of giveaways from DCshoeco - please note that you will need a presale ticket to take part in the drawing which will take place during the night. please check Kingshot.net for details!

Kaisten In Ashes ...

06.12.2006

cheerio cataractians, just a short update. we played our second last show for this year in kaisten and it turned out to be kicking a lot of ass!! so thanks for all the people coming out and moshing it up and of course to danny and his crew for setting the whole fest up.

our last show is due on the 22nd of december, make sure you come and check us out thrashing it up with Soul Demise, Dark Day Dungeon, Vale Tudo, Taste of Tears and 5 Days Rain. Check Kingshot.net for the flyer and more informations...
see you there! Cataract

Cataract at X-Mas and new Merchandise ...

22.11.2006

hey everyone, we've had a incredible weekend playing small club show in oettingen and oberwolfach, both shows were absolutely packed and the response was just incredible! Cheers again to Honig and Jan for setting things up (next time it won't be such a hassle) and of course to all the people who came out to see us - even if it was next to the end of the world haha! some news:

We have two shows left this year: 02.12. in Kaisten, Switzerland and our last show for 2006 at the X-mas Metal Mosh in Zug, Switzerland. Presales for the latter one have just started on Pitfire.net and Kingshot.net, be sure to get there, it's gonna r.o.c.k.! The show on the 20iest will be cancelled as it was booked to follow the X-Mass tour which we won't play now. Imperial-clothing.com are our latest ally when it comes to merchandise - they will sell some of our actual merch plus some exclusive designs in germany and the whole rest of Europe. Now this will be interesting for EU citizens as it will be much, much cheaper to order from them - less postage and no taxes. So check them out but DO NOT look at other merch than ours. okay? OKAY???

thats it then, see you around, cataract

Some other News...

24.10.2006

We have some new merch which should also be uploaded soon, plus there will be various new designs made by Imperial Clothing. And we will also upload some more pictures soonish.

We also started booking shows for 2007, first date confirmed is the Rock Hard Festival where we will play Friday with Heaven Shall Burn, Grave Digger and Amon Amarth. We’re working on a trip to southern Europe, plus on a headlining tour next year. We’re not going on the X-Mass tour as you might have catched, this is final. We’re sorry about this and thank all the people who sent emails and phoned in – we will make sure we come by soon, especially to Paris. Finally we will be presenting the X-Mas Mosh on the 22nd of december with Kingshot, besides us Soul Demise, Dark Day Dungeon, Vale Tudo and Taste of Tears will be entering the stage of the Galvanik in Zug.

Back from Hell - With a massive news update ...

23.10.2006

We’ve had a very successful three weeks on the hell on earth tour passing England, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Danmark and fo course the center of the world, Switzerland. We’ll be finishing the tour report soon so you can check out where we’ve been rocking out.

We want to thank all the people who made this trip so f’ing amazing for us, most of all Schlumpf “der Kassierer” and MAD for making it happen, all our drivers (we stopped counting at five), AK, our drinking buddies in Heaven Shall Burn including Benny and Maroon plus Pappe, Narziss, God Forbid, Purified in Blood (Manowar form Norway) and our french compagnons from Perfect Murder – très bien. All hail to the local promoters for making it all possible and once again the people coming to the shows, especially the crowd at Kofmehl Solothurn for making it one of our best shows ever!

Hell On Earth 2006 Tour-Report complete ...

16.10.2006

Hello at all. It is done, the complete Tourreport from the Hell on Earth Tour 2006 is now available on our Website. Go to our Press-Section on the Download Page. Click here and download the complete Tour-Report from the Hell On Earth Tour 2006 as Pdf File.

Hell On Earth 2006 Tour-Report Day 4-6 ...

22.09.2006

Hello all, here is the next Tourreport from the last UK Days 4 - 6 in Manchester at Jilly’s Rockworld, Southhampton at The Nexus and Milton Keynes at The Pitts. Click here and read the Tour-Report as Pdf File.

Hell On Earth 2006 Tour-Report Day 1-3 ...

19.09.2006

Hello, this is the first Tourreport, day 1-3 from the Hell On Earth Tour Read about the first 3 days in United Kingdom. The Report for the next days coming soon. Click here and read the Tour-Report as Pdf File.

Hell On Earth - we're coming! ...

11.09.2006

There's only a few days left now until we will hit the roads as a part of the mighty Hell On Earth tour, three weeks of shows and not one day off sound very promising! we will keep you updated about it (also check our myspace shite for that matter) and once again we will be working on a tour diary, fuck it up or loose it by the end of the tour and then bring up a lame apology - well you know it. business as usual.

We also have some new merch ready for this occasion and we also plan to drag Martin from Eversound along who will fix us a nice sound every evening. okay that's it for the tour, you'll be hearing enough of it later.

there's a new interview (in german) online, conducted by pitfire with ricky. it's pretty long and has some detailed information about our origins so have a cup of tea and go to http://www.pitfire.net. Shelley from www.metalpics.ch and Caroline from www.photopit.com have added some amazing pics from Metalcamp in slovenija, check them out!

ok that's it for now, see you on tour! cataract

Cataract fivepiece, Back with Full Force ! ...

07.08.2006

After having him as a temporary replacement during July we want to welcome Kay Brem (on the left on the pic!) as a full member of the Cataract Team ! View the new Promotionphoto, click here. is We are proud to welcome him to the team. He is a very talented bassplayer with experience of more than a decade as bassplayer. He played in several bands (Tribes Of Cain, etc.) and to top it off, Kay is a very cool person. It is like he would have been part of Cataract forever.

For more infos about Kay Brem check Cataract Memberpage or Myspace.com/4stringkiller

We will destroy stages again with full force. Stronger than ever. Be prepared.

Video - Denial Of Life - Online ...

06.08.2006

Yo, our video Denial of Life is online now! Thanks go out to Lowlife Media und Seb for doing it! You can see and download the video "Denial of Life" here on our Page or visit Metalblade.de!

We want to thank the whole Metalcamp crew for the great event. We will have pictures online soon! Also we are set with our new bassplayer. An announcement will follow later this week.

Hell on Earth - it coming.

Cataract Goodies to win ! ...

11.07.2006

Hell on Earth is near! You want to win some free cataract goodies? Go to Hell On Earth site and win some brand new shrirts and CDs from us! There are also videos from all the bands on the page (click on the TV!) now. Check final dates section for a show near you! And last but not least, A perfect Murder got added to the bill. This tour will blow you away!

Click here for Hell On Earth Website

More announcements on all cataract matters soon! Thats it for now. Over and out.

Thank you, keep the word for kingdom ...

07.07.2006

we want to thank all our fans worldwide for picking up our CD so far!!! We are more than happy with the response you gave us so far! We cant wait to present all the news songs to all of you - thank you, keep the word for "kingdom" going!

Hell on Earth, most dates are confirmed ...

07.07.2006

Hell on Earth! Most dates are confirmed and settled. Mosh!!!! See in the dates section. We will also have tons of more show nailed soon for fall. We will announce this shit soon!

Denial of Life, Video right now finished ...

07.07.2006

We are right now finishing off our Video to "Denial of Life". Our good friend Maurice from LowlifeMedia is working on it. If you don't know. He plays in Legion of the Damned too! Check out their CD. Its Thrash Metal the way it has to be! The Video will be all over website for download and stuff in about 2-3 weeks! See you there!

Bassplayer, amazing response from all over this planet ...

07.07.2006

The one's who assume we are not busy, are so fucking totally wrong, you cant imagine! Read this! First we want to thank to everyone how dropped us a mail applying for shredding the bass for cataract. We got an amazing response from all over this planet - crazy. We are happy to say that we have someone filling in for all the July shows and most likely being the one guy for cataract. He is super cool and shreds like hell. We want you to give him a warm welcome. So come along and see for yourself on the next summer shows!

We also have to announce that the show in Frankfurt got cancelled. It seems like this summer is cancellationfestival time for us.

Hell on Earth - More dates and Bands confirmed! ...

15.06.2006

Folks, we just got news about Hell on Earth Tour! We cant be happier to be part of this great event. What a fucking great line-up with GOD FORBID, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, MAROON, PURIFIED IN BLOOD and FULL BLOWN CHAOS beside us!! To share the stage with some of our favorite bands is just mindblowing! Check the Shows section and see where its stopping near you!

Cataract Seeking New Bassplayer ! ...

15.06.2006

After several descussions, Cataract and Bassplayer Michael decided to part ways. We thank him for everything in the past 8 years and wish him all the best for his future!!!

We are now looking for an immediate replacement. We need a dedicated person, that is willing to play a lot, take part in regular rehearsals, spend your holydays touring with the coolest bands, take some crazy rides and spend weekends in vans, on stages and in foreign beds.
You should bring talent and experience in bands if possible, and it would be ace if you listen to lots of metal and hardcore. You should be loving this as we do, willing to share a future vision in the band and not being afraid of changes and discussions. Creativity is a must.

We offer all of the above and some nice extras such as an endorsement deal, a record contract, forthcoming touring all over europe and more. There is a bright future ahead for Cataract. We want you to be part of it.

Just send your application to info@cataract.cc. Write everything we would need to know about you. Dont forget to write down your phone number too! You will get an answer within a few days.

Attention - SHOWS CANCELLED: due to the missing link in the band we are forced to call off the shows in Stuttgart/LKH and Berchtesgaden/Kuckucksnest.

Ready, steady, go!

Cataract cancel Flamefest ...

06.06.2006

Dear all, we had to cancel our show at italy's biggest event for metal/hardcore music, the Flame Fest in bologna. our apologies go out to the promoters who got us on the bill in the last minute and of course to all the people who were there expecting us. here's why we couldn't make it:
Number one: Our Van broke down on the way back from our show in Quedlinburg on saturday, a hose of the charging system bursted - I hope I'm translating this right. We got help from the road rescue who could fix it but told us to look for the nearest service station to get the hose replaced. We agreed with the rental company to return the van in zürich.

Number two: the rental offered us a replacement van for monday morning, but they couldn't tell us what time. so we had to cancel our plans of driving to milano, spending the night there and travelling the second half on monday. As we finally got an availability time for the new van (1000hrs monday morning), we also faced a serious time problem: there was no chance we could drive to bologna in 4 hours, especially as the main route through St. Gotthard tunnel is currently closed. So we decided to call it off.

Again, we're very sorry about this whole hassle; we tried to inform the promoters but we couldn't reach anyone with the numbers we had. we will return.

On a different note, our shows in Bischofswerda and Quedlinburg were killer and definately worth the 12 hours it took us to get there! cheers to all the bands we've played with (especially detrimental threat for lending us the drumkit) and of course the whole crew at Eastclub and Reichenstrasse. Last but not least, all of the maniacs for showing up, supporting the metal and hardcore underground... especially the 350 madmen and women in Quedlinburg - another night to remember! also thanks to the guy explaining us how to make "hackepeter" out of a pig, hahaha!

cataract

What a weekend !!!...

30.05.2006

First of all, thanks to all the people who came to our record release party and rocked the house last wednesday!! It was truly a night to remember, a packed club and a crowd we could only dream of - cheers to every single one of you for showing up and supporting swiss metal! thanks especially to those who helped making it possible: Oli "chom gib em nochli!" and the whole Abart crew, our lovely ladies for their help with the merch; Martin for a killer sound, Dark Day Dungeon for increasing the pressure and Mosh for joining us on stage, our special guests Dani PX-Pain, Martin Solid Ground, Wini 5 Days Rain, Raffi New Morality and Sven Snitch and whoever else made it on or in front of the stage to sing along! We also already got the first pictures of this blasting show: check out www.rabbitriot.net and www.browar.ch/gallery ! There's one thing we need to set straight now - everyone coming to the show was supposed to get a small present (a keyholder / lanyard) at the door, and apparently this didn't work out. So what we are offering you is to just ask for it next time you see one of us, come to one of our shows etc etc, we made enough of them to keep you all happy. We took thursday off to chill out and then went on a trip through the mountains and played the Eternity Of Rock Festival in Lichtenberg, Italy on friday in a truly unique spot - a nice and cozy site surrounded by mountains! Saturday had us playing the tenth anniversary of Ancient Spirit mag and we got to see the german national football team entering a plane just nearby haha! So cheers too to Gunny and Hage for these fine festivals!!¨ see you all again! cataract

Kingdom #1 most added at college metalradio US/Canada...

26.05.2006

Cataract's "Kingdom" is #1 most added at college metal radio US/Canada! Friends, our new album "Kingdom" was officially #1 most added at college metal radio this week @ CMJ's Loud Rock and FMQB's Metal Detector charts, beating out such heavyweights as Dissection and Eighteen Visions. Unbelievable but true!

CMJ's Loud Rock chart consists of airplay from college stations all over the U.S. and Canada, and FMQB's Metal Detector chart is compiled of spins from high wattage college stations and commercial specialty programs.

This marks something special to us! After great reviews and response from press and all our european fans so far, this is just awesome as hell!

So, get your copy now. There are still some digipacks around for Europe only of course.

New website layout online!...

22.05.2006

well I guess it's not news to you anymore as you've already seen it - the new layout fot the webpage is ON! there's not only changes to the layout though, we've also added some things we've been asked for - we have a link section and a community/forum now! the forum's here for cataract matters only: if you need confirmations about a show (for booking requests check the contact page), if you wanna now what we ate last sunday, if we think it sucks that Derek Roddy left Hate Eternal - the community is here for you. No flaming, breaking-the-law-ing, advertising etc - read the disclaimer, we will live up to it. We have also changed our online shop, and we added a shitload of new items - yes, the KINGDOM merch has arrived! Please report any inconvenience that you may have with the page to the webmaster, it will help us to get this thing roling!

Now lets talk about our release show: - Cataract's Backstage Contest Winner has been drawn - we dressed up as ladies and smeared ourselves with oil while our lucky lady Corina picked the winner - it's NATHALIE NOHL from MEILEN yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee clapclapclap (I hope I got the name right...)!!!!

- The cover versions have been picked too - we actually realized it would have been a good idea to limit the poll to the people who will actually show up on wednesday hahaha! But thanks to all those who participated, I guess we'll keep one or two of them for special occasions! - We sold about four times more tickets in the presale as of now! However, there are still tickets available, but you'll have to be there early. Abart does take reservations but you must remember to pick up the tickets on time!!! - and yes we still do have some surprises for all of you!

Then a big cheers to Josef and all at the Springbreakfest for having us, it was more or less our main rehearsal for the record release and it seems the new songs kick ass too! See you guys around - thanks too to Prefume and everyone who lent us equipment!

OK thats it, gotta go - cataract

Record Release today !...

20.05.2006

Ladies and Gentleman,May 19th!!!!! Its the day in Germany, Switzerland when the Kingdom is rising! Our record "KINGDOM" hits the streets! Get your limited piece or art now. You better hurry to be honest, there is already only a few left!
We are totally blown away by the quotes and reviews about the record so far. We are for example No. 1 at www.metalfactory.ch and www.helldriver-magazine.de! Rock Hard votes us on No. 4 where we quite left some big names behind us and Metal Hammer 11 in the May issues! This is just a few. Here are some reviews we got so far:

Reviews:
ancientspirit.de
vs-webzine.com
lordsofmetal.nl
hornsup.net
osnametal.de
music-scan.de
helldriver-magazine.de
adl.at
heavyhardes.de
sellfish.de
allschools.net
dosenmusik.de

And of course some interviews...tons more will follow!

Interviews:

getreadytorock.com
adl.at
hardcoresounds.net

Cover List online !...

11.05.2006

of course you just noticed that the coverlist for our record release show is online from now on. Hopefully you made sure to choose you favorites covers so you can sing along at the show. The poll will be running till the 20th of may. Ticket presale are going strong so if you don't wanna miss this special show use the ticket presale on pitfire.net and starticket.ch !

Kingdom's rise

Record Release Show...

02.05.2006

our record releas show is getting closer and closer and we can't wait to get on the abart stage. This record release show will definetly be something to remeber as we will have tons of specials for you. Check this out and get your ticket right now on starticket.ch and pitfire.net !

specials:
- special guest appearance
- special guests: dark day dungeon
- party with dj clitgun & ls tee
- win a backstage package
- coverset - choose one your favorite coversongs
- the list with the covers will be online soon
- we will play the 10 most rated coversongs with specials guests
- everyone will get a free cataract goodie with their ticket
- doors : 21.00 h - get a free cataract gift with your ticket
- tickets: starticket.ch or pitfire.net

Backstage Package Poll  - Win a backstage package !

you and a friend will spend the afternoon with the band, get access to the vip area with your vip passes, food & drinks, signed cd and the brandnew
kingdom t-shirt ! To be the lucky winner you just need to answer the question below and email us the right answer before may 20th to Cataract . Only one winner will be drawn from all correct answers!

what's the name of cataract's record label ?

roadrunner
century media
metal blade

write here !

Got it ? Be fast and don't miss the deadline !
Turn on your speakers to the max and click here to check out the
CATARACT online player! Listen to TWO NEW SONGS and win some cool
goodies:  Cataract Player

Amiens, Gent and Lucerne folks......

24.04.2006

Those shows sure topped our expectations!! Killer fest was insane, Gent kicked serious ass (and that on a construction site hahaha) and Lucerne was beyond of what we could think of! So cheers again to Arnaud, Koen and Jerome for setting things up; and to the crowd - all we can say is thanks for these great kick off parties to our new show season! We've got a ton of dates ready for you, allthough there have been quite some changes to what we planned... Metalliga Fest and Devil Days Fest got cancelled, some holydays also got cancelled so we're trying to fill the empty dates up with shows.
Our newsletter got a bit delayed (of course) but a new one is on the way right now with lots of news. and of course you can still register to recieve it!
The presale for our record release show has also started pretty well and you can now also get your ticket on Pitfire.net. Make sure you don't miss this special show as there'll be tons of surprises, gifts and special guests!

all hail, cataract

Cataract Songs from "Kingdom" available online. Enter the Kingdom!...

20.04.2006

From today on you can listen to 2 songs from "Kingdom" online here: Cataract Player. Spread the word, enter the competition and get your limited Digi-Pack Version now ! The Digi-Pack will be a very special edition with Bonus CD and special Layout! We love it and we hope you guys and girls do too! Be prepared! Dont forget: The "Kingdom" will rise may 19 in switzerland, germany and austria, as well as may22 for the rest of europe. Tickets for the record release show are available only at Starticket.ch !

Record Release Party Tickets avaiable now !...

19.04.2006

Folks, A lot has been happening lately. First, the Releasedate for "KINGDOM" has been set on May 19th for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Rest of Europe will follow on May 22nd! Mark theses dates in your schedule! In support of "KINGDOM" we have a lot of shows lined up in May, June and July. We are working on some more and maybe another great tour in June! Keep checking for that i nthe next days. As far as confirmed tours we have all the dates for this years XMAS FESTIVAL confirmed. We are so happy to be part of this great tour! AND yep, rumors are true, we will be part of Hell on Earth 2006! Great bands will be on that one too! More details will follow on that. We are also working on some special things for our release show in May. Also the support band will be announced soon! More soon. Important ! The ticket presale has started, you can buy your ticket at Starticket!

While you are surfing the net check out these new sites: www.metalblade.de. Our home, very cool new site - and www.antfarm.dk. All about the magic of recording. And last but not least dont forget to buy our friends new record "When worlds collide" by Maroon! Its killer!

"Kingdom" will be released in may 2006 !...

18.04.2006

You might have heard it or read it and as far as things have been carved in stone, we can confirm it now - our upcoming full length will be titled "Kingdom", and it will be released in the middle of may (release dates may vary)!!! We will also keep you posted about the artwork, as soon as we have the final layout ready we will post it here! The song titles have also made their way on the internet, we will also post them as soon as the layout is done. We've played two amazing shows with Soulfly, if you were there cheers for supporting us (especially the mad italians!!) and making a lot of noise whilst we were on stage. as you probably have noticed, our second guitar player Simon was missing due to serious health problems, therefore the sound might not have been as massive as usual. However, Simon's getting better daily and we're starting rehearsing again soon.

More News soon! By the way, register for the newsletter over there.

yourr truly cataract¨

Cataract supporting Soulfly!!!...

17.04.2006

we just got confirmed as the supporting act for Soulfly's two swiss dates which is pretty neat to say the least! we hope you've all got tickets as the shows apparently are sold out. The dates are: 14. March 2006 @ Frison, Fribourg and 15. March 2006 @ Rohstofflager, Zürich. Stagetimes are 2100h and 2000h respectively.

see you there! cataract

Shows updated - tours are coming in!...

16.04.2006

Fellow cataractians, we've updated our shows section, theres loads more as we got confirmed for the X-Mass Festivals this year (along with Six Feet Under, Krisiun, God Dethroned and two more bands yet to be confirmed), plus some festivals, plus some single shows here and there. This years first show is coming up this friday, it's the Rock vs Cancer benefit show at the Ebullition in Bulle - we hope to see you there!

Then, as for more good news, we've got the final mix from Mr. Antfarm, and it f**ing blew us away. Now we really can't wait for it to be released! By the way, Metal Blade are running a low price promotion with the Media Markt chain throughout Switzerland, Germany and Austria, so if you want to get a spare copy of our cd or a means to annoy your neighbours, take the chance - it's running until the end of march!

right, thats it for now - cataract

Studio Update 1...

15.04.2006

we've made our way to danmark - 1260kms and about 10hrs of driving to be precise! ok we've spent a luxurious night in a formula1 hotel but a bunch of partying russians made the night quite long. however, it all doesn't really matter when you're getting ready to record a new album with tue madsen!we've been setting up the drumkit today, got all the equipment in and tomorrow we'll use tue's day off to do some final rehearsing before shit gets real and the red light's on! We're facing eleven tracks of all new cataract music in the month of february and we're positive they're going to be the best ones so far. keep checking back, we'll try to update every other day.

One week to go !...

14.04.2006

this is the last week before we'll take off to the Antfarm and start the recording of the new album! two weeks are scheduled for the instruments, fedi will join us in the second week to record the vocals. he will stay a bit longer than we do to finish things off and then it's up to the magic hands of tue madsen to make it a vicious blow to the head! we've also added some more shows, more are coming up!

Prerecordings done! Pics done! Newsletter done!...

13.04.2006

Hi'all, we' ve finished the prerecordings at eversound.ch and it sound very promising. we will add some final touches and then it's already time to wrap up our belongings and move to Tue Madsen's antfarm studios - we'll be there for almost the whole month of february and we will let you know how we're proceeding! We've done a fotoshooting with cindy frey last weekend, some on the roofs of zurich and some in the pits of hell (which is the Kon-Tiki bar), we will upload a selection of pictures as soon as the new design for the webpage is up - and that will happen as soon as the new record is out. We've asked you before and now we're telling you - sign up for the newsletter which will be coming monthly! we've finished the first one, it comes in english and german and contains collected and more detailed news about what's going on around cataract - for example our big blowout sale which we will start any day from now. We have older merch on offer plus free give aways (and we're not talking stickers or buttons here...) if you order new stuff! so sign up, it's worth the 30 seconds it takes.

gotta go - cataract

Happy new year...

12.04.2006

Lets get it started ! First off, we hope you've all survived the new year bashes all over the world and recovered from the damages you might have taken haha! secondly, we're working hard on the new tracks and we'll be entering eversound studios this weekend to make a pre-recording for the upcoming full length. third, register for our newsletter NOW! the first newsletter will be ready around the middle of the month, after we did the pre-recordings!

so far so good, cataract

PS: register now or well go out and run over innocent lifeforms with our panzers! and it'll be YOUR fault!!!!

Newslist...

11.04.2006

English: Just on a short note; take a few seconds and register in our mailing list! We will start sending out more informations than we possibly can put on here starting in january. It'll be a bilingual newsletter (german/english) so we hope this will cover the universe now.

Deutsch: Registriert euch für unseren Newsletter! Wir werden ab januar einen newsletter versenden der neu auch deutsch geschrieben sein wird (ja wir wissen das dies schon lange fällig ist! ruhe jetzt!). tragt euch in unsere mailing liste ein und ihr bekommt detailiertere infos und news zu allem was im cataract-land abgeht! Natürlich wird cataract.cc weiterhin die aktuellsten news beinhalten, jedoch können wir im newsletter viel detailierter und umfangreicher auf die verschiedenen punkte eingehen! also nehmt auch die paar sekunden und tragt euch ein!

again, happy new year!! cataract

Happy holiday...

10.04.2006

Happy Holydays and a fantastic new year to all of you! we want to thank you all for the amazing support you've given us taking us to places we could only dream of when we started the band years ago!!! We've had a killer last show joining the persistance tour in a completely sold out Kofmehl - and what a great venue it is! thanks again to the whole team and of course the MADmen for helping us through the evening! Here's a small schedule for the upcoming for what's coming up next with Cataract: - We will concentrate on rehearsing the new material and ultimately, we will enter the Antfarm again to record our fourth full length cd at the end of january.

- Join our mailing list to recieve a now more regular newsletter! we'll be sending out more detailed news and informations through the newsletter starting in january.

- We will have a blowout sale of our old merch, we will keep you posted on it as we still have to figure out how we want to do it.

- We will start playing shows again in march.

- We are also working on tours, we'll keep you posted as soon as things get confirmed!

allright, take care of yourselves! cataract

Cataract joines Persistance Tour !...

09.04.2006

dear all, just a short reminder - we will be special support for this thursday's Persistance show at Kofmehl/Solothurn (Switzerland), our stage time will be around 2000hrs. it'll be our last show for a while, nevertheless we're already booking shows for next year so dont forget to check back now and then.

cheerio, cataract!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

08.04.2006

yeah fellas, we're back from a little piece of history. allthough it took us 13hrs driving to Budapest the event was well worth it - one of the two unique live appearances of Trial. We saw amazing shows by Black Friday, Sunrise, Undying (minus the drum kit) and H-street, but nothing could top what over 600 people from all over europe were waiting for. A breath taking, ass kicking "be there or be square" appearance by Trial! Even though the show lasted until almost 0300 in the morning, the place was completely packed till the last chord and you could tell no one wanted this night to stop. thanks again to the whole budapest crew for another night to remember!

Watch out for our last show in switzerland: on the 08th of december we will be special support on the persistance tour! come by and mosh it up with a truly amazing line up!

cheerio, cataract!

Big Cataract news roundup!!...

00.00.0000

NEW ALBUM COMING UP - as you might have seen, we don't have any shows planned at the moment, and that has a specific reason of course. it's pointless to keep it a secret as everyone can figure it out. we're preparing for the recordings of our fifth full length album! we're jamming a lot and working hard on the new songs, tom is driving us crazy with 5 minute solo outbursts, greg insists on songs that only consist of mosh parts, fedi wants to sing about flowers and ricky is officially down to one fully functional cymbal. but seriously, we're very excited about the new stuff!!! once again we will enter the antfarm studios in denmark where we will hammer the crude metal into shape with the help of tue madsen! More on that soon!

BASS PLAYER SITUATION - first off and once again we'd like to thank Ralf from Disparaged and Jay from Vale Tudo for helping us out on those past shows! Of course we're still missing a steady 5th member and in time we will be looking for the right guy, but as of now we aren't. cheers to all the people who have already contacted us about it and those killing our nerves (you know who you are haha), but we are not officially auditioning for a bass player. Not yet. As soon as we will, you will know as we will make it public. You can write us but seriously we're too busy to sort this out now.

CATARACT ON TV - we went to a casting session this past weekend and it was quite an experience. hopefully will be picked to take part in a TV show, and you'll possibly see us making complete twats out of ourselves. we'll let you know how it goes! if we're not too ugly it should be allright and it'll be lots of fun! as usual it'll take between 1 week and 1 year until we finally know.

that's it for now, we'll keep you posted about the album e.t.c. see ya 'round, cataract