KATAKLYSM Are Going Back To Their Roots On New Album, Says MAURIZIO IACONO

Speaking on the Garza Podcast, Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono revealed that the Canadian death metal institution will begin work on their next album this summer (this episode was filmed in 2025), marking a deliberate return to the band’s roots after years of remote collaboration.

According to Iacono (as transcribed by Metal Injection), the band will spend the entire summer writing and recording the new album together at a newly constructed studio in Orlando, Florida — a studio he built specifically with this project in mind. “The next plan we have for Kataklysm is that next summer we’re going to record [a new album],” he explained. “I built a studio in Orlando that we’re going to use for the first time.”

The setup sounds closer to a retreat than a traditional studio session. Built on a one-acre property, the space includes a cabin-style home and a custom shed-house studio in the back, designed to allow the band to live and work together throughout the writing process. “What’s cool about it is that I built it on one acre of land,” Iacono said. “There’s a cabin house, like a cabin home, and in the back I built a shed-house–style studio. It’s really nice.”

In recent years, Kataklysm — like many long-running metal bands — have relied on remote collaboration, with members living in different parts of the world and exchanging ideas digitally. “Right now everyone’s living in different places, and we’ve been putting ideas together remotely — sending riffs, drum programming, all that,” Iacono said.

For Iacono, the shift is about reconnecting with the spirit that fueled Kataklysm‘s earlier releases, when the band cut their teeth in rehearsal rooms rather than file-sharing platforms.

Beyond the music itself, Iacono emphasized the importance of atmosphere and mental space in shaping the next Kataklysm record. The Florida setting is meant to encourage creativity without pressure — a luxury the band can finally afford after years on the road. “It’ll be in an environment where we can have a fire at night, smoke cigars… positive, have a good time, try shit, and see how it goes,” he said. “We have the luxury to do it, so I was like, let’s do that. Everybody’s on board.”

While details about the album’s sound remain under wraps, Iacono confirmed that strong ideas are already in place — and that fans may get an inside look at the process. “I think we’re going to document it,” he said. “So… I think we’re onto something cool, and we’re going to have a good record. We already have good ideas right now.”