KATAGORY V - Resurrect the Insurgence (LIM. 200 BLACK DLP*US PROG/POWER METAL)

High Roller Records 2025 - Brandnew black double vinyl, ltd 200, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover with 5mm spine, insert

Mastered by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in January 2025.

Katagory V are a progressive power metal band from Salt Lake City, Utah. Formed in early 1999, they have released five studio albums to date: "Present Day" (2001), followed by "A New Breed Of Rebellion" (2004), "The Rising Anger" (2006), "Hymns Of Dissension" (2007), and finally "Resurrect The Insurgence" (2015). The band has now signed a deal with High Roller Records, the first release of which is their brand-new album, "Awaken A New Age Of Chaos." The record was recorded by Dustin Mitchell (bass), Curtis Morrell (guitar), and Matt Suiter (drums), all part of the original lineup, plus vocalist Albert Rybka and new addition Dan Coxey on second guitar. The album was recorded at Streamline Studio in Salt Lake City and produced by the band themselves. Alan Douches (Fates Warning, Cannibal Corpse) was responsible for the mastering. With riff monsters like "Empire Of Ignorance" and "Blood Siphon" and melodic pieces like "Absolute Divide" and "Through Fate's Eyes," "Awaken A New Age Of Chaos" emerges as a masterpiece of modern progressive power metal. In the past, Katagory V have been compared to Fates Warning, Queensryche, Hades, Sanctuary, and Lethal. According to bassist and founding member Dustin Mitchell, this is quite apt:

"The bands mentioned have undoubtedly influenced us. But also a lot of speed, thrash, and doom bands from the late 80s and early 90s. Plus old-school thrash metal bands – Realm, Death Angel, Helstar, Flotsam & Jetsam, and Atrophy – and also harder melodic hard rock bands, especially from Germany, like Bonfire and Jaded Heart." That should give anyone unfamiliar with Katagory V a good idea of what the band sounds like. All in all, the new album »Awaken A New Age Of Chaos« is characterized by a surprisingly dark undertone: "Oh yes, I wholeheartedly agree," confirms Dustin Mitchell. "This record is much darker and angrier than anything we've done in the past, with the possible exception of our second album. We've suffered some setbacks throughout our career, which is why the band has been on ice for the past ten years. So it's only natural that the anger from these experiences has found its way into our new music." MATTHIAS MADER

Albert Rybka – vocals

Kris Krompel – guitar

Marc Hanson – guitar

Dustin Mitchell – bass

Mathew “Bizzaro” Lefevre – drums

Additional musicians:

Jordan Jennings – keyboards

Background vocals performed by the “Kata-Choir”: Norman Skinner, Shane Provostgaard, John Yelland, Albert Rybka

01 Ascension

02 Crash Down

03 Sinister Seduction

04 Far Too Long

05 My Insurrection

06 Get Awesome

07 Sins Of The Son

08 I Am Change

09 The Search For Control

10 Writings On The Wall

11 Dark Side

12 I've Moved On