KATAGORY V - Resurrect the Insurgence DLP BLACK (Pre-Order)

Available: 16 May 2025
High Roller Records, black double vinyl, ltd 200, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover with 5mm spine, insertMastered by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in January 2025.TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: Europeans only!Albert Rybka – vocalsKris Krompel – guitarMarc Hanson – guitarDustin Mitchell – bassMathew “Bizzaro” Lefevre – drumsAdditional musicians:Jordan Jennings – keyboardsBackground vocals performed by the “Kata-Choir”: Norman Skinner, Shane Provostgaard, John Yelland, Albert Rybka01 Ascension02 Crash Down03 Sinister Seduction04 Far Too Long05 My Insurrection06 Get Awesome07 Sins Of The Son08 I Am Change09 The Search For Control10 Writings On The Wall11 Dark Side12 I've Moved OnKatagory V are a progressive power metal band formed in Salt Lake City, Utah, in early 1999. Their full-length debut »Present Day« was released in 2001, followed by four more albums: »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 result being their brand new effort »Awaken A New Age Of Chaos«. The album was recorded by Dustin Mitchell (bass), Curtis Morrell (guitar) and Matt Suiter (drums), all from the original line-up, plus singer Albert Rybka and their newest addition, Dan Coxey on second guitar.In the past, people have compared Katagory V to Fates Warning, early Queensryche, Hades, Sanctuary and Lethal, which doesn’t seem to be too far off the mark: “Yes, those are bands we are certainly influenced by for sure, but we also are influenced by a lot of the speed/thrash/doom bands of the late 80s and early 90s as well old school thrash bands, such as Realm, Death Angel, Helstar, Flotsam & Jetsam, Atrophy, and we also are influenced by a lot of the heavier melodic hard rock bands, especially ones from Germany, like Bonfire or Jaded Heart.”This should give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from Katagory V if you haven’t heard of them before.Having inked a deal with High Roller Records, the band’s 2015 album »Resurrect The Insurgence« now sees the light of day on vinyl for the very first time. According to Dustin Mitchell, the record was received very well when it was originally conceived ten years go: “There were really good responses for the most part, many fans felt it was our best album at that time with strong hard-hitting songs, but there was not a lot of feedback from the media since it was only released digitally and there was no publicity behind it except for those that bought it from us directly. Only a small few journalists reached out to me for a digital press kit, which there were very few of those at that time so there was not a lot of media feedback for that album.”“The album is probably our most melodic one compared to the earlier albums,” continues Mitchell. “On »Resurrect The Insurgence« we were trying to combine thrash, prog and melodic rock, essentially wearing ALL of our influences on our sleeve. Our earlier albums are much more rooted in the 80s traditional/power/progressive metal sound, where »Resurrect The Insurgence« incorporated more melodic metal/rock than our previous albums.”MATTHIAS MADER