Metal Odyssey > Heavy Metal Music Blog

Best known for their destructive death metal, KATAKLYSM‘s Maurizio Iacono joins Chef Brian Tsao at Mission Sandwich Social in Brooklyn, NY, to craft the most menacing heavy metal sandwich. Drawing inspiration from Maurizio’s Italian heritage and from Salt Bae, the result is a fiery offering, best enjoyed with a beer and KATAKLYSM‘s brutal sound.

Watch Chef Brian Tsao ft. KATAKLYSM HERE: https://youtu.be/QjmDMES44Vk

Chef Brian Tsao is best known for winning “Beat Bobby Flay” and leading the kitchen of Mission Sandwich Social, alongside his YouTube channel. Tsao has also appeared on numerous other programs including Good Day New York, CBS This Morning, Food Network’s “Chopped” & hosted Metal Injection’s “Taste of Metal”. Away from the kitchen, Tsao is the lead guitarist and bandleader of the metalcore act LOSS BECOMES.

The juggernaut from Montreal will soon be unleashing their devasting death metal on audiences across Europe, joined by VADER and BLOOD RED THRONE for the Freedom Or Death Tour 2026. The onslaught begins on February 18th, in Paris, France. Get your tickets HERE. 

KATAKLYSM:

• Maurizio Iacono – Vocals
• Jean-François Dagenais – Guitars
• James Payne – Drums
• Stéphane Barbe – Bass

KATAKLYSM – FREEDOM OR DEATH TOUR 2026
w/ VADER and BLOOD RED THRONE:

🗓️ 18.02.2026 (FR) PARIS – La Machine du Moulin Rouge
🗓️ 20.02.2026 (GB) WOLVERHAMPTON – KK’s Steel Mill
🗓️ 21.02.2026 (GB) GLASGOW – Slay
🗓️ 22.02.2026 (GB) MANCHESTER – Academy 2
🗓️ 23.02.2026 (GB) LONDON – O2 Academy Islington
🗓️ 25.02.2026 (FR) RENNES – L’Etage
🗓️ 26.02.2026 (FR) TOULOUSE – Le Bikini
🗓️ 27.02.2026 (ES) MADRID – Sala Mon
🗓️ 28.02.2026 (ES) PAMPLONA – Sala Totem
🗓️ 01.03.2026 (ES) BARCELONA – Razzmatazz 2
🗓️ 03.03.2026 (CH) GENEVE – L’Usine
🗓️ 04.03.2026 (IT) MILAN – Legend Club
🗓️ 05.03.2026 (SI) LJUBLJANA – Kino Siska
🗓️ 06.03.2026 (CZ) BRNO – Fleda
🗓️ 07.03.2026 (SK) KOSICE – Colloseum
🗓️ 08.03.2026 (HU) BUDAPEST – Barba Negra Blue Stage
🗓️ 10.03.2026 (AT) VIENNA – SimmCity
🗓️ 11.03.2026 (DE) MUNICH – Backstage Werk
🗓️ 12.03.2026 (DE) HEIDELBERG – Halle 02
🗓️ 13.03.2026 (DE) MEMMINGEN – Kaminwerk
🗓️ 14.03.2026 (CH) PRATTELN – Z7
🗓️ 15.03.2026 (DE) TRIER – Forum
🗓️ 17.03.2026 (BE) ANTWERP – Trix
🗓️ 18.03.2026 (DE) HAMBURG – Markthalle
🗓️ 19.03.2026 (DK) COPENHAGEN – Pumpehuset
🗓️ 20.03.2026 (DE) BERLIN – Festsaal Kreuzberg
🗓️ 21.03.2026 (DE) LEIPZIG – Hellraiser
🗓️ 22.03.2026 (DE) BOCHUM – Zeche
🗓️ 24.03.2026 (DE) FRANKFURT – Batschkapp
🗓️ 25.03.2026 (DE) BRAUNSCHWEIG – Westand
🗓️ 26.03.2026 (NL) LEIDEN – Gebr. De Nobel
🗓️ 27.03.2026 (DE) BAMBERG – Brose Arena

Purchase tickets HERE.

Stream the latest single “The Rabbit Hole” now: https://youtu.be/EwQdbuOU4II

Source: C Squared Music

This entry was posted on January 6, 2026 at 7:39 pm and is filed under Cooking, Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags chef brian tsao, Death Metal, kataklysm, melodic death metal, Metal, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.