Temple of Knowledge

Temple of Knowledge
Studio album by
Kataklysm
ReleasedJune 26, 1996
RecordedDecember 1995 – January 1996
StudioMorin-Heights Studios
GenreDeath metal
Length39:32
LanguagesEnglish, French
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJean-François Dagenais
Kataklysm chronology
Sorcery
(1995)		 Temple of Knowledge
(1996)		 Victims of This Fallen World
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos9/10

Temple of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III) is the second full-length by Kataklysm released in 1996 by Nuclear Blast. Each of the tracks on the original 9-song disc was part of a "trilogy/trinity"; thus, tracks 1–3 were "The Transenflamed Memories (Trinity)", tracks 4–6 were "Through The Core Of The Damned (Trinity)" and track 7–9 were known as "Era Of The Aquarius (Trinity)". It was re-issued in 2003 as a digipak and included their demo The Vortex of Resurrection.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Unholy Signature (Segment I: Utterly Significant)"6:19
2."Beckoning of the Xul (Segment II: In the Midst of the Azonei's Dominion)"5:53
3."Point of Evanescence (Segment III: Of Sheer Perseverance)"3:41
4."Fathers from the Suns (Act I: The Occurred Barrier)"4:23
5."Enhanced by the Lore (Act II: Scholarship Ordained)"3:41
6."In Parallel Horizons (Act III: Spontaneous Aura Projection)"4:01
7."The Awakener (Epoch I: Summon the Legends)"4:06
8."Maelstrom 2010 (Epoch II: Omens About the Great Infernos)"3:20
9."Exode of Evils (Epoch III: Ladder of Thousand Parsecs)"4:06
Total length:39:32
2003 Digipak Edition
No.TitleLength
10."L'Odyssée..."3:15
11."Mould in a Breed" (original uncut version)6:03
12."Whirlwind of Withered Blossoms" (Demo version)5:15
13."Feeling the Netherworld" (Demo version)5:58
14."The Orb" (original uncut version)2:32

Kataklysm

Production

References

  1. ↑ Bromley, Adrian (12 August 1996). "Kataklysm - Temple Of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III) : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 22 August 2025.