Jean-Francois Dagenais
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Jean-François Dagenais is the guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

 for the Canadian death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 band, Kataklysm
Kataklysm
Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

. He is also a music producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

.

Kataklysm member

As opposed to many of the original members Jean-François has been with Kataklysm
Kataklysm
Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

 since the beginning. He has played guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

 for all of these following albums:.

Albums

  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation
    The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation
    The Mystical Gate of Reincarnation is an EP of Kataklysm and contains their demo The Death Gate Cycle of Reincarnation and a bonus track The Orb of Uncreation.-Track listing:# "Frozen in Time " – 7:23...

    (1993)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Sorcery (1995)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Temple of Knowledge
    Temple of Knowledge
    Temple of Knowledge is the second full-length by Kataklysm released in 1996 by Nuclear Blast. It was re-issued in 2003 as a digipak and included their demo The Vortex of Resurrection.-Track listing:...

    (1996)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Victims of this Fallen World
    Victims of this Fallen World
    Victims of this Fallen World is the third album by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. It is the first Kataklysm album to feature Maurizio Iacono as frontman and lead vocalist.-Track listing:# "As My World Burns" - 5:41# "Imminent Downfall" - 4:31...

    (1998)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate)
    The Prophecy (Stigmata of the Immaculate)
    The Prophecy is the fourth studio album by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm.-Track listing:# "1999:6661:2000" - 3:53 # "Manifestation" - 3:57# "Stormland" - 3:13 # "Breeding The Everlasting" - 3:54...

    (2000)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Epic: The Poetry of War
    Epic: The Poetry of War
    Epic: The Poetry of War is the fifth studio album by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm.-Track listing:# "Il Diavolo in Me" – 3:25# "Damnation Is Here" – 4:34 # "Era of the Mercyless" – 3:31...

    (2001)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Shadows & Dust
    Shadows & Dust
    Shadows & Dust is the sixth studio album by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm.-Track listing:# "In Shadows & Dust" – 2:46# "Beyond Salvation" – 4:10# "Illuminati" – 4:59# "Chronicles Of The Damned" – 3:14# "Bound In Chains" – 3:24...

    (2002)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Serenity in Fire
    Serenity in Fire
    Serenity in Fire is the seventh studio album from Canadian death metal band Kataklysm. The spoken passage in the track The Ambassador of Pain is a quote from Paul Newman's character in the film, Road To Perdition...

    (2004)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     In the Arms of Devastation
    In the Arms of Devastation
    In the Arms of Devastation is the eighth studio album by the Canadian death metal band Kataklysm.-Track listing:# "Like Angels Weeping " – 4:27# "Let Them Burn" – 3:19# "Crippled & Broken" – 4:32...

    (2006)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Live in Deutschland DVD (2007)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Prevail
    Prevail (album)
    Prevail is the ninth studio album by Canadian death metal band Kataklysm, released May 23, 2008 in Europe and June 6, 2008 in North America...

    (2008)
  • Ex Deo
    Ex Deo
    Ex Deo is a Canadian death metal band formed in 2008 in Montreal, Quebec. The band is a side project of Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono, based on the history of the Roman Empire.-History:...

     Romulus
    Romulus
    - People:* Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome* Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor* Valerius Romulus , deified son of the Roman emperor Maxentius* Romulus , son of the Western Roman emperor Anthemius...

    (2009)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Heaven's Venom
    Heaven's Venom
    Heaven's Venom is an album by Canadian death metal band Kataklysm.Heaven's Venom - August 13, 2010 / August 24, 2010 -Track listing:#A Soulless God - 5:04#Determined - 4:54#Faith Made of Shrapnel - 5:38...

    (2010)

Demos

  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     The Death Gate Cycle of Reincarnation (1992)
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     Vision the Chaos (1994)

Producer Credits

P (Produced)
E (Engineered)
M (Mix)
  • Anhkrehg - Le Mensonge de Massada - E-M
  • Anhkrehg - Lands of War - E-M
  • Anhkrehg - Against You All - E-M
  • Atheretic - Apocalyptic Nature Fury - P-E-M
  • Anonymus
    Anonymus (band)
    Anonymus is a Quebec thrash metal band founded in 1989. Their last studio album, "Chapter Chaos Begins", was released by Galy Records in 2006. They are known for their collaboration on the album L'Académie du Massacre featuring songs by Quebec satirical singer Mononc' Serge.The band was nominated...

     - Chapter Chaos Beguins - P-E-M
  • Aphasia
    Aphasia
    Aphasia is an impairment of language ability. This class of language disorder ranges from having difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write....

     - Arcane in Thalassa - E-M
  • Augury - Concealed - M
  • Augury - Fragmentary Evidence - M
  • Blackguard
    Blackguard (band)
    Blackguard is a melodic death metal band from Montréal, Québec, previously known as Profugus Mortis.-Formation :Blackguard was formed in 2001 by guitarist Terry Roadcase and drummer Justine "Juice" Éthier as a straight ahead black metal outfit, the Montreal-based sextet - was originally named...

     - Profugus Mortis - M
  • Codeblack - Penetration - E-M
  • Deadsoil - Sacrefice - M
  • Despised Icon
    Despised Icon
    Despised Icon was a Canadian deathcore band from Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 2002, the band is notable for the use of two vocalists; Alexandre Erian, takes use of a mid-range screaming technique, and Steve Marois for the low growling vocals, and high pitched screamed vocals...

     - Split CD/Bodies in the Gears of the apparatus - P-E-M
  • Despised Icon
    Despised Icon
    Despised Icon was a Canadian deathcore band from Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 2002, the band is notable for the use of two vocalists; Alexandre Erian, takes use of a mid-range screaming technique, and Steve Marois for the low growling vocals, and high pitched screamed vocals...

     - The Healing Process - M
  • Disparaged - Bloodsource - M
  • Ex Deo
    Ex Deo
    Ex Deo is a Canadian death metal band formed in 2008 in Montreal, Quebec. The band is a side project of Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono, based on the history of the Roman Empire.-History:...

     - Romulus - P-E-M
  • Hanker - Web of Faith - P-E-M
  • Hanker - Conspiracy Of Mass Extinction - P-E-M
  • Infernal Magesty - Demo'n God - M
  • Ire
    Ire
    -Ire:* Extreme anger; intense fury.* Ire, a mountain in France* Irē, is the Livonian name for Mazirbe, Latvia* A town in Oye, Nigeria-IRE:* an abbreviation of Ireland, usually referring to the island of Ireland or bodies that represent it such as the Ireland national rugby union team * Institute of...

     - I Discern an Overtone of Tragedy in Your Voice - P-E-M
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - Temple of Knowledge - M
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - Victims of this Fallen World - P-E-M
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - The Prophecy - P-E-M
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - Epic (The Poetry of War) - P-E-M
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - Shadows & Dust - P-E-M
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - Serenity In Fire - P-E-M
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - In The Arms of Devastation - P-E
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - Live in Deuchland DVD - M
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - Prevail - P-E
  • Kataklysm
    Kataklysm
    Kataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...

     - Heaven's Venom - P-E
  • Malevolent Creation
    Malevolent Creation
    Malevolent Creation is a death metal band originally hailing from Buffalo, New York. Moving to Florida in 1987, they became a part of the emergent local death metal scene, landing a deal with Roadrunner Records...

     - The Will to Kill - E-M
  • Malevolent Creation
    Malevolent Creation
    Malevolent Creation is a death metal band originally hailing from Buffalo, New York. Moving to Florida in 1987, they became a part of the emergent local death metal scene, landing a deal with Roadrunner Records...

     - Conquering South America - M
  • Malevolent Creation
    Malevolent Creation
    Malevolent Creation is a death metal band originally hailing from Buffalo, New York. Moving to Florida in 1987, they became a part of the emergent local death metal scene, landing a deal with Roadrunner Records...

     - Warkult - M
  • ManMustDie - ...Start Killing - P-E-M
  • ManMustDie - The Human Condition - P-E-M
  • Minds
    MINDS
    Initiated as an EU-funded project in 2004, MINDS International was founded as an Association in fall 2007 by 11 news agencies from Europe and the USA...

     - N-coded - P-E-M
  • Misery Index
    Misery Index (band)
    Misery Index is an American deathgrind band formed in 2001 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, by Jason Netherton on vocals and bass guitar, Mike Harrison on vocals and guitar, and Kevin Talley on drums. From 2006-2010, its line-up consisted of Netherton on vocals and bass guitar, Sparky Voyles...

     - Retaliate - P-E-M
  • Neuraxis
    Neuraxis
    Neuraxis is a Canadian technical/melodic death metal band. It was formed in Montreal in 1994 by Steven Henry, Yan Thiel and Felipe Angel Quinzanos...

     - Live Progression - M
  • Overbass - Revolution - E
  • Profugus Mortis - So it begins - E
  • Quo Vadis
    Quo vadis
    Quo vadis? is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?" or "Whither goest thou?" The modern usage of the phrase refers to Christian tradition, related in the apocryphal Acts of Peter , in which Saint Peter meets Jesus as Peter is fleeing from likely crucifixion in Rome...

     - Day into night - E
  • Quo Vadis
    Quo vadis
    Quo vadis? is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going?" or "Whither goest thou?" The modern usage of the phrase refers to Christian tradition, related in the apocryphal Acts of Peter , in which Saint Peter meets Jesus as Peter is fleeing from likely crucifixion in Rome...

     - Defiant Indoctrination DVD - E-M
  • Redcore - Amyao - P-E-M
  • Requiem
    Requiem
    A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead or Mass of the dead , is a Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal...

     - Government Denies Knowledge - M
  • Soulforge - Re-Activate - P-E
  • Symbolic - Death tribute DVD - M
  • Synastry - Our Memetic Imprints - P-E-M
  • Tormentor Allegoria - Blackwine - M

Links

  • http://www.myspace.com/jfdstudio
  • http://www.myspace.com/kataklysm
  • http://www.myspace.com/exdeo
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