Temple of Knowledge

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.

Temple of Knowledge
Studio album by Kataklysm
Released	June 26, 1996
Recorded	December 1995-Jan 1996
Studio	Morin-Heights Studios
Genre	Death metal
Length	39:32
Language	English, French
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Jean-François Dagenais
Kataklysm chronology
Sorcery (1995) Temple of Knowledge (1996) Victims of This Fallen World (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos	9/10[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• Sylvain Houde – vocals
• Jean-François Dagenais – guitar
• Maurizio Iacono – bass, backing vocals
• Nick Miller – drums

Production

• Produced and mixed by Jean-Francois Dagenais
• Recorded by Glen Robinson and Jocelyn Daoust; assisted by Don Hackey