For their first music video, KLAÏTON kept production within the band to retain control over its artistic direction. The result accompanies ‘From Blood to Muscle to Bone,’ the first single from their second EP, A Celebration of Pain. Ronald Camonier and KLAÏTON produced and edited the video in October 2026.
The Dutch/Belgian death metal band, which features former musicians from POLLUTED INHERITANCE and BURIAL, returns two years after its debut EP. A Celebration of Pain is scheduled for worldwide release on November 4, 2026, across all streaming platforms. A physical edition is also planned, with the announcement directing listeners to the band's Bandcamp page for updates.
KLAÏTON describe the single as a representation of both their songwriting approach and their live energy: “We think that our first single ‘From Blood to Muscle to Bone’ perfectly captures that spirit: catchy but relentless and with our trademark brutality and with hard and confrontational lyrical themes. Furthermore, it perfectly captures our energetic live-spirit!”
The announcement identifies exploitation, oppression, corruption, despair and violence as lyrical themes. It also reports that the song has already received radio airplay locally and further afield, alongside inclusion in personal playlists by commentators and reviewers.
The new EP follows Behind the Ritual, released in October 2024. According to the band, positive reviews of that release encouraged them to develop their sound further while avoiding an overly predictable continuation. They brought mainly new songs to the second EP.
“Our main goal was to write songs which fit our style and preferences,” the band explains. “Short, sharp songs which aren’t too complicated but with a hidden technicality which isn’t too obvious at first listen but slowly reveals itself after several turns. Catchy but heavy, accessible in a way but still as brutal as we like our songs to be!”
Camonier recorded and produced A Celebration of Pain during spring 2026. Floor van Kuijck subsequently mixed and mastered the EP at GLDCHN-studios.
KLAÏTON's current lineup consists of Gratiën Versijpt on vocals, Erwin Wesdorp and Stefan Verdoorn on guitar, Jan Verdoorn on bass and Ronald Camonier on drums. The supplied band photograph is credited to Bo van Poecke.
