Katafalk is a Dutch death/thrash metal band, from Groningen.Katafalk was founded in 1995 by guitarist Chris. After two demos (Through The Storm (1997) and 'Promo 2001', lots of gigs and line-up changes, the band managed to become pretty well known in and outside The Netherlands. Having done a series of exclusive dates with God Dethroned, the band was offered a deal by Cold Blood Industries. Katafalk's debut album Storm Of The Horde came out early 2003 via CBI/Zomba/Suburban.