El Salvador native Artiga formed Kataplexia in Helsinki, Finland in 2002. The death metal band’s line-up featured several Central American natives, although session musicians are also the norm. The band toured Spain in the spring of 2006.

KATAPLEXIA - CATASTROPHIC SCENES - XTREEM
Kataplexia hails from Finland, but one would never know it by listening to the band. Of all things, the boys sound like a primitive cross between Suffocation and Fleshgrind. Perhaps it all can be explained through giving the members' names, like Rodrigo Atiga. Songs like Ashes From Our Incinerated Innards (yummy!), Morgue's Reality (yummy!) and Brutal Addiction (yummy!) are simple in form, heavy as hell and take advantage of deep vocals. The production is not too hot, but that goes with the independent and underground nature of the territory one assumes. The cheap nature of things is also reflected in the album's cover artwork which is nevertheless suitable and not bad. - Ali "The Metallian"