Cativolcus
Cativolcus or Catuvolcus (died 53 BC) was king of half of the country of the Eburones, a people between the Meuse and Rhine rivers, united with Ambiorix, the other king, in the insurrection against the Romans in 54 BC; but when Julius Caesar in the next year proceeded to devastate the territories of the Eburones, Cativolcus, who was advanced in age and unable to endure the labours of war and flight, poisoned himself, after imprecating curses upon Ambiorix.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. London: John Murray.
Catuvolcus (band)
Catuvolcus is a Canadian metal band from Warwick, Quebec. They combine elements of folk metal, black metal and progressive metal. Catuvolcus' lyrics are mostly in French.
According to Plessix, they took their name in reference to Catuvolcus, the king of half of the country of the Eburones, a people between the Meuse and Rhine rivers, who united with Ambiorix, the other king, in the insurrection against the Romans in 54 BC.
Catuvolcus' lyrics mainly deal with historical events of the Roman invasion in Gaul.
Formation and history
Catuvolcus was formed in Warwick, Quebec, in 2007 by Pierre-Alexandre Plessix. The one-man band released the first Catuvolcus demo, Old Rituals for Camulos, in 2008, later expanding to a quartet for 2009 concerts. That May, the band released their first full-length album, Vae Victis. The band returned as a one-man band at the beginning of 2010. That August Maxime Côté and Matrak Tveskag joined the band as full members. The second Catuvolcus production, Terres de Sang, was released at the end of 2010. Metal Call Out's critic J. Deathscript wrote, "Terres de Sang is a perfect example of everything that is RIGHT with the modern black metal scene", while Metal Storm described the band as "obviously well trained in the art of mind reading as well - in each song just as you're about to think to yourself 'Ok, enough blast beats' they bring out some outrageously epic sounding melody or acoustic guitar segment."
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