There are several different artists under this name:
1) metalcore band f… Read Full Bio ↴There are several different artists under this name:
1) metalcore band from USA (1994-2002)
2) Russian power metal band (1996-present)
3) French art band
4) US technical power metal
5) Deathcore band from Wiscasset, Maine
6) Polish Technical Death Jazz metal
7) Band from Moldova
8) UK Heavy Progressive Rock
9) Israeli deathcore
10) French death industrial/dark ambient
11) Kansas rapper
12) Indonesian Technical Death Metal
13) Drum & Bass and Dubstep producer
14) Death/Thrash metal band from Belgium (1998-?, split-up)

1. Catharsis was an influential American metalcore band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina that was active from 1994 to 2002. Catharsis were known for writing extremely lengthy songs (sometimes broken into multiple parts) with complex title names and unusual time signatures. They were related to anarchist collective Crimethinc..
After a couple of releases, vocalist and studio guitarist Brian D began releasing the band's albums through the anarchist decentralized collective [http://www.crimethinc.com]Crimethinc., with which he was heavily involved. Several members of the band went on to join or form other notable bands such as Zegota, Paint It Black, Requiem, 3 Inches Of Blood, Trial, Neptune, Undying, Walls of Jericho and Cathode.
Catharsis briefly reunited in January of 2013 for a series of four shows and to issue the definitive Catharsis box-set "Light from a Dead Star".
Catharsis took appreciable influence from Integrity, Neurosis, His Hero Is Gone, Breakdown, Starkweather, Amebix, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Diamanda Galás, GISM, Refused and the early demo recordings of Belgian hardcore band, Negate. The dark, reggae-styled song, 'Deserts Without Mirages' on the album, Passion, is perhaps a reflection of the singer's appreciation for Peter Tosh. The song's lyrics borrow from the spoken word passages in the Godspeed You! Black Emperor song 'The Dead Flag Blues'. Passion album also samples from Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man.

2. Catharsis, a russian power metal band that releases their albums in two editions: in russian and in english, was founded in Moscow in 1996. In early works their sound was more similar to doom metal, but in their second album, Febris Erotica, they turned to the style of symphonic power metal. In 2002 Oleg "Mission" Mishin, experienced guitar and flute player, joined Catharsis and became their main songwriter in next albums: "Imago"(2003) and "Wings"(2005). Many lyrics on this albums are written by Margarita Pushkina, a poetess who writes lyrics for metal bands such as Aria, Kipelov, Mavrik.
In 2006 Catharsis was awarded Russian Alternative Music Prize as Best russian metal band.

3. Catharsis was a French art band who released albums during the 1970's. Their first album, "Masq" (1971), was a mixture of formless chanting, hypnotic melodies, prominent percussion, Arabic styles, and experimental songcraft. They would release 4 more albums, with the latter 3 exploring slightly different sounds.

4. Catharsis the Americal technical power metal band was formed in San Diego CA in 1992. They signed to Nordic Records and released their debut album "Pathways to Wholeness". Although it was critically acclaimed they never became popular and faded into oblivion leaving only that one album as their legacy.

5. Catharsis was a Deathcore band from Wiscasset, Maine (now Periodic Plague). Their myspace is www.myspace.com/periodicplague

6. Catharsis was a Technical Death/Jazz metal band formed in Poland (Tychy) in 1992. They released a 6-song demo named "Your Truth" in 1993 and a full-length album "Bitter Disdain" in 1995. Now the bass player/singer Adam Mamok has some plans to make a band reunion.

7. Band from Moldova, with 2 members, known from songs like "Vino" and "Fata draga".

8. Catharsis are a band from Derby, England who play Heavy Progressive Rock

9. Catharsis are israeli Deathcore band.

10. Catharsis, a French death industrial/dark ambient project by Pascal Bourdon, probably best known for the split CD with Drape Excrement, "Homo Homini Lupus", on Malignant Records' Black Plagve side label.

11. Catharsis is a young rapper from Prairie Village, Kansas whose raps relate his high school years.

12. Catharsis is an Indonesian Technical Death Metal formed in January 2010, Catharsis gradually transformed into a serious musical concern, fusing grindcore and metal inclinations into an eclectic, indefinable musical soup. With their totally different musical background they decided to make a Metal band. They will bring you the most unholy trinity of audio violence to hear. So just wait and see! http://www.myspace.com/catharsisindo

13. Catharsis is a Drum & Bass and Dubstep producer from South West London, as well as the managing director of Lifestyle Recordings.

14. Catharsis was a death/thrash metal band from Belgium. During the bands lifespan they recoded a single demo, "Souvenirs of a Past Existence " which was released in 1995.

Imago
Catharsis Lyrics

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Change your heart for strangest living
Strength in weaklings, strong ones weeping
Go through pain and come out chainless
You're reached Bliss, but still you're restless

Maybe I will know
What's there in my soul
And my road will flow

To place I've always had to go... but...

Let my road go long
So I can look down the depth of my heart
And to fight there the ghosts
That chain my soul
And stop their laughter
That's tearing me
While road goes on...

Strive for love for all that's dear
Yet each step still brings you near
Final cry and very last breath
When your soul becomes a Goddess

Then I'll come to see
What's there in my mind
Rising from my knees
I'll find the Goodness of my kind... and...

Let my road be hard
Escaping slumber that's eating my heart
And defiling my soul
Road still goes on

So I can look down my heart and grow strong,
The road goes on...

Overall Meaning

In Catharsis's song "Imago," the lyrics suggest a journey of self-discovery and personal growth. The opening lines encourage listeners to change their hearts and find strength in vulnerability. The lines "Go through pain and come out chainless, you've reached Bliss, but still you're restless" suggest that even after reaching a state of happiness or contentment, there is still a desire to continue growing and evolving.

The chorus of the song begins with the words "Maybe I will know what's there in my soul," suggesting a longing for self-understanding. The lines "Let my road go long, so I can look down the depth of my heart, and to fight there the ghosts that chain my soul, and stop their laughter that's tearing me, while road goes on" describe a desire to confront and conquer the inner demons that are holding the singer back. The use of the metaphorical "road" throughout the song suggests that this journey is a long and difficult one, but the desire for personal growth is strong.

Line by Line Meaning

Change your heart for strangest living
Transform yourself to live a life that is peculiar and unique

Strength in weaklings, strong ones weeping
Even the weakest have strength, and the strongest also experience vulnerability

Go through pain and come out chainless
Endure the suffering, emerge free from the shackles of agony

You're reached Bliss, but still you're restless
Even after achieving happiness, there persists a feeling of discontentment

Maybe I will know What's there in my soul And my road will flow To place I've always had to go... but...
It is uncertain if self-discovery will result in finding one's true purpose

Let my road go long So I can look down the depth of my heart And to fight there the ghosts That chain my soul And stop their laughter That's tearing me While road goes on...
Allow the journey to be lengthy, so that one can confront the inner demons that bind and torment them

Strive for love for all that's dear Yet each step still brings you near Final cry and very last breath When your soul becomes a Goddess
Pursue love for everything that is important in life, yet every step only draws one closer to their eventual death - the moment when their soul transcends into divinity

Then I'll come to see What's there in my mind Rising from my knees I'll find the Goodness of my kind... and...
One can only comprehend their own thoughts after struggling through life and experiencing hardship, only then can they discover the goodness that resides within them

Let my road be hard Escaping slumber that's eating my heart And defiling my soul Road still goes on So I can look down my heart and grow strong, The road goes on...
Wish for the path to be arduous and grueling, to escape the lethargy that corrupts one's heart and contaminates their soul, so that they can continue to develop and become stronger

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