There are several bands known as Katharsis:
1) The most well-known Kath… Read Full Bio ↴There are several bands known as Katharsis:
1) The most well-known Katharsis (aka KTHRSS) is a German black metal band formed in 1994. The members are Aeshma on "styx" (drums), Scorn on "scythe" (bass, guitars), and Drakh providing "sting" (vocals). The group does not play live shows.

Katharsis has released four full-lengths to date: 2000's 666 via Sombre (later re-released by Norma Evangelium Diaboli on CD) and 2003's Kruzifixxion, 2006's VVorldVVithoutEnd and 2009's Fourth Reich via Norma Evangelium Diaboli. Some of their recent t-shirts were also released by Norma Evangelium Diaboli.

Katharsis has also participated in split releases with Moonblood, Deathcult (Ger), Nhaavah and Black Witchery. Katharsis appeared in multiple compilations, including Black Metal Endsieg I (2001), Black Metal Blitzkrieg (2001) and Tormenting Legends II (2006).
http://www.kthrss.de/

2) A progressive metal band from Romania.The band was formed in 1997 under the name Puls!, in 1998 they changed their name to Katharsis.
The band consists of
Alina Szekely-Maier – vocal
Cătălin Gyulai – guitar
Ovidiu Szekely-Maier – bass
Andras Bilibok – drumms

https://myspace.com/katharsisprogresiv

3) Katharsis are a surf rock band with its origins in New Jersey. In early September of 2008, Justin Chung (Guitar, Lead Vocals) began searching for band members to finish out his desired four piece ensemble. Justin reconnected with his old summer camp friend, Jesse Haack (Drums) who then contacted David McNally (Bass, Back-Up Vocals). Matt Modica, Justin's classmate, originally filled the part of guitarist but scheduling problems eventually led to a lineup change. The band later found Matt Dezenzo, a youthful metal virtuoso, who briefly took over for Matt Modica. However, Justin's songwriting took a turn toward the melodic side and the band eventually parted with Matt Dezenzo. David Scala was then recruited to fill the role of guitarist and lends his unique style to Katharsis' music.

http://www.myspace.com/katharsisnj

4) Katharsis were an alternative/progressive rock band from Greenville, NC that disbanded in early 2007. From the about page on the band's official website: "Katharsis has been a work in progress since 2003. Seeking edgy music with a positive message, guitar players Garett Bissonnette, of One Word, and Patrick Spohr, of Rhetoric, got together to trade riffs and immediately felt they had to passionately pursue the music that unfolded. Settling for anything less than the best was not an option. They auditioned many drummers and bass players before finally finding Cory Granger, a local college student, and Eric Pyburn, Patrick’s bass player from Rhetoric. With the musicians in place, the search for a singer was long and arduous. After two singers came and left, the four members of Katharsis discovered Ean Hirst, of Seraphin, running sound at a local bar. As soon as they heard his voice they knew they had found their front man. With the ensemble complete, they immediately started an intense writing session.

The band had been writing and rehearsing with and without singers over the previous year and a half before finding Ean. Combining the original melodies created by Katharsis and the lyrics written by Ean, Katharsis is brings a new sound to rock music, fusing the best of every world and never settling for anything that doesn’t live up to the title of being “cathartic”. A unique musical style, complete with vocals reminiscent of Alice in Chains, a melodic feel on par with A Perfect Circle, and the overall catchiness of Incubus, sets the stage for Katharsis’ powerful positive message."

http://www.katharsisrock.com/index.htm

5) Katharsis are Daniel Malson, Jano Sanguine, Rick Sanford, Tim Vickers. Experimental/industrial quartet from San Francisco. Nothing else but this is information is known.

Eden Belovv
Katharsis Lyrics

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Shadows in the black fog...
Restless, endless, soulless, wandering
Gate of darkness' morbid children
Shadows in the black fog
Dawn of evil blood so eagerly awaiting
Raised within an ark of grace &
Beauty hidden

When they creep from their layre
In the mass-graves,
On the dark fields of infinite anguish,
Under a hollow indifferent sky,
The eternal sky

It is time to reach out for the sceptre.
It is time for our master to conquer.
It is time for the olde hooded reaper.
Grim lorde death, he is once more to ryde.

Shadows in the black fog
Lifeless, fleshless, breathless, haunting
Fear & plague & misery's messengers
Shadows in the black fog
Dawne of evilhearts so solemnly
Embracing, leave their crypts to join
The olde earth's funereal procession

When they turne into shape in the
Dark storm that will blow
On the day of our glory
On the day of mayhemic destruction

For Lord Luzifer's triumph in heaven
It is time to take over the
Thrones of the earth
& to rule over all with an iron fist
It is time for the faceless
Archangels to awake
& to rise from the holiest of hells [...]

Shadows in the black fog
Scornfull, wrathfull, dreadfull roaming
Curse of mortals, doomsday's offspring
Shadows in the black fog
Ceremoniall servants for our nightly

Sacrificiall mass for Satan &
His demonic-court now reigning...

Overall Meaning

The song "Eden Belovv" by Katharsis paints a picture of a dark and haunting world where shadows roam the black fog and evil hearts embrace the dawn. The lyrics describe a world where darkness and death reign supreme, and where the eternal sky is hollow and indifferent. The song speaks of a time when the olde hooded reaper, Grim lorde death, is once again to ride.

The lyrics speak of the day of mayhemic destruction, a time when Lord Luzifer's triumph in heaven is to take over the thrones of the earth and rule over all with an iron fist. The song speaks of cursed mortals and doomsday's offspring, and of shadows as ceremonial servants for the nightly sacrificial mass for Satan and his demonic-court now reigning.

Overall, "Eden Belovv" by Katharsis is a haunting and unsettling song that paints a picture of a world consumed by darkness, death, and evil.

Line by Line Meaning

Shadows in the black fog...
The darkness is littered with their spirits, creeping and wandering.

Restless, endless, soulless, wandering
They are trapped, never at rest, always moving, devoid of souls.

Gate of darkness' morbid children
These spirits are the offspring of the darkness that lurks over them.

Dawn of evil blood so eagerly awaiting
They eagerly anticipate a dawn that will bring about destruction and death.

Raised within an ark of grace & Beauty hidden
Their evil was born in a place of supposed purity and beauty, but the wickedness was hidden.

When they creep from their layre In the mass-graves, On the dark fields of infinite anguish, Under a hollow indifferent sky, The eternal sky
They rise from their graves in mass, in agony and despair, under an uncaring sky that is eternal.

It is time to reach out for the sceptre.
It is time for them to take control and rule.

It is time for our master to conquer.
Their master will take over and seal their rule.

It is time for the olde hooded reaper.
It is time for Death to come and take his seat as ruler.

Grim lorde death, he is once more to ryde.
Death will come like a conquering hero, riding in to enforce their rule.

Lifeless, fleshless, breathless, haunting
These spirits are empty, ghostly, and haunting.

Fear & plague & misery's messengers
They bring fear, disease, and unhappiness to those around them.

Dawne of evilhearts so solemnly
Their hearts are full of evil, and they solemnly await the dawn of their rule.

Embracing, leave their crypts to join The olde earth's funereal procession
They leave their tombs to join a procession of death on the earth.

When they turne into shape in the Dark storm that will blow On the day of our glory On the day of mayhemic destruction
When they take on physical form, it will be on a day of great destruction and chaos.

For Lord Luzifer's triumph in heaven It is time to take over the Thrones of the earth & to rule over all with an iron fist
They will take over the earth to confirm the victory of Lucifer and rule with an unbreakable grip.

It is time for the faceless Archangels to awake & to rise from the holiest of hells [...]
Even the faceless archangels must awaken from the depths of hell to confront their rule.

Scornfull, wrathfull, dreadfull roaming
Their roaming is charged with wrathful and dreadful fury.

Curse of mortals, doomsday's offspring
They are the curse of all mortals, born of a time of doom.

Ceremoniall servants for our nightly Sacrificiall mass for Satan & His demonic-court now reigning...
They serve as ceremonial attendants for the nightly sacrifice to Satan and his demonic court who now rule supreme.

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