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 Below
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 and
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 and plague and 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
And to rule over all with an iron fist
It is time for the faceless
Archangels to awake
And 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
Ceremonial servants for our nightly

Sacrificial mass for Satan and
His demonic-court now reigning...

Overall Meaning

Katharsis's songs are typically inclined towards references of Gothic and satanic nature, and "Eden Below" is no exception. Throughout the song's progression of six minutes, the lyrics portray a bleak and nihilistic picture of a world consumed by darkness and apocalypse. The song's first verse mentions "Shadows in the black fog," suggesting that the world has been engulfed by a thick, black fog, a metaphor for evil, malice, and death that has enveloped everything.

The lyrics continue to describe how the darkness birthed the "Gate of darkness' morbid children" - the offspring of Satan, who are now poised to take over the Earth. The lyrics segue into a description of "mass-graves" and "infinite anguish" where the skeletal remains of the dead litter the fields. The use of words like "restless," "endless," and "soulless" in the first verse denote a sense of endlessness, indicating that this sheer horror has been going on for centuries.

The second verse of the song describes how the Earth belongs now to Satan and how his demonic court reigns supreme over it. The lyrics convey the message that the end of the world is imminent, with monstrous creatures waiting to bring about doom. The lyrics of "Eden Below" paint a disturbing image of humanity's ultimate fate and suggest that the listener is witnessing an apocalyptic end that is inevitable.

Line by Line Meaning

Shadows in the black fog...
The darkness representing the evil spirits lurking in the shadows.

Restless, endless, soulless, wandering
Restlessly wandering souls without direction and purpose.

Gate of darkness' morbid children
The sinister gate holding the dark spirits captive.

Dawn of evil blood so eagerly awaiting
The time when evil will rise and take over the world.

Raised within an ark of grace and Beauty hidden
The evil spirits were once hidden within a vessel of purity and beauty.

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
The evil spirits emerge from their graves and roam in the darkness, surrounded by infinite pain and suffering, under a cold and indifferent sky.

It is time to reach out for the sceptre.
It's time to take control and dominate.

It is time for our master to conquer.
It's time for the master, Satan, to take over and rule.

It is time for the olde hooded reaper.
It's time for Death to rise again and collect souls.

Grim lorde death, he is once more to ryde.
Death, the king of the underworld, is riding again.

Lifeless, fleshless, breathless, haunting
The spirits are soulless and lacking life, yet still present and terrifying.

Fear and plague and misery's messengers
The spirits bring messages of fear, disease, and suffering.

Dawne of evilhearts so solemnly Embracing, leave their crypts to join The olde earth's funereal procession
The evil spirits leave their resting place and join in the procession of death and destruction.

When they turne into shape in the Dark storm that will blow On the day of our glory On the day of mayhemic destruction
The spirits will take physical form on the day of destruction and darkness.

For Lord Luzifer's triumph in heaven It is time to take over the Thrones of the earth And to rule over all with an iron fist
Lucifer's victory in heaven leads him to take over the thrones of the earth, ruling with an iron fist.

It is time for the faceless Archangels to awake And to rise from the holiest of hells
Even the holy faceless archangels must awaken and rise from the depths of hell.

Scornfull, wrathfull, dreadfull roaming
The spirits roam with scorn, wrath, and dread.

Curse of mortals, doomsday's offspring
The spirits are the curse of humanity and the product of doomsday.

Ceremonial servants for our nightly Sacrificial mass for Satan and His demonic-court now reigning...
The spirits serve in the nightly ritual sacrifice to Satan and his reign of demons.

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