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.
Infernal Solar Vortexx
Katharsis Lyrics
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Slaves of Jesus lick the Holy Mother Mary's cunt
Lambs befallen by worms are sodomized by leprous saints
Eyes of God are burning, fall into the evil land
Drink the wine of Satan, hear the gospel of the damned!
Commander of dark gods in ritual sleep
Come forth through the void of eternity
Transform spectral lives through the vast fields obscure
Mortal sin, apocalyptic minds
Revelation of death to the world of the blind
Disharmonic unity, enemies of the creation
Rising titans, force of desecration
Valley of Hell, atrophic land
Cardinal power of archangels damned
Horrific sight, morbid priests of the earth
Sitting upon the four corners of the world
Basilisk force
Dancing eye of mass extermination
Aeon of tyranny, cosmic hell, sea of renewal
Rape us sweet, Zion tremble, we are invincible
Our armies ride against New Jerusalem
Our magic ruins the world
Satan cometh with signs and wonders
Holy golden doors are shut forever, them to suffocate within
A sea of black tears from the mouth of a whore
Siblings fighting each other with poisoned swords
Vision from the waste sepulchral lands
Final plea of sinners in agony and death
Commander of dark gods in ritual sleep
Come forth through the void of eternity
Transform spectral lives through the vast fields obscure
Grant magical skills to drink angel blood pure
A spring never again to cease, erupting malicious disease
Black crystal fluid of the wicked strong, racing dance of demons
Beheld in sight of the cyclopic grinning moon
In the temple of mystical suffering
A six legged beast with the ten horns of damnation
And seven emerald crowns hath given birth to our new messiah
Kaos vortex throne of night, eating crippled beasts of god
A throne of steel and horrors, surrounded by black sepulchral frostwinds
Pestilence blessing
Dragon claw hammers, dragon spitting sulphur
Ecliptic spheres, sunrise vortex
The galley arks are sent for us, and the powers
Gei-Hinnam eternal - thunder, lightning, doom and kaos
Cloudfallen majesty, Dark Lord now come!
Bestow animation upon the unliving yet restless and eagerly awaiting
Inexorable fate, destruction of the grave
The sleeper will wake and the world will bleed
Infernal race - unholy blaze - sleeper awake - DEATH IS LIFE
[II:]
Parched with thirst my lips my throat, I am condemned
I gnash my teeth, let me confess unspeakable deeds
As the lake waters close above me, consolation in deathlike rapture
I might find - rewarded by the guilt-less joy instead of horrors
Avenge my blood in ecstasy and oblivion, and ravings of insanity
Another race of beings rise, by the terrible vengeance of my hands
Aided by a glimmering light which turneth into a tempestuous shine
[III:]
Calls from the past to rise and rule - works of Ungodliness
Conjuration of the flesh, Lord Majesty appear unto us
And get the seven holy virgins, in a state of superhuman trance...
Gaia dissolve in dark matter, Tetragrammaton hosts killed by
Fire and fear, landscapes bursting under the feet of the angels
Elder Lords Invincible Ones - the claws of evil, doom...
The love of god is banished by a curse of the wicked ones
And Hell is the centre of the universe
Terror of a dying world, infernal black devastation
Blood red slaughter hell, TRANSFORMUTATION!
The lyrics of Katharsis's song Infernal Solar Vortexx are very dark and disturbing, depicting themes of blasphemy, violence, and chaos. The first stanza talks about slaves of Jesus performing sexual acts with the Holy Mother Mary, while lambs are being sodomized by leprous saints. The following lines describe the rise of the commander of dark gods through the void of eternity, granting magical skills to drink angel blood pure. The following stanzas paint a picture of a valley of hell, where morbid priests of the earth sit upon the four corners of the world, and enemies of creation rise as force of desecration. The song reaches its climax when Satan cometh with signs and wonders, ruins the world, and brings about a sea of black tears from the mouth of a whore.
The second section of the song talks about the author's own predicament, where they are parched with thirst and feel condemned. At this point, they confess unspeakable deeds, and as the lake waters close above them, they hope to find consolation in deathlike rapture. The final stanza brings about the call from the past to rise and rule with works of ungodliness, where Lord Majesty himself must get seven holy virgins in a state of superhuman trance for the transformation to take place.
Line by Line Meaning
Slaves of Jesus lick the Holy Mother Mary's cunt
Mocking religious figures and their followers
Lambs befallen by worms are sodomized by leprous saints
Describing graphic, disturbing scenes of religious corruption
Eyes of God are burning, fall into the evil land
Suggesting that a powerful deity is watching over evil deeds
Drink the wine of Satan, hear the gospel of the damned!
Encouraging rebellion against traditional religious beliefs
Commander of dark gods in ritual sleep
Referring to a powerful, dark entity resting but ready to awaken
Come forth through the void of eternity
Invoking the entity to emerge from a timeless void
Transform spectral lives through the vast fields obscure
Offering transformational power to the entity
Grant magical skills to drink angel blood pure
Offering access to forbidden power and knowledge
Mortal sin, apocalyptic minds
Referencing the destructive potential of human sin
Revelation of death to the world of the blind
Predicting a coming reckoning for those who refuse to see the truth
Disharmonic unity, enemies of the creation
Describing a sense of chaos and opposition within the universe
Rising titans, force of desecration
Painting an image of powerful and destructive beings
Valley of Hell, atrophic land
Evoking an image of a desolate, dark place
Cardinal power of archangels damned
Referencing a group of powerful beings who have been cursed or cast down
Horrific sight, morbid priests of the earth
Describing a disturbing and sinister group of individuals
Sitting upon the four corners of the world
Suggesting a sense of control or influence over the entire planet
Basilisk force
Symbolizing a powerful and destructive force
Dancing eye of mass extermination
Referencing a destructive event or force
Aeon of tyranny, cosmic hell, sea of renewal
Describing a cycle of destruction and rebirth on a cosmic scale
Rape us sweet, Zion tremble, we are invincible
Using provocative language to suggest rebellion and power
Our armies ride against New Jerusalem
Imagining a great battle between opposing forces
Our magic ruins the world
Suggesting the use of powerful and destructive magic
Satan cometh with signs and wonders
Imagining the arrival of a powerful or charismatic figure
Holy golden doors are shut forever, them to suffocate within
Describing a sense of being trapped or imprisoned
A sea of black tears from the mouth of a whore
Using vivid and disturbing imagery to evoke a feeling of horror
Siblings fighting each other with poisoned swords
Describing a scene of violence and betrayal
Vision from the waste sepulchral lands
Describing a frightening or haunting vision
Final plea of sinners in agony and death
Evoking an emotional and climactic scene of desperation
Parched with thirst my lips my throat, I am condemned
Describing a sense of desperation or hopelessness
I gnash my teeth, let me confess unspeakable deeds
Suggesting a sense of guilt or inner turmoil
As the lake waters close above me, consolation in deathlike rapture
Describing a sense of release or relief through death
I might find - rewarded by the guilt-less joy instead of horrors
Hoping for a release from suffering or guilt
Avenge my blood in ecstasy and oblivion, and ravings of insanity
Referencing a desire for revenge and destruction
Another race of beings rise, by the terrible vengeance of my hands
Imagining a scene of creation through violent means
Aided by a glimmering light which turneth into a tempestuous shine
Suggesting a sense of transformation or revelation through light
Calls from the past to rise and rule - works of Ungodliness
Suggesting a call to rebellion and unorthodox behavior
Conjuration of the flesh, Lord Majesty appear unto us
Invoking a powerful and possibly malignant entity
And get the seven holy virgins, in a state of superhuman trance...
Referencing a disturbing and potentially violent scene
Gaia dissolve in dark matter, Tetragrammaton hosts killed by
Describing a violent and apocalyptic event
Fire and fear, landscapes bursting under the feet of the angels
Using vivid and striking imagery to suggest destruction and chaos
Elder Lords Invincible Ones - the claws of evil, doom...
Referencing a group of powerful and malevolent beings
The love of god is banished by a curse of the wicked ones
Suggesting a sense of rebellion against traditional religious beliefs
And Hell is the centre of the universe
Reimagining the universe as a place ruled by evil
Terror of a dying world, infernal black devastation
Describing a sense of overwhelming destruction and chaos
Blood red slaughter hell, TRANSFORMUTATION!
Suggesting a final and transformative act of destruction
Contributed by Abigail F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Genaro Cancino
So fucking beautiful!