Catharsis (Russian band)

Catharsis
Origin	Russia
Genres	Symphonic metal, power metal
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Irond Hammer Müzik
Website	http://www.catharsis.ru
Members
Oleg Zhilyakov Oleg Misson Igor Polyakov Aleksandr Timonin Julia Red Anatoliy Levitin

Catharsis is a Russian symphonic power metal band founded in 1996.

Biography

The band was founded in Moscow in 1996 by guitarist Igor Polakov and vocalist Sergey Bendrikov. In its demo albums the band played a kind of death doom metal, but since their second album, "Febris Erotica", they turned to the style of symphonic metal. This album received many positive reviews in Russian music magazines. Readers of Rock City magazine voted for the band as "1999's Best Rookies". The album's follow-up, "Dea", featured voice of Catharsis' new vocalist - Oleg Zhilyakov.

In 2002 Oleg "Mission" Mishin, experienced guitarist and flute player, joined Catharsis and became their main songwriter in following albums "Imago"(2003) and "Wings"(2005). Many lyrics on these albums were written by Margarita Pushkina, a poetess who writes lyrics for metal bands such as Aria, Kipelov, Mavrik.

In 2006 Catharsis was awarded the Russian Alternative Music Prize as The Best Russian metal act.^[1]

Lineup

• Oleg 'Mission' Mishin - guitar, flute
• Oleg Zhilyakov - vocals
• Igor 'Jeff' Polyakov - guitar
• Aleksandr Timonin - bass
• Julia Red - keyboard
• Anatoliy Levitin - drums

Discography

Studio albums and EPs

• Proles Florum (1998)
• Febris Erotica (1999)
• Dea (2001)
• Imago (2002) -- with lyrics in English
• Имаго (Imago) (2003) --with lyrics in Russian
• Призрачный Свет (Eerie Light) (2004)
• Крылья (Wings) (2005)
• Баллада Земли (Earth' Ballad) (2006)
• Светлый альбом (Light album) (2010)

Live albums

• Верни им небо (Return to 'em the Sky) (2005 / 2006)

Demos

• Child of the Flowers (1997)
• Taedium Vitae (1999)
• Prima Scriptio (2003)

References

1. ^ RAMP 2006 website

External links

• The Official Catharsis Website
• The Official Fan Club's Website
• Catharsis' biography on IronD label website
• Catharsis on My Space