Catharsis is a Russian band founded in 1996.
They started out as a
gothic/
death
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/
doom metal
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band but eventually evolved into a
neoclassical power metal
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band.
Lineup
Current
* Oleg Zhilyakov – lead vocals (1999–present)
* Oleg Mishin – lead guitar (2002–present)
* Igor Polyakov – rhythm guitar (1996–present)
* Alexander Timonin – bass (2002–present)
* Anatoly Levitin – drums (2008–present)
* Julia Red – keyboards (1996–present)
Former
* Sergey Bendrikov – lead vocals (1996–1998; died 2020)
* Andrey Kapachev – lead vocals (1998–1999)
* Anthony Arikh – lead guitar (1996–2001)
* Alexey Kraev – bass (1996–1998)
* Roman Senkin – bass (1998–2001; died 2017)
* Vladimir Muchnov – drums (1996–2001)
* Andrey Ischenko – drums (2005–2005)
* Alexey Barzilovich – drums (2006–2007)
* Tatiana Korablina – keyboards, vocals (1996–1997)
* Alexandra Abanina – keyboards, vocals (1997–1998)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums and EPs
* ''Proles Florum'' (1998)
* ''
Febris Erotica'' (1999)
* ''
Dea'' (2001)
* ''
Imago
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'' (2002)
(with lyrics in English)
* ''
Имаго (Imago)'' (2003)
(with lyrics in Russian
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*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
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)
* ''Призрачный Свет (Phantom Light)'' (2004)
* ''
Крылья (Wings)'' (2005)
* ''Баллада земли (Ballad of the Earth)'' (2006)
* ''Иной (Other)'' (2010)
(internet single)
* ''Светлый альбом (Light album)'' (2010)
* ''Индиго (Indigo)'' (2014)
* ''Антология. 20 первых лет. Полное собрание сочинений.'' (2015)
(Deluxe gold box-set 16 CDs + Bonus)
* ''Время потерь (Time of Loss)'' (2018)
* ''Зеркало судьбы (Destiny's Mirror)'' (2019)
* ''Книга времён. Будущее прошлого (Book of Times. The Future of the Past)'' (2022)
Singles
* ''Дитя штормов / Child of Storms (Austrian version)'' (2014)
(featuring Sabine Edelsbacher from Edenbridge)
* ''Дитя штормов / Child of Storms (Spanish version)'' (2015)
(featuring Patricia Tapia from Mägo de Oz)
* ''Дитя штормов / Child of Storms (Dutch version)'' (2015)
(featuring Dianne van Giersbergen
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from Ex Libris, Xandria
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and Countermove)
* ''Дитя штормов / Child of Storms (Italian version)'' (2015)
(featuring Lisy Stefanoni from Shadygrove)
* ''Дитя штормов / Child of Storms (Israelian version)'' (2015)
(featuring Infy Snow from Soul Torture)
* ''Дитя штормов / Child of Storms (Hungarian version)'' (2015)
(featuring Laura Binder from Dalriada)
* ''Чёрные сфинксы (Black Sphinxes)'' (2019)
Live albums
* ''Верни им небо (Give Them Back the Sky)'' DVD (2005)
* ''Верни им небо (Give Them Back the Sky)'' 2CD (2006)
* ''15 лет полета'' (''15 Years of Flight'') DVD (2012)
Collaborations
* ''Алый король (The Scarlet King)'' (2020)
(with Margenta)
Demos
* ''Child of the Flowers'' (1997)
* ''Taedium Vitae'' (1999)
* ''Prima Scriptio'' (2003)
References
External links
Official Catharsis websiteThe Official Fan Club's websiteCatharsis on My Space
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Musical groups from Moscow
Russian power metal musical groups
Russian heavy metal musical groups
Russian symphonic metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1996
1996 establishments in Russia