---
title: "Catharsis"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/catharsis-0ebf6bfd"
genre: "Metalcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 1994
---

# Catharsis

**Catharsis** is a metalcore band, from United States, active 1994 to present.

Catharsis is an American anarchist hardcore punk band from North Carolina, active 1994-2002 and since 2012. They have performed throughout the United States, Europe, and South America.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharsis_(American_band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Catharsis |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | Chapel Hill, United States |
| Formed | 1994 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) · [Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alexei Rodriguez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alexei-rodriguez) |  |  | Current |
| [Matthew Miller](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matthew-miller) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996 | [Catharsis](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef8b307d-12a2-4910-b47b-1c106b1b783a) | EP |
| 1997 | [Samsara](https://themetalnet.com/album/b05c7d75-db9a-32bf-b775-537ec25f9bed) | Album |
| 1999 | [Passion](https://themetalnet.com/album/55b2fcfe-23c0-37f2-890b-38e4c89d7486) | Album |
| 2000 | [Live in the Land of the Dead / The Flood and the Storm](https://themetalnet.com/album/9bfe51cf-14a5-3692-b3f8-88ab7a3c5fef) | Album |
| 2001 | [Arsonist's Prayer / Ready To Leave, Ready To Live](https://themetalnet.com/album/d0c19b88-cd4a-432a-8cb7-e0c0cf67689b) | EP |
| 2025 | [Hope Against Hope](https://themetalnet.com/album/b7bb3c5a-d4b7-4928-ba75-c28846bc99d4) | Album |

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- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Isis](https://themetalnet.com/band/isis) (listened together)
- [Corrosion of Conformity](https://themetalnet.com/band/corrosion-of-conformity) (listened together)
- [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together)
- [Earth Crisis](https://themetalnet.com/band/earth-crisis) (listened together)
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- [Machine Head](https://themetalnet.com/band/machine-head) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)
- [Hatebreed](https://themetalnet.com/band/hatebreed) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Paradise Lost](https://themetalnet.com/band/paradise-lost) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/922286561
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Catharsis/3540479698
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatharsisOfficial

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/catharsis-0ebf6bfd](https://themetalnet.com/band/catharsis-0ebf6bfd). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt