Refuse Records in Europe and Crimethinc. Records in the US are partnering up to release two double disocgraphy LPs for the legendary Catharsis. Both LPs are limited to a press of 500 copies so act fast if you want one.

Refuse Records / Crimethinc. presents

CATHARSIS "Light from a dead star I and II"

Two decades ago, before the music industry began to colonize it, the do-it-yourself underground was a space of exodus and experimentation, often in violent opposition to the rest of the world. This was the context in which Catharsis appeared, one of a new wave of bands to meld metal drama with the raw urgency of hardcore punk. They quickly distinguished themselves by an almost self-destructive intensity and uncompromising anticapitalist ethic. Inverting Christian iconography to champion the struggle of the individual against a hostile cosmos, they took up the centuries-old banner No Gods, No Masters, extending this project of total defiance into their increasingly tumultuous lives. This apocalyptic orientation in turn informed their music, as they sought to hit upon the magic combination of words, harmonies, and rhythms that could spark a global conflagration.
Catharsis broke up in 2002, following relentless touring on three continents and a final catastrophic five months in Europe. After a decade of watching the old records sell for absurd prices while bootleggers profited off substandard editions, we’ve finally taken it upon ourselves to offer a proper collection of their work.

“Light from a Dead Star I.” double LP includes their debut 7”, and "Samsara" LP, packaged in a gatefold cover with oversize booklets offering all the original artwork.
This is a co-release between CRIMETHINC. (USA) and REFUSE RECORDS (Europe).

Track list:

Side A "Samsara" album pt.1
1.One minute closer to the hour of your death
2.Exterminating angel
3.Bow down
4.Choose your heaven
5.Every man for himself and god against them all

Side B
1.Sacred and Profane
2.In solitary
3.Pariah
4.Choose your heaven - or are you ready to die?

Side C "Samsara" album part II, and eponymous 7"
1.(the evolution of dying)
2.I Corinthians 1:18-29

Side D
1.In the belly of the demon
2.What the Thunder said
3.Ritualized
4.Isaac

Pressing info:
110 copies, red and black vinyl, additional cover, hand numbered (SOLD OUT)
403 copies, black vinyl

“Light from a Dead Star II.” double LP includes their “Passion” LP, split Lp's w/ Gehenna and Newborn. It also includes the final Catharsis song, “Absolution,” recorded alongside “Arsonist’s Prayer” in their last session but never released. Packaged in a gatefold with oversize booklet offering all the original artwork.
This is a co-release between CRIMETHINC. (USA) and REFUSE RECORDS (Europe).

Track list:

Side E "Passion" album
1.Passion...
2....Obsession
3.Panopticon
4.Into the eyeless sockets of the night
5.The witch's heart

Side F
1.Threshold: to enter, the heart must break
2.Duende (the soil is closer than the sky)
3.Deserts without mirages
4.Sabbat

Side G "Live in the land of the dead" recording and final tracks
1.Sacred and profane
2.What the thunder said
3.Unbowed

Side H
1.Arsonist's prayer
2.Absolution

Pressing info:
100 copies, red and black vinyl, additional cover, hand numbered (20 EUR / $26 + shipping)
410 copies, black vinyl (15 EUR / $20 + shipping)