After being let-down by their 2 previous demos, the first KATHARSIS full-length really exceeded my expectations. But there’s one thing about this album that people will either love or hate, and that’s the fact that it sounds so much like “Under A Funeral Moon”!! Everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) about this release is “UAFM”-ish: The production, guitar sound, vocals, and style of music!!! In fact, someone could’ve dubbed this for me claiming it was “lost tracks from the ‘UAFM’ sessions” and I would’ve had absolutely no problem believing them!!! Luckily, this album succeeds in being in the DARK THRONE vein, unlike so many who fail. I guess this could also be comparable to “De Totem” by LUGUBRUM (minus the banjo). Since this was limited to 200 copies only, it’s HIGHLY unlikely you’ll ever find an original. Although, there’s already a poor-quality cdr bootleg of this being circulated (then again, it seems few releases of labels like Sombre or Drakkar have NOT been bootlegged)…

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