Band: KATHARSIS
Title: 666
Label: Sombre
Country: Germany
Year of Release: 2000

Rating: 89/100

Added to Site: November 21, 2001

Summary: To deny the DARK THRONE influence on this is completely moronic...

Review: ...but in this case it's not a bad thing to be so blatantly DT influenced!!! 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)...
(Also appeared on LARM, © 2003)

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