aka the Samson Box

with subtle melodic flares and delicate

Forming from the ashes of local DC bands SOA and The Untouchables

following the "Retweeted" 2xLP by SLEAFORD MODS

1958-1960 begins with a thickly layered wash of sound as nostalgic as a train ride through the outskirts of a city at night

CATHARSIS - Light from a dead star II. DLP Fanzine aka the Samson Box4th press, yellow vinyl Three 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