Catharsis is the fourth and final studio album by Elis, released on 27 November 2009 by Napalm Records.[1] It is the first and only album with Sandra Schleret (ex-Dreams of Sanity, Siegfried) as their new lead singer after Sabine Dünser's death; the band released in early 2007 the MCD "Show Me The Way".
Background
After touring throughout 2007 and 2008, the band announced that they had entered the studio to record their fourth studio album, the follow-up to their 2006 release, Griefshire. They spent the rest of 2008 and a part of 2009 recording the new album.
After the sudden death of Elis' original singer Sabine Dünser, the band decided to continue her musical ideas. The album was released in late 2009 on Napalm Records, being the first full release with new singer Sandra Schleret, known from Dreams of Sanity and Siegfried. It contains hard and quick tracks, but is nevertheless emotional.[2]
Allmusic was critical of "uninspired keyboard melodies using preset sounds" and a general lack of originality but found Sandra Schleret's voice to be "pretty".[3] The Sonic Seducer magazine however delivered a review that called the album fascinating and mentioned the "authenticity of each single note".[2]
Laut.de wrote that Sandra Schleret did not copy Dünser's style, instead she was lauded for her darker, more powerful voice on most tracks. The cover of Jennifer Rush's "I Come Undone" was found weaker than the original though.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Sandra Schleret (lyrics) and Pete Streit (music), except where noted.
^ abcFroghy, Jasmin. "Catharsis". Sonic Seducer (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. ...mit der unvergleichlichen Authentizität jeder einzelnen Note, die nicht nur fasziniert, sondern fesselt und berührt! [with the incomparable authenticity of each single note that not only fascinates but enchains and touches you!]
