| Catharsis | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | YOB |
| Cover: | Yob Catharsis.jpg |
| Released: | October 14, 2003 |
| Recorded: | February 2003 |
| Genre: | Doom metal, stoner metal |
| Label: | Abstract Sounds, Relapse (vinyl reissue) |
| Prev Title: | Elaborations of Carbon |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | The Illusion of Motion |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Catharsis is the second studio album by the heavy metal band YOB. It was released in 2003 on Abstract Sounds, and was reissued in 2014 by Relapse Records via vinyl.[1]
Reception to Catharsis was fairly positive. Alex Henderson for AllMusic called the album "enjoyably solid, especially if one has a taste for dark, ominous doom metal." Jim for Punknews.org was another who spoke highly of the album, who in particular praised the guitarwork stating that it "ranges from heavy-as-fuck doom metal to spacey, psychedelic sounding riffs." Chris Ayers for Exclaim! stated that "Yob add a much needed variety to a tired genre, and Catharsis is hopefully just the beginning."[2]