Katalepsy

Katalepsy
Origin	Moscow, Russia
Genres	Death metal
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Unique Leader Records
Website	www.katalepsy.ru

Katalepsy is a Russian Brutal death metal band from Moscow. They have released two split albums, one EP, two full length albums, and one demo. The band's name is a variation of the word "catalepsy", a disorder involving catatonic schizophrenia. Some lyrical themes of the band include gore, violence, splatter, murder and perversions. They are currently signed to Unique Leader Records.^[1]

History

Formation and split album (2003 - 2004)

The band was formed in 2003 in Moscow, in 2004 they have released a split album with the following bands; Smersh, Barbarity and Posthumous Blasphemer. The split album was named, Barbarity / Katalepsy / Smersh / Posthumous Blasphemer. The split album has 28 songs and length is around 54 minutes.

Musick Brings Injuries (2007 - 2008)

In 2007, Katalepsy released their first EP entitled Musick Brings Injuries. In 2008, the band released another split album along with an EP in the same year. Both the EP and split album have the same title name; Triumph of Evilution.

Autopsychosis (2010 - Present)

The band released a demo named, Your Fear Is Our Inhabitancy. The demo release consists of only two songs. In 2013, the band released their debut full-length album, entitled Autopsychosis. The album was released on January 8, 2013.^[2] A new album titled "Gravenous Hour" is set to release on May 27th, 2016.

Members

Current

• Igor Filimontsev - vocals (2011–present)
• Dmitry Ryjov - guitars (2008–present)
• Anton Garasiev - guitars (2008–present)
• Anatoly Shishilov - bass (2005–present)
• Evgeny Novikov - drums (2011–present)

Former

• Nikita Simonov - bass (2003-2005)
• Osip Danko - drums (2003-2006)
• Alexey Semyonov - drums (2006-2007)
• Andrey "Bauglir" Potsionov - drums (2007-2009)
• Cain - vocals (2005-2007)
• Ardentis - vocals (2003-2005)
• Konstantin "Helv" - guitars (2003-2009)
• Ruslan "Mirus" Iskandaroff - vocals (2007-2011)

Discography

Studio Albums

• Autopsychosis (Unique Leader Records 2013)

EPs

• Musick Brings Injuries (Soulflesh Collector Records 2007)
• Triumph of Evilution (Soulflesh Collector Records 2008)

Splits

• Barbarity / Katalepsy / Smersh / Posthumous Blasphemer (More Hate Productions 2004)
• Triumph of Evilution (Soulflesh Collector Records 2008)

Demos

• Your Fear Is Our Inhabitancy (Soulflesh Collector Records 2010)

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References

1. "Katalepsy Signs With Unique Leader Records - Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
2. "Katalepsy - Autopsychosis - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Encyclopaedia Metallum. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
3. "Katalepsy - Discography - Metal Storm". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
4. "Katalepsy - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Retrieved 2013-03-18.