Dea (album)

Dea
Studio album by
Released2001
RecordedDecember 2000
GenrePower metal
Length36:17
LabelIrond
Catharsis chronology
Febris Erotica
(1999)
Dea
(2001)
Imago
(2002)

Dea is the first full-length album by Russian power metal band Catharsis. It was released in 2001 by Irond.[1] The album was the most commercially successful Russian metal release of 2001. It was released internationally in 2002 by Hammer Müzik.[2] In 2004, Irond re-released the album together with the Febris Erotica EP.

In Western Europe, the album received a 7.5 out of 10 score from Rock Hard,[3] a 6 out of 10 score from Metal.de,[4] and further reviews from Powermetal.de [de], Ox-Fanzine and Metal Inside.[5][6][7]

Track listing

  1. "Igni et Ferro" – 6:55
  2. "A Trip into Elysium" – 5:00
  3. "My Love, the Phiery" – 7:55
  4. "Etude №1 A-Moll for Piano, op. 1" – 2:48
  5. "Pro Memoria" – 5:27
  6. "Silent Tears" – 5:13
  7. "...Into Oblivion" – 2:59

[2]

Personnel

  • Oleg Zhilyakov – vocals
  • Igor Polyakov – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Julia Red – keyboards
  • Anthony Arikh – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Vladimir Muchnov – drums
  • Vadim Bystrov – bass

References

  1. ^ "IROND Records: Catharsis - Dea". www.irond.ru. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  2. ^ a b Catharsis – Dea (2001, CD), retrieved 2021-09-13
  3. ^ "CATHARSIS Dea". Rock Hard (review) (in German). 26 June 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Catharsis - Dea" (review) (in German). Metal.de. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ^ "CATHARSIS - Dea" (review) (in German). Powermetal.de. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ^ "CATHARSIS Dea CD". Ox-Fanzine (review) (in German). June 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  7. ^ "REVIEW: Dea (Catharsis)" (in German). Metal Inside. Retrieved 5 December 2025.