Katharsis is the second studio album released independently on February 13th, 2014. This project was produced at Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark by renowed Tue Madsen, who previously worked with THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILITY, KATAKLYSM, among others. The artwork was signed by the french designer Stan W Decker.

The album’s title refers to catarsis under a psychological optics. This is a term well used in other contexts, like religion and arts. In this work, the band makes an allusion to an emotional collapse which results in renewal and liberation, causing a change in the point of view.

Slasher - 09 - All Covered In Blood

LYRICS
I exist
In between the spaces
In between my stasis
In between the places
That I've been
In between the moments
Of everything I've seen
Everything I've tasted
Everything I've wasted

Here we can live
Not just exist
In the spaces
in between
The places
In between
Our Stasis
Where we float
As just a mote
In the space
In between

Wake up
Wake up
Wake up
Wake up

In the middle of a dream
Falling like a feather
Soon it starts to seem
You are falling forever
Floating ever gently down
Not afraid but at peace
In the air and all around
Life waiting for release

Sleep now
Sleep now

Now life gently slumber
As the storm appears
And with a toll of thunder
Washes away the years
Returning our youth
From the distant past
In spite of the truth
When the die was cast

Here we can live
Not just exist
In the spaces
in between
The places
In between
Our Stasis
Where we float
As just a mote
In the space
In between

When life starts to stir
And Death nestles down
The future is still a blur
The paths not been found
Infinite moments do exist
In this cosmic tapestry
And though eons drift
We live in memory
For all of eternity

We are mere motes
We're frame
We are mere motes
We're a frame
In the spaces
In between
The places
inbetween
Spaces

Dystopia

Spaces

CREDITS:
Mark Saunders © 2025
Album & other Art all created by Madeleine Saunders © 2025 (https://www.instagram.com/inkyb_aby)

A huge Thank You and so much gratitude I owe to my friend Matt Cahill of PRS Records for guidance, advice and all your time and expertise you gave me and for mastering some of the Tracks, thanks Bro.

Thanks to Christos Kouzinos for all your help with the drums, drum patterns and beats.

Thanks to Don Naley for all your much needed guidance and help with Guitar, Samples and Loops, Chord Progressions, Synthesizer and a load of other shit too numerous to mention.

Thanks Greg Hamlin (Legend) for bailing me out and providing vocals (both Lead and Backing) on a load of tracks as well as some Guitar stuff.

All of the The TAU Project tracks were created using a mixture of DAW’s and a multitude of Plugins (Reason, Audacity, Waveform, MeldaProduction, Cakewalk, Reaper, Voicemod, Overloud, Graillion, AVS Audio Converter, Surge XT and Vital) as well as real time electric guitar, drums, keyboard/synth, various royalty free samples and loops. Some AI was also used in the pre and post production and creation of these tracks, in particular with synthesizer and some sound layering.
Last but not least thank you to the Four Angels that provide me with Love, Support, Inspiration and Encouragement every single day, Lauren, Madeleine, Mackenzie and Ruby.

The Tau Project was really just a bit of fun to begin with but has wound up being a bit more than that, it’s also been very cathartic, and to be honest a hell of a long time in the making. Some of the lyrics to these tracks were written when I was in my late teen’s right up until present. 
There is a mixture of styles and genres so that it may seem a bit schizophrenic but it was deliberate. I was attempting to pay homage and respect to my musical influences throughout the years from the 70’s and 80’s NWOBHM, The Hair Metal years, Hard Rock and Rock influences, Punk, Hardcore, Nu Metal, Grunge, Blues and probably some other influences in there I’ve missed. Hopefully it isn’t too disheveled and crappy and seen for what it is.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I have, and if not don’t complain to me I didn’t force you to listen.
ALL METAL ALL THE TIME UNTIL THE DAY I DIE

Spaces

The Tau Project

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