AlbumE · 2018
Catharsis
by Machine Head
Catharsis is a 2018 heavy metal album by Machine Head. It runs 15 tracks across 74 minutes on Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.6/5 from 4 ratings.
Heavy Metal · Groove Metal · Metal
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- 3.6 /5
- 4 ratings
- 57 /100
- 9 critics
- 15
- Tracks
- 74 min
- Runtime
- 142 bpm
- Tempo
- E minor
- Key
Ratings
4 ratings · avg 3.6
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Critics
9 publications
- Rock Hard8.5/10
- Louder than War7.5/10
- Metal Hammer7/10
- Kerrang!3/5
- Blabbermouth.net5.5/10
- Consequence of SoundC−
- Exclaim!5/10
- Angry Metal Guy1.5/5
- Metal Storm3/10
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Catharsis album cover

The Catharsis cover was designed by Gustavo Sezes and photographed by Seanen Middleton and Travis Shinn.
- Design
- Gustavo Sezes
- Photography
- Seanen Middleton, Travis Shinn
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Tracklist
15 tracks · 74 min
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About
"Catharsis" is the ninth album by American heavy metal band Machine Head, released on January 26, 2018 on the Nuclear Blast label. A cursory listen suggests that Machine Head have gone back to the raw, groovy, nu-metal bounce that typified many of the cuts from 1999’s The Burning Red and 2001’s almost universally derided Supercharger. But peeling away the layers reveals a record with far more substance than either of those divisive albums was able to muster.
In brief
- Is Catharsis good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Catharsis 3.6/5 from 4 ratings.
- When was Catharsis released?
- Catharsis was released in 2018 on Nuclear Blast Entertainment.
- How many tracks are on Catharsis?
- Catharsis has 15 tracks, with a runtime of 74 minutes.
- What genre is Catharsis?
- Catharsis is catalogued under Heavy Metal, Groove Metal, Metal.
- What BPM is Catharsis?
- Catharsis runs at a median tempo of 142 BPM across its tracks, most often in E minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Catharsis?
- Listeners of Catharsis also rate Vulgar Display of Power by Pantera, Omens by Lamb of God, We Are Not Your Kind by Slipknot.





