Catharsis was a great metallic hardcore band from Georgia. Their singer Brian was (and still is as far as I know) an active anarchist who published the legendary underground zine InsideFront and started Crimethinc, an anarchist collective that publishes literature and releases music. You can find their stickers on bikes or street signs in most major cities (look for crust punks). Besides this split, Catharsis have two amazing full-length albums--Samsara and Passion--that I highly recommend, but on this split it is the Hungarian emotive hardcore/punk band Newborn who really shine. Each of Newborn's four songs are mini-epics that traverse the history of hardcore, from its punk roots to contemporary post-hardcore, all the while maintaining a youthful energy that is impossible to deny. Their musicianship is stellar on all fronts and the production is top notch. The Catharsis track, Arsonist's Prayer, is nine-minutes of solid and somewhat innovative hardcore that is good but not great, at least relative to their other work. It's all about Newborn on this one.
DL
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