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Cathexis
12+ albums
Technical Death Metaldeath metaltrancepsychedelicdance
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1) Cathexis is a Death Metal band from Austin, Texas. The band was formed in 2012 after founding members Ian Bishop (vocals), Chris Hillam (Guitar) and Sam Kang (Guitar) decided to manifest their common musical interests in an actual band. Combining catchy hooks, healthy doses of technicality and a priority on songwriting, Cathexis self produced their debut album and unleashed "Shades of Apocalypse" in early 2013. The album is streaming in full, as well as available for download via their bandcamp. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CathexisDM Bandcamp: http://cathexis1.bandcamp.com/album/shades-of-apocalypse 2)In psychoanalysis, cathexis is defined as the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea.[1] The Greek term cathexis (κάθεξις) was chosen by James Strachey to render the German term Besetzung in his translation of Sigmund Freud's complete works. For Freud, cathexis is defined as an investment of libido. Freud often described the functioning of psychosexual energies in mechanical terms, influenced perhaps by the dominance of the steam engine at the end of the 19th century.[citation needed] Freud often represented frustration in libidinal desires as a blockage of energies that have, or would eventually build up and require release in alternative ways. This release could occur, for example, by way of regression and the "re-cathecting" of former positions, that is, fixation at the oral phase or anal phase and the enjoyment of forme
