The track shares its name with the band's new album, which is due out on January 26 and will also get a limited edition release which will include a 21-track DVD.
Speaking about the video, frontman Robb Flyn said:
“Catharsis was a tricky concept to translate to a visual. How do you express somebody’s catharsis? Frazier [Bradshaw], the director brought up the Butoh Dance concept and it tied in so well into the idea of what catharsis could be. And man, when the Butoh dancers began performing for the video... we were blown away, their expressions were so pained, almost horrifying and yet very sad. It was extremely moving."
"I tell ya what man… we love making videos now! There used to be a bunch of rules around what you could and couldn’t do in a music video. Most of it was a boring performance, with us 'pretending' to play and sing the song, but now it’s like making a crazy whacked-out movie. You can get weird and strange and have a blast. We are super proud of how well this video tuned out!!"
The Bay Area metallers will support the record with the Catharsis World Tour, which will head to the UK in May.
Machine Head Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sun May 13 2018 - SOUTHAMPTON O2 Guildhall Southampton
Mon May 14 2018 - CARDIFF Cardiff Students' Union - Y Plas
Tue May 15 2018 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Thu May 17 2018 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Fri May 18 2018 - LONDON Roundhouse
Sat May 19 2018 - LONDON Roundhouse
Mon May 21 2018 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Tue May 22 2018 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 Academy Newcastle
Wed May 23 2018 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Fri May 25 2018 - MANCHESTER Academy
Thu January 25 2018 - MESA Arizona - Nile Theater - AZ (USA)
Sat January 27 2018 - ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico - Sunshine Theatre (USA)
Mon January 29 2018 - SAN ANTONIO Texas - Aztec Theater (USA)
Tue January 30 2018 - DALLAS Texas - Gas Monkey Live (USA)
Wed January 31 2018 - HOUSTON Texas - House Of Blues - Houston (USA)
Fri February 02 2018 - BIRMINGHAM AL Alabama - Saturn - Birmingham (USA)
Sat February 03 2018 - PENSACOLA Florida - Vinyl Music Hall (USA)
Mon February 05 2018 - ORLANDO Florida - Plaza Theatre - FL (USA)
Tue February 06 2018 - ATLANTA Georgia - Center Stage Theatre (USA)
Thu February 08 2018 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Theatre Of Living Arts (USA)
Fri February 09 2018 - NEW YORK New York - Best Buy Theater (USA)
Sat February 10 2018 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Paradise Rock Club (USA)
Sun February 11 2018 - MONTREAL Quebec - Club Soda - QC (Canada)
Tue February 13 2018 - TORONTO Ontario - Danforth Music Hall Theatre (Canada)
Wed February 14 2018 - BUFFALO New York - Town Ballroom (USA)
Thu February 15 2018 - PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania - Stage AE (USA)
Fri February 16 2018 - CLEVELAND Ohio - Agora Theatre (USA)
Sat February 17 2018 - DETROIT Michigan - Majestic Theatre - MI (USA)
Tue February 20 2018 - DES MOINES Iowa - Wooly's (USA)
Wed February 21 2018 - MADISON Wisconsin - Majestic Theatre (USA)
Thu February 22 2018 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - First Avenue (USA)
Fri February 23 2018 - CHICAGO Illinois - Concord Music Hall (USA)
Sat February 24 2018 - EAST SAINT LOUIS Illinois - Pop's (USA)
Tue February 27 2018 - DENVER Colorado - Summit Music Hall (USA)
Thu March 01 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - House Of Blues - Las Vegas (USA)
Fri March 02 2018 - LOS ANGELES California - Henry Fonda Theatre (USA)
Sat March 03 2018 - OAKLAND California - Fox Theater - Oakland (USA)
Mon March 05 2018 - PORTLAND Oregon - Roseland Theater (USA)
Tue March 06 2018 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom (Canada)
Wed March 07 2018 - SEATTLE Washington - Showbox at the Market (USA)
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