The Plague

by Demon

The Plague cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1983
  • Label: Clay
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.1/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Andy Richards

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing their departure from standard NWOBHM tropes, the British band fully embraces progressive rock ambition and dark, conceptual songwriting on their third album. 'The Plague' features heavily synthesized arrangements, extended atmospheric passages, and socially conscious lyrics decrying modern societal ills. It is widely considered their creative peak, bridging heavy rock intensity with grandiose, melancholic theatricality.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, progressive, complex

Tracklist

  1. The Plague
  2. Nowhere To Run
  3. Fever In The City
  4. Blackheath
  5. Blackheath Intro.
  6. The Writings On The Wall
  7. The Only Sane Man
  8. A Step Too Far

Credits

  • Andy Richards - keyboards
  • Denis Blackham - lacquer cut by
  • Chris Ellis - performer [demon are]
  • John Wright - performer [demon are]
  • Les Hunt - performer [demon are]
  • PAG - plated by
  • Lorne Balfe - voice [childs voice]

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