The Plague Cliff Notes

With a special surprise the German power metal band Rage rewards its fans for their loyalty and patience during the long waiting period due to the pandemic: In time for the big co-headlining tour with Brainstorm in October and November 2022 and as an appetizer for what will be heard there, singer/bassist Peavy Wagner and his band mates Jean Borman, Stefan Weber (both guitar) and Vassilios "Lucky" Maniatopoulos (drums) will release an EP 'Spreading The Plague' with three previously unreleased new songs and three worthwhile bonus tracks.

Doom legends Paradise Lost continue to churn out albums of high quality and The Plague Within delivers the goods. They meld their signature Doom Metal with their more angry, Death Metal stylings. They open the album with the very melodic "No Hope In Sight" and follow it up with a much more aggressive cut "Terminal". The album definitely gets more and more old school as it goes along integrating guttural vocals to the aggression. Other highlights include "Punishment Through Time", the blistering "Flesh From Bone" and "Cry Out". Another solid album from the prolific Paradise Lost.