Northern Plague are Polish and play Blackened Death Metal.
Poland has a high quality pedigree when it comes to Death Metal, and Northern Plague do not let the side down. They play scathing Death Metal with a Blackened sheen; the vocals in particular are more Black than Death.
The guitars have a strong Death Metal focus, with some influence from the Black Metal side of things showing now and again. The song writing is exceptional and the feelings of depth of mood the band evoke is truly something. It’s a very satisfying listen. Brutal yes; but subtle also.
The musicianship all-round is top quality, and I should point out as well that there are some lovely solos and leads on this album. Exquisite.
Each song seems to slide out of some alternate reality ready to strike with a prolonged barrage of attacks. Once the target has been subdued it then slithers off back through the cracks in the world to wherever it came from.
This is an album that should be high on your list of wants for 2014.
Wonderbox Metal 
2 thoughts on “Northern Plague – Manifesto (Review)”