Plague Mass
Her work first garnered widespread attention with the controversial 1991 li… Read Full Bio ↴Her work first garnered widespread attention with the controversial 1991 live recording of the album Plague Mass (1984 - End of the Epidemic) in the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York. With it, Galás attacked the Roman Catholic Church (and society in general) for its indifference to AIDS using biblical texts. In the words of Terrorizer Magazine, "The church was made to burn with sound, not fire.". Plague Mass was a live rendition of excerpts from her Masque Of The Red Death trilogy which began as a response/homage/indictment to the effects of AIDS upon the "silent class". After production of the trilogy's first volume began, Galás' brother, playwright Philip-Dimitri Galás, contracted HIV. It is important to note that Galás did not begin this work due to her brother's illness; however, this tragic situation inspired the artist to re-double her efforts, resulting in the development of the aforementioned performance. During the period of these recordings, Galás had we are all HIV+ tattooed upon her knuckles; an artistic expression of disillusionment and disgust with the ignorance and apathy surrounding the AIDS epidemic. Her brother, who died during the trilogy's final production, reportedly appreciated her efforts.

Plague Mass
1984 - End of the Epidemic
April 22, 1991
UK 2xLP/CD Mute STUMM 83
US 2xLP Mute/Elektra 61043

Tracklist:

There Are No More Tickets to the Funeral
This Is The Law of the Plague
I Wake Up and I See the Face of The Devil
Confessional (Give Me Sodomy or Give Me Death)
How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon the Wicked?
Let Us Praise the Masters of Slow Death
Consecration
Sono L'Antichristo
Cris D'Aveugle
Let My People Go
Recorded live in concert on October 12th and 13th, 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City.
Produced by Kurt Munkacsi and Blaise Dupuy; Executive Producer: Rory Johnson.
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Plague Mass
Diamanda Galás Lyrics


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This Is the Law of the Plague (Excerpts from the Hebrew Old Testament, books of Leviticus …


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