Unholy Plague
Untitled Album

THE REVIEW

"Untitled Album", it's not that the album in question doesn't have a name, that's actually what it's called. Only 9.43 for 4 tracks, which, however, can be enough to understand what this Polish Raw Black group, (very underground) Unholy Plague, wants to express; a single very distorted guitar, the growl/scream voice that shouts blasphemous words (the lyrics are only guessable from the titles, as it's really impossible to understand what the singer is screaming) and a very dirty recording. This is the first impact with the album.

The first song, "Darrkness Of Hatred" (yes, with 2 d's), starts fast and rhythmic, the sound of the guitar is not perfectly synchronized with the drum's tempo and the voice seems to only know how to roar. Rather than music, it might seem like continuous hammering on the drums alongside incessant screams, while seemingly random notes come out of the guitar. And indeed it could be so, because the second track "Devil Tougth" is quite similar to the first, and only "Evilnorth" seems to soothe the group's fury, but only for the 53 seconds of the track's duration: in fact, "Christ Killer" immediately attacks more aggressively than the others; certainly the best track.

In short, there isn’t much to say about an album without a name, with less than 10 minutes of listening, and a pitiful recording. Those who do not know Black Metal, even if metalheads, cannot understand these songs. And even in the Raw Black field, there might be those who would struggle to listen to them. In short, practically anyone would define this album as crap, if not worse. Yet, in my opinion, this music should be taken into consideration: obviously, it disgusts most, it’s not commercial music, it's an outlet and a way to express rage and wickedness, to convey the darkest emotions, and, what to say, they succeeded brilliantly.

I recommend it to a very small circle of underground metal lovers, because these two guys are really heavy.