5 Things to Know About Diamanda Galás's Plague Mass
- Plague Mass is a direct response to the AIDS crisis, forming part of Galás’s Masque of the Red Death trilogy.
- The album confronts both the epidemic itself and society’s inadequate response to it.
- Galás uses her extreme vocal techniques to convey rage, grief, and accusation.
- The work draws on texts from sources like the Bible and AIDS activist writings.
- It remains one of the most uncompromising artistic statements about the AIDS crisis.