| Plague Mass | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Diamanda Galás |
| Cover: | Diamanda Galas - Plague Mass.jpg |
| Alt: | A blurry photograph of Diamanda Galás covered in a red liquid singing into a microphone |
| Recorded: | 12 October – |
| Studio: | Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, New York, United States |
| Genre: | Avant-garde |
| Length: | 72:52 |
| Label: | Mute |
| Prev Title: | Masque of the Red Death |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | The Singer |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
Plague Mass is a live album by American avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás. It was recorded on October 12 and 13, 1990 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City and released on April 1, 1991 by record label Mute.
AllMusic described the performance as a "heart-wrenching cry about the physical suffering caused by the AIDS plague being compounded by the shameful arrogance of self-appointed moralists."[1]
Trouser Press described it as "sepulchral, breathtakingly dramatic and, in the best possible sense, appalling".
It was placed on Terrorizer's list of the "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties".[2]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1991 | Mute | CD, LP | STUMM 83 |
| United States | Mute | CD, CS | 9-61043 |