PLAGA - Magia Gwiezdnej Entropii (2013)

Genre: Black Metal

Label: Societas Occulorum Arcanorum

Rating: 6.5/10

“Intro – Left Hand Prayers” is a slow, methodical intro reminiscent of “First Prayer” off of Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice. Track Two, “Trąby Zagłady cz. II,” is very sinister-sounding in the main riff. Very catchy. At 2:12 the rhythm guitar and bass play an evil sounding riff and the lead matches it. After this plays through a while, the lead cuts to a desperately maleficent melody, and the rhythm is perfect behind it. At 6:12, a righteous solo comes in.”Śmierć Cieplna Wszechświata” starts off with a more pagan Black Metal feel, oddly enough. When the verse kicks in, the rhythm part has a sort of eighties feel to it, and the lead has a decent Satanic Black Metal feel. So it goes until 2:55, when the song takes a more typical, dark Black Metal feel. When the guitar solo ends at 5:24 an even darker riff starts. I did not think this was a particularly good song at the start, but it has become so, and will remain that way. “Slaying The Spiritless Abel” starts off with an interesting, if simple, riff. The lead at 2:19 is melodic in a dark way, and it works well. The melodic theme stays for the entirety of the song. It features a masterful solo which carries out the track. “Magia Gwiezdnej Entropii;” the intro to this song features a nostalgic sounding riff which I love. It seems to switch moods not terribly long afterward, however. After a brief intermission, so to speak, it returns to riffage that mostly have melancholic feelings to them.

Overall not what you'd expect from a Satanic Black Metal EP. It's mostly good, if not highly original. I would advise definitely paying attention to these guys, as I hear a lot of potential. I just do not feel they've found, and they certainly haven't stuck to, a defining sound yet.