Today marks the release of a very special album. The 4th full-length and 3rd on Southern Lord from SECT.
On Plagues Upon Plagues, SECT pierce through the veil of complacency, forcing listeners to confront uncomfortable truths about the fragility of our world. The band wields their sonic arsenal like a prophetic warning and with raw vocals and uncompromising lyrics, they confront the harsh realities of existence in these tumultuous times. As society teeters on the brink of chaos, SECT’s cold hard statement resonates with an urgency that cannot be ignored.
Vocalist: Chris Colohan speaks more specifically about the collective behaviors which he observed society defaulting to in the thick of uncertainty – opportunism, profiteering, denial, accelerationism, sabotage. “The first five weeks of the pandemic told me more about where we’re at and where we’re headed than five decades of life, and it rendered most idealism irrelevant, regardless of how selectively we remember it in retrospect.”
The outlook is bleak, but music helps. “We’re barreling towards the next mass atrocity just as the last century’s fade into the past,” says Chris. “I’ve definitely had to let go of the ideal of survival in the wake of the last few years. Wasn’t the world we wanted to see but with all the checks and balances this thoroughly defeated, it’s going to play out however it does from here. Changing any minds at this point is kind of irrelevant – that’s largely the point of this album and the challenges we had writing it.”
Plagues Upon Plagues, track list:
No Uncertain Terms
New Low
Drowning in Sorrows
Zerzan Wept
#Foreverhome
The Lovers of Life
Inventory
Six Black Lines
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Excited to bring this lineup to @kingsraleigh on Oct 10th, 2025
Catharsis returns to Raleigh alongside Sect, From Below and Circle Five.
Tickets at blindpathbooking.com
