Tad - Plague Yeares (1991)

What this video is

Released February 15, 1991, 'Plague Years' appears on 8-Way Santa, TAD's second Sub Pop album and final record with their original lineup. The band occupied a unique position in the Seattle scene: heavier and more metal-influenced than most grunge peers, yet central to the Sub Pop ecosystem alongside Nirvana, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden. The album's release was itself mired in legal controversy — the original cover…

Why it matters

TAD's music was distinguished by a pronounced 1970s heavy metal influence rather than the punk roots of most grunge peers, making 'Plague Years' a key artifact of the metal-grunge hybrid strain within the Sub Pop catalog. The song and its video document the heaviest end of the grunge spectrum at…