Name: Country: Status: Description:	Pentagram USA Active Pentagram is one of the earliest Doom bands around, having been around in one form or another since the early 70s, it's safe to say that Pentagram had a big impact on Sabbath inspired Doom-metal that was to follow over the next decade. The band also strongly intertwines with the band Bedemon and is sometimes seen as one and the same. Pentagram are considered to be one of the all time classics by many older fans for understandable reasons. Their music can perhaps best be described as "proto-Doom" with a strong resemblance to the first Black Sabbath releases. The unique vocals of Bobby Leibling make sure they have a very unique sound. Miraculously the band is still around to this day!
Discography:	2002: 'First Daze Here' (Compilation) Relapse 1970: 'Be Forwarned b/w Lazy Lad' (7 inch.) Intermedia 1973: 'Hurricane b/w Earthflight' (7 inch.) Bosso Socko 1974: 'Under my Thumb b/w When the Screams Come' (7 inch.) Gemini 001 1979: 'Livin' in a Ram's Head b/w When the Screams Come' (7 inch.) High Voltage 1985: 'Pentagram' (CD) Pentagram 1987: 'Day of Reckoning' (CD) Napalm 1993: 'Relentless' (Re-release) Peaceville 1993: 'Day of Reckoning' (Re-release) Peaceville 1993: '1972-1979' (CD) Peaceville 1993: 'Relentless b/w Day of Reckoning' (7 inch.) Peaceville 1994: 'Be Forwarned' (CD) Peaceville 1996: 'Relentless/Day of Reckoning' (CD) Music For Nations 1998: 'Human Hurricane' (CD) Downtime 1998: 'Review your Choices' (CD) Black Widow 1999: '1972-1979 Vol. 2' (CD) Peaceville 2001: 'Sub-basement' (CD) Black Widow 2002: 'Turn To Stone' (Compilation) Peaceville 2003: 'A Keg Full of Dynamite' (Compilation) Black Widow 2004: 'Show 'em How' (CD) Black Widow 2004: 'First Daze Here Too' (Compilation) Relapse Records
Contact:	[Unknown]
Homepage:	Un-official: home.bip.net/oken/pentagram/index.html Un-official: www.ramshead.org Mp3.com: www.mp3.com/Pentagram/artists/176966/summary.html BNR Metal pages: www.bnrmetal.com/groups/pent.htm Info site: www.xs4all.nl/~roadburn/pgdoomon/pentagram.html
Misc. info:	The first 7" was released under the name Macabre - guitarist Victor Griffin now has a new band called Place of Skulls. - the 1974 7" ep was never officially released and was only released in 100 copies on a test pressing. - Please watch out for a Turkish band that also goes under the name of Pentagram. Outside of Turkey they generally use the name Mezarkabul, but it's not unknown to find one of their albums on mailorder sites under the name Pentragram as well.
Sound Sample: 'The World Will Love Again' (taken from 'Be Forwarned')