It was rereleased in 2005 as a digipak cd and in 2010 as a double vinyl lp by svart records. The following year, liebling would pay for another. Originally released in 1985 as pentagram on pentagram records. Lyrics of metal bands over 52000 full albums lyrics. Pentagram band the 1970s the ram family the ram family on christmas day 1971, this classic pentagram lineup began rehearsing, with bobby liebling singing, vincent mcallister on guitar, greg mayne formerly of space meat playing bass, and geof okeefe on drums. Media in category pentagram band the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Forewarned the resurrection of rock and roll a few years back forewarned founder and creative force behind the band was diagnosed with a life threating medical condition. In 2008, a now sober bobby returned with a new pentagram lineup, this one consisting of gary isom drums, russ strahan guitar, and mark ammen bass and, for the first time in years, the band began performing live and touring. Welcome to the magical world of bobby liebling and pentagram. Pentagram discography 1973 2015 320ak pentagram is an american heavy metal band from alexandria, virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of. Be forewarned and relentless are excellent pentagram recordings as well, but day of reckoning is so consistently excellent and powerful that it rivals or bests anything black sabbath ever released. Death row recorded a demo in 1981, which was paid for by hasselvander. The first questionable decision the band makes is 50 minutes in, and the. Curious volume is the band s second studio album since the documentary was made.
Pentagram announcement regarding south america tour. One of the first bands playing what would become heavy metal and eventually the subgenre doom. Their history is an incredibly long and confusing one just looking at the wiki entry can make ones head spin, so ill post a long and meandering history for those interested and then boil it down for those not. Pentagram is an american heavy metal band from alexandria, virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of heavy metal, and the subgenre of doom metal in par. This is a purely classic doom metal album, worthy of all the praise the bands slightly more legendary first two. The first questionable decision the band makes is 50 minutes in, and the slightly unnecessary two minute instrumental puts you into the most fragile state youve been in for months, right before the aching purgatory of be forewarned crashes down on your soul. The national were amused by the appearance of hiring a large branding agency to do their campaign, finding a bit of punk irony in the idea of an indie band having a fullon corporate identity, even going so far as to produce a corporate standards manual. Issued by peaceville records, the group released be forewarned in 1994, however with the rise of grunge, the record failed to find an audience anywhere. Pentagram were a dcbased doom band which had actually existed since the late 70s and even earlier, to hear the story from the band s vocalistfounder bobby plugie liebling, and though they always called themselves influenced by stonerrock band blue cheer. One of heavy metals most elusive underground heroes, virginias pentagram finally ended a sevenyear hiatus with 1994s be forewarned.
Pentagrams third album is rockier than past efforts but still has a lot that makes it worth checking out for doom fans. Relentless is the debut studio album from virginia doom metal band pentagram. Of course, the bands old school flair is still at full force with too late and. We have the worlds largest collection of heavy metaldeath metaldoom metalglam metalrocketc tshirts, patches and more. On the whole, the production on be forewarned is much sharper and rich. I think its a crime to not know pentagram, no matter from which subgenre you come from, any metal fan should own it.
Well, if theres a heavy metal equivalent to this experience, then first daze here may well be it. Pentagram received their initial recognition and fame by winning three major rock competitions at iit kanpur, iit delhi and iit bombay. Though issued by peaceville in 1993, this album originally was released by pentagram records i. It was rereleased in 2005 as a digipak cd and in 2010 as a double vinyl lp by.
On the one hand you have an album from the 70s strongly rooted on the long underground militancy of pentagram up to the heavy psych and garage origins of the metal genre. Pentagram is a doom metal traditional doom metal band from washington d. Pentagram s second album saw a refinement of the doom metal approach the band took on their first album. One of the first bands playing what would become heavy metal and.
If theres any band singularly more responsible for the doom genre becoming distinct from simply heavy metal, its pentagram. This band is the closest band to black sabbath, so any sabbath fan should love it. Pentagram first came into existence in 1971 in woodbridge, va, when singer bobby liebling met guitaristdrummer geof okeefe. This album ranks alongside the best of black sabbath and is head and shoulders above most other metal from the same era. Tshirtslayer is the worlds largest community of heavy metal merchandise collectors and battlejacket builders.
Be forewarned is the third album by virginia doom metal band pentagram. It marked the first time that these early pentagram recordings were officially released with worldwide distribution. Pentagrams third album is rockier than past efforts. Oct 06, 2015 be forewarned licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of peaceville records. What works well with this one for me is simply the songwriting. Download pentagram discography 1971 2008 torrent or any other torrent from audio other direct download via magnet link.
Lazy lady the macabre 7 original mix disc 2 you cant talk about heavy metal without talking about pentagram. One of the first acts to mess with ideas that are now known as doom metal, pentagram are a stilloperational in some capacity metal band that got their start and toiled in obscurity for most of their career in and around alexandria, va. Track listing live free and burn victor griffin, joe hasselvander 3. Macabre be forewarned lazy lady 1972 rocket science. Be forewarned the macabre 7 original mix disc 2 by pentagram, released 17 june 2016. Yet another pentagram collection gradually unearthing this once amazingly obscure band s rare singles and even rarer studio recordings, its not the most. The band continue their doom metal assault tactics with crushing riffs and sabbath inspired occult lyrics. Find pentagram discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Pentagrams first 7inch, be forewarned was released under the name macabre and. Be forewarned licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of peaceville records. Pentagram discography 1973 2015 320ak pentagram is an american heavy metal band from alexandria, virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of heavy metal, and the subgenre of doom metal in particular. Energized by the reception of the film and the exposure it brought to lieblings twisted talent, pentagram experienced a rebirth of sorts. Pete campbell, who has been with us since the recording of curious volume in 2015 has decided to step away from the band to spend more time with his family. Be forewarned us, hard rock 1972 cult heavy metal band pentagram. Recorded and mixed at cue recording, falls church, va, usa. This album had been in the works for many years under the tentative title last rites of the setting sun. Pentagram is a traditional doom metal, heavy metal, protometal doom metal music artist. As many of the band s albums have been, curious volume is comprised of older material from the 1970s and newlywritten songs.
Pentagram by pentagram album, traditional doom metal. Track list disc 1 live free and burn too late ask no more the world will love again vampyre love life blood disc 2 wolfs blood frustration bride of evil nightmare gown petrified a timeless heart be forewarned protection each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum antidust sleeve. In the coming months, the duo played with a variety of local musicians, including guitarist john jennings, bassist vincent mcallister, and drummer steve martin, but by early 1972, mcallister had switched to guitar, okeefe took over on drums, and greg mayne joined on. Three years later, these two demos would be put together to form the selftitled pentagram album. The addition of john hasselvander on drums is a bonus because these three individuals are the basis of the best version of pentagram. Pentagram is an american heavy metal band from alexandria, virginia, most famous as one of. Pentagram biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
Pentagram discography 1973 2015 320ak download torrent. The band would coincidentally get signed to an unrelated label entitled pentagram records in 1985. Macabre pentagram be forewarned 1972 single youtube. Of these, livewire, the annual band competition at mood indigo landed them a record deal.
As i wake in the darkness and i look around there is no sound its so tranquil pentagram be forewarned lyrics metrolyrics. Both during his treatment and recovery he sought solace in his music the result being forewarned s ambitious double album the resurrection of rock and rock. Be forewarned the macabre 7 original mix disc 2 14. Though invariably led by mysterious frontman bobby liebling, the band s volatile membership made it difficult to maintain any kind of momentum and kept them confined to metals outer fringes.
The band has really developed itself at this point into a force to be reckoned with and personally i find this to be my favorite pentagram album in the entire discography. First daze here the vintage collection 2001 is the first of two compilations of 1970s material by virginia doom metal band pentagram released on relapse records. Im not going to go through the entire history of pentagram, for the wikipedia page does a pretty damn good job of filling you in on all of the important details about the band and its enigmatic lead singer. Pentagram discography 1971 2008 download torrent tpb. Initial 500 pressed have the band name spelled incorrectly as macbre. Be forewarned 1994 pentagram discography all day of reckoning. It was selfreleased in 1985 as pentagram, but was reissued by peaceville records in 1993 with the new title and track listing. The most recent tour postponement of south america was due to logistics within the band. First daze here 2016 reissue by pentagram, released 17 june 2016 1. Formed by singer bobby liebling in 1971, the band played a murky, downtempo derivative of blue cheers outsideinside album that won.
First daze here too 2016 reissue by pentagram, released 17 june 2016 1. Be forewarned is the third near perfect album recorded by the lineup of libling, griffin, hasselvander. Pentagram curious volume full new album 2015 youtube. Be forewarned is a perfect fit for the fuzztones garage rock formula, oozing their. Pentagram is an american heavy metal band from alexandria, virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of heavy metal, and the subgenre of doom metal in particular. You cant talk about heavy metal without talking about pentagram. It was the first album since the band s third album, be forewarned, to feature guitarist victor griffin. Albums include pentagram, day of reckoning, and first daze here. Be forewarned is menacing, loud, heavy, diverse and sinister.
From the be forewarned lazy lady 1972 single story goes we had a pure spinal tap moment with this single. Last rites is virginia doom metal band pentagram s seventh studio album. Taking musical and visual cues from original 60s bands the music. One of the most enduring and influential underground bands in heavy metal history, pentagram s career was almost 15 years old by the time they finally managed to record their first album. The trademark lackidaisical vocals of bobby plugie liebling are still in place, and soundwise not a lot has changed, but this album definitely does not sound like just a part two of their debut. Pentagram merch collection tshirts, battlejackets and. Pentagram are considered to be one of the all time classics by many older fans for understandable reasons. Since its last recordings in the mid80s, the group had witnessed its legend grow from strength to strength, as its sabbathinspired protometal as well as the band s virtually forgotten psychedelic hard rock singles from the 70s became one of the.