http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41004&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Fplaylists.rssOne of the first acts to mess with ideas that are now known as doom metal, Pentagram are a still-operational (in some capacity) metal band that got their start -- and toiled in obscurity for most of their career -- in and around Alexandria, Va. Formed by singer Bobby Liebling in 1971, the band played a murky, downtempo derivative of Blue Cheer's <i>Outsideinside</i> album that won them a devoted local following but failed to yield a record deal. Four singles and a slew of demos represented the band's oeuvre until 1985, when <i>Pentagram</i>, made up of both new material and remixes of songs written and recorded in the '70s, surfaced (the album has since been re-released as <i>Relentless</i>). A second album, <i>Day of Reckoning</i>, followed in 1987, after which the band broke up for the zillionth time. In 2001, Relapse put out a collection of demos, <i>First Daze Here: The Vintage Collection</i>, which -- with the doom and stoner metal movements in full swing -- took on an uncanny prescience. Pentagram came to represent a physical link between Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus, if only by the tempos and lo-fi recordings. Liebling promptly re-formed the band and started releasing records on Italian label Black Widow. - Mike McGuirkDoom Metalen720Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:31:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41004&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Fplaylists.rss One of the first acts to mess with ideas that are now known as doom metal, Pentagram are a still-operational (in some capacity) metal band that got their start -- and toiled in obscurity for most of their career -- in and around Alexandria, Va. Formed by singer Bobby Liebling in 1971, the band played a murky, downtempo derivative of Blue Cheer's <i>Outsideinside</i> album that won them a devoted local following but failed to yield a record deal. Four singles and a slew of demos represented the band's oeuvre until 1985, when <i>Pentagram</i>, made up of both new material and remixes of songs written and recorded in the '70s, surfaced (the album has since been re-released as <i>Relentless</i>). A second album, <i>Day of Reckoning</i>, followed in 1987, after which the band broke up for the zillionth time. In 2001, Relapse put out a collection of demos, <i>First Daze Here: The Vintage Collection</i>, which -- with the doom and stoner metal movements in full swing -- took on an uncanny prescience. Pentagram came to represent a physical link between Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus, if only by the tempos and lo-fi recordings. 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