http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41004&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.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 Metalen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:33 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41004&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.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. Liebling promptly re-formed the band and started releasing records on Italian label Black Widow. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971610&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 12971610 tra.12971610 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Turn To Stone alb.12965212 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/3/8/958368_170x170.jpg 2006-12-12 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wolf's Blood tra.12971610 266000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971610&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971610&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971616&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 12971616 tra.12971616 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Turn To Stone alb.12965212 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510839&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510839 tra.19510839 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Relentless alb.19505371 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/3/6/1206307_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true All Your Sins tra.19510839 278000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510839&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510839&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510838&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510838 tra.19510838 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Relentless alb.19505371 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/3/6/1206307_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Death Row tra.19510838 254000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510838&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510838&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510842&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510842 tra.19510842 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Relentless alb.19505371 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/3/6/1206307_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Relentless tra.19510842 229000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510842&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510842&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971615&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 12971615 tra.12971615 Pentagram art.41004 0.99 Turn To Stone alb.12965212 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/3/8/958368_170x170.jpg 2006-12-12 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Petrified tra.12971615 354000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971615&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971615&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510841&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510841 tra.19510841 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Relentless alb.19505371 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/3/6/1206307_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Ghoul tra.19510841 314000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510841&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510841&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971601&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 12971601 tra.12971601 Pentagram art.41004 0.99 Turn To Stone alb.12965212 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/3/8/958368_170x170.jpg 2006-12-12 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Frustration tra.12971601 216000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971601&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971601&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971613&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 12971613 tra.12971613 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Turn To Stone alb.12965212 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/3/8/958368_170x170.jpg 2006-12-12 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Death Row tra.12971613 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971613&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971613&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971617&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 12971617 tra.12971617 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Turn To Stone alb.12965212 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/3/8/958368_170x170.jpg 2006-12-12 00:00:00.0 2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 true All Your Sins tra.12971617 276000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971617&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12971617&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510853&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510853 tra.19510853 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Be Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Vampyre Love tra.19510853 220000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510853&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510853&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510851&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510851 tra.19510851 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Be Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Ask No More tra.19510851 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510851&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510851&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510860&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510860 tra.19510860 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Be Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true A Timeless Heart tra.19510860 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510860&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510860&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510849&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510849 tra.19510849 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Be Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Live Free And Burn tra.19510849 187000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510849&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510849&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510855&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510855 tra.19510855 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Be Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wolf's Blood tra.19510855 266000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510855&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510855&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510858&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510858 tra.19510858 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Be Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Nightmare Gown tra.19510858 173000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510858&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510858&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510859&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510859 tra.19510859 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Be Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Petrified tra.19510859 354000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510859&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510859&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510868&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510868 tra.19510868 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Day Of Reckoning alb.19505373 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/3/6/1206309_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Day Of Reckoning tra.19510868 163000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510868&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510868&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510843&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510843 tra.19510843 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Relentless alb.19505371 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/3/6/1206307_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Run My Course tra.19510843 166000 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Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Life Blood tra.19510854 422000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510854&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510854&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510861&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510861 tra.19510861 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Be Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Be Forewarned tra.19510861 436000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510861&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510861&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510857&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510857 tra.19510857 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Be Forewarned alb.19505372 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/3/6/1206308_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Bride Of Evil tra.19510857 274000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510857&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510857&variant=data&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.19510848&variant=play&rws=%2Fpentagram%2Ftop-tracks.rss Doom Metal Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Pentagram on Rhapsody Online 19510848 tra.19510848 Pentagram art.41004 0.0 Relentless alb.19505371 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/3/6/1206307_170x170.jpg 2008-03-12 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true 20 Buck Spin tra.19510848 260000 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