| Pentagram | ||||
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| Released | 12 October 1994 | |||
| Recorded | early 1994 at Grieghallen Studio | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 29:18 | |||
| Label | Embassy Productions | |||
| Producer | Pytten, Gorgoroth | |||
| Gorgoroth chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [1] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
Pentagram is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth, released in September 1994 by Embassy Productions.[3] It followed the band's two demo cassettes, A Sorcery Written in Blood and Promo '94. It was the only album to feature Samoth on bass and Goat Pervertor on drums.
Reissues
Pentagram was reissued eight times, four of those on CD: in 1996 by Malicious Records, in 1999 by Century Black in America, in 2005 as a remastered version on Season of Mist and in 2007 on Regain Records. It was reissued four times on 12" vinyl: by Malicious Records in 1996 (limited to 500 copies), by Agonia Records in 2005 (limited to 1000 copies), in 2006 by Back on Black Records, and in 2016 by Soulseller Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Begravelsesnatt" ("Burial Night") | Hat | Goat Pervertor | 2:33 |
| 2. | "Crushing the Scepter (Regaining a Lost Dominion)" | Infernus | Infernus | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Ritual" | Hat | Infernus | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Drømmer öm død" ("Dreaming of Death") | Hat | Goat Pervertor | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Katharinas bortgang" ("Katharina's Passing") | Infernus | Goat Pervertor | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Huldrelokk" | Infernus | 1:52 | |
| 7. | "(Under) The Pagan Megalith" | Goat Pervertor | Goat Pervertor | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Maaneskyggens slave" ("The Moon-Shadow's Slave") | Infernus | Infernus | 5:53 |
| Total length: | 29:11 | |||
Personnel
- Additional personnel
- Samoth – bass guitar
- Goat Pervertor – drums
Promo '94
| Promo '94 | ||||
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| Demo album by Gorgoroth | ||||
| Released | April 1994 | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 9:44 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Gorgoroth chronology | ||||
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Promo '94 is the second demo by Gorgoroth. It was independently released in 1994 on cassette, and featured raw mixes of two tracks from Pentagram.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Katharinas bortgang" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Måneskyggens slave" | 5:47 |
| Total length: | 9:44 | |
Personnel
- Hat – vocals
- Infernus – guitar
- Additional personnel
- Samoth – bass guitar
- Goat Pervertor – drums
References
- ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Gorgoroth - Pentagram Review". About.com. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Pentagram - Gorgoroth : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ↑ Infernus (January 1996). Pentagram (CD back cover liner notes). Gorgoroth. Germany: Malicious Records. MR 007. Retrieved 25 December 2017.