Pentagram (Gorgoroth album)

Pentagram
Studio album by Gorgoroth
Released	12 October 1994
Recorded	Early 1994 at Grieghallen Studio
Genre	Black metal
Length	29:18
Label	Embassy Productions
Producer	Pytten, Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth chronology
Promo '94 (1994) Pentagram (1994) Antichrist (1996)

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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 1,000 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

• Hat – vocals
• Infernus – guitar

Additional personnel

• Samoth – bass
• Goat Pervertor – drums

Promo '94

Promo '94
Demo album by Gorgoroth
Released	April 1994 (1994-04)
Genre	Black metal
Length	9:44
Label	Self-released
Gorgoroth chronology
A Sorcery Written in Blood (1993) Promo '94 (1994) Pentagram (1994)

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
• Goat Pervertor – drums

References

1. Bowar, Chad. "Gorgoroth – Pentagram Review". About.com . Retrieved 30 August 2012.
2. Henderson, Alex. "Pentagram – Gorgoroth : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 August 2012.
3. Infernus (January 1996). Pentagram (CD back cover liner notes). Gorgoroth. Germany: Malicious Records. MR 007. Retrieved 25 December 2017.