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Pentagram
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Washington, D.C.
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1971
- Genre:
- Doom Metal
- Lyrical themes:
- Doom, Occultism, Death, Love, Society
- Current label:
- Peaceville Records
- Years active:
- 1971-1972, 1972 (as Macabre), 1972-1977, 1978-1979, 1983-2005, 2008-present
| Current | |
| Bobby Liebling | Vocals (1971-1972, 1972-1977, 1978-1979, 1983-2005, 2008-present) |
| See also: ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Macabre, The Limit, ex-Bedemon, ex-Death Row, ex-Shades of Darkness, ex-Stonebunny | |
| Greg Turley | Bass (1995-1996, 2010-present) |
| See also: ex-CounterShaft, ex-Place of Skulls | |
| Matt Goldsborough | Guitars (2013-2014, 2019-present) |
| See also: The Skull, The Great Unknown, ex-Carousel | |
| "Minnesota" Pete Campbell | Drums (2015-2020, 2021-present) |
| See also: In-Graved, The Mighty Nimbus, Vulgaari (live), Buzzard (USA), Demonicus, Electric Allmighty, Sonic Titan, Spiritual Outlaws, ex-Gygax, ex-Place of Skulls, ex-Sixty Watt Shaman | |
| Past | |
| Vincent McAllister | Bass (1971), Guitars (1971-1976) |
| (R.I.P. 2006) See also: ex-Macabre, ex-Sex | |
| Greg Mayne | Bass (1971-1976, 1976, 1988-1989) |
| (R.I.P. 2021) See also: ex-Macabre, ex-Bedemon, ex-Mayne-Lyon, ex-Medicine Man, ex-Space Meat, ex-Stonebunny | |
| Geof O'Keefe | Drums (1971-1976, 1976), Guitars (1971) |
| See also: Bedemon, ex-Macabre, ex-Blackwülf (live), ex-Action, ex-Empire, ex-Sex, ex-Sex II, ex-Space Meat, ex-Stonebunny | |
| Steve Martin | Drums (1971) |
| John Jennings | Guitars (1971) |
| (R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-Mary Chapin Carpenter | |
| Randy Palmer | Guitars (1974-1975, 1977, 1988-1989) |
| (R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Bedemon | |
| Marty Iverson | Guitars (1976) |
| Rick Marinari | Bass (1977) |
| See also: ex-Albatoss | |
| John Ossea (R.I.P. 1989) | Drums (1977) |
| Martin Swaney | Bass (1978-1979, 1983-1988, 1993-1995) |
| See also: ex-Death Row, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander | |
| Joe Hasselvander | Drums (1978-1979, 1993-2002), Bass, Guitars (1999-2002) |
| See also: Armageddon USA, The Hounds of Hasselvander, Joe Hasselvander, ex-Devil Childe, ex-Guardians of the Flame, ex-Phantom Lord, ex-Death Row, ex-Black Manta, ex-Raven, ex-Jack Starr's Burning Starr (live), ex-Mind Assassin, ex-Reactor, ex-Cathedral (live), ex-Forgotten Realm, ex-Blue Cheer, ex-Mountain, ex-Overlord, ex-Ra Notra Sextet, ex-Simmonds, ex-The Boyz, ex-White Lion | |
| Richard Kueht | Guitars (1978-1979) |
| See also: ex-Reactor, ex-Overlord, ex-The Back Doors | |
| Paul Trowbridge | Guitars (1978-1979) |
| See also: ex-Reactor, ex-Overlord | |
| Vance Bockis | Bass (1979) |
| (R.I.P. 2012) See also: ex-The Obsessed, ex-9353, ex-Darius, ex-Overlord, ex-Sex II, ex-The Factory | |
| Stuart Rose | Drums (1983-1988) |
| (R.I.P. 2016) See also: ex-Hellion, ex-Death Row, ex-The Factory | |
| Victor Griffin | Guitars (1983-1988, 1993-1996, 2010-2012, 2014-2019), Vocals (2017) |
| See also: In-Graved, Place of Skulls, Victor Griffin, ex-Death Row, Death Row Assembly, Pistonhead, ex-Joe Hasselvander, ex-Cathedral (live) | |
| Teddy Feldman | Guitars (1988-1989) |
| See also: The Teddy Feldman Band | |
| John Cook | Drums (1989) |
| Gary Isom | Drums (1995-1996, 2008-2011) |
| See also: The Druids, Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Shine, ex-Nitroseed, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Valkyrie, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-Iron Man, ex-King Valley, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-Wretched, ex-Electropathic | |
| Ned Meloni | Bass (1996) |
| See also: Jack Starr's Burning Starr, ex-Devil Childe, ex-Guardians of the Flame, ex-Phantom Lord, ex-Reverence, ex-Ice Water Mansion | |
| Greg Reider | Guitars (1996) |
| See also: ex-Avenger, ex-Highway Chile, ex-Metalwolf | |
| Adam S. Heinzmann | Bass (2003-2005) |
| See also: Foghound, Internal Void, ex-War Injun, ex-Damnation | |
| Mike Smail | Drums (2003-2005) |
| See also: Dream Death, Penance, ex-Under the Sun, ex-Internal Void, ex-Monolith Wielder (live), ex-Cathedral | |
| Kelly Carmichael | Guitars (2003-2005) |
| See also: Internal Void, Kelly Carmichael, ex-Damnation, ex-Judgment Hammer | |
| Kayt Vigil | Bass (2007-2008) |
| See also: Sonic Wolves, ex-Syzslak, ex-ZED, ...of the Horizon, Psyconauts, Rogue State, ex-Black Sunrise, ex-Catheter, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-Primeval Realm, ex-Hatchetface, ex-Tsutar | |
| Mark Ammen | Bass (2008-2010) |
| See also: ex-Unorthodox, ex-Weed Is Weed | |
| Russ Strahan | Guitars (2008-2010) |
| See also: Black Mass, Ectoplasm, The Oracle, Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Disciples of Aggression, ex-Fires of Gomorrah, ex-Land of Doom, ex-War Injun, ex-Hellraised, Primer Grey, ex-Korupt, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander, ex-Fog, ex-Blessed Vengeance, ex-Iconoclasm, ex-True Unholy Death | |
| Tim Tomaselli | Drums (2011-2012) |
| See also: Kill Floor Rising, ex-Place of Skulls, ex-Jenna and the Strange Cargo, ex-Molly Hatchet | |
| Albert Born | Drums (2011) |
| See also: ex-Porcelain God, ex-Yesterdays Saints, ex-Gloom, ex-Loculus | |
| Sean Saley | Drums (2012-2015) |
| See also: Place of Skulls, ex-Satan's Satyrs (live), Teamster, ex-The Skull, ex-Weed Is Weed, ex-Bang (live), ex-Angstrom, ex-Government Issue | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Ryan Manning | Drums (2022-present) |
| Past (Live) | |
| Walter White | Bass (2001) |
| See also: Black Manta, Deceased (live), ex-Gringos de la Muerte, ex-LAUS | |
| Dale Russell | Drums (2001) |
| Johnny Wretched | Guitars (2010) |
| See also: Primer Grey, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Wretched, ex-Soul | |
| Gary Isom | Drums (2012) |
| See also: The Druids, Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Shine, ex-Nitroseed, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Valkyrie, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-Iron Man, ex-King Valley, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-Wretched, ex-Electropathic | |
| Matt Goldsborough | Guitars (2015) |
| See also: The Skull, The Great Unknown, ex-Carousel | |
| Bobby Liebling | Vocals (1971-1972, 1972-1977, 1978-1979, 1983-2005, 2008-present) |
| See also: ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Macabre, The Limit, ex-Bedemon, ex-Death Row, ex-Shades of Darkness, ex-Stonebunny | |
| Greg Turley | Bass (1995-1996, 2010-present) |
| See also: ex-CounterShaft, ex-Place of Skulls | |
| Matt Goldsborough | Guitars (2013-2014, 2019-present) |
| See also: The Skull, The Great Unknown, ex-Carousel | |
| "Minnesota" Pete Campbell | Drums (2015-2020, 2021-present) |
| See also: In-Graved, The Mighty Nimbus, Vulgaari (live), Buzzard (USA), Demonicus, Electric Allmighty, Sonic Titan, Spiritual Outlaws, ex-Gygax, ex-Place of Skulls, ex-Sixty Watt Shaman | |
| Vincent McAllister | Bass (1971), Guitars (1971-1976) |
| (R.I.P. 2006) See also: ex-Macabre, ex-Sex | |
| Greg Mayne | Bass (1971-1976, 1976, 1988-1989) |
| (R.I.P. 2021) See also: ex-Macabre, ex-Bedemon, ex-Mayne-Lyon, ex-Medicine Man, ex-Space Meat, ex-Stonebunny | |
| Geof O'Keefe | Drums (1971-1976, 1976), Guitars (1971) |
| See also: Bedemon, ex-Macabre, ex-Blackwülf (live), ex-Action, ex-Empire, ex-Sex, ex-Sex II, ex-Space Meat, ex-Stonebunny | |
| Steve Martin | Drums (1971) |
| John Jennings | Guitars (1971) |
| (R.I.P. 2015) See also: ex-Mary Chapin Carpenter | |
| Randy Palmer | Guitars (1974-1975, 1977, 1988-1989) |
| (R.I.P. 2002) See also: ex-Bedemon | |
| Marty Iverson | Guitars (1976) |
| Rick Marinari | Bass (1977) |
| See also: ex-Albatoss | |
| John Ossea (R.I.P. 1989) | Drums (1977) |
| Martin Swaney | Bass (1978-1979, 1983-1988, 1993-1995) |
| See also: ex-Death Row, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander | |
| Joe Hasselvander | Drums (1978-1979, 1993-2002), Bass, Guitars (1999-2002) |
| See also: Armageddon USA, The Hounds of Hasselvander, Joe Hasselvander, ex-Devil Childe, ex-Guardians of the Flame, ex-Phantom Lord, ex-Death Row, ex-Black Manta, ex-Raven, ex-Jack Starr's Burning Starr (live), ex-Mind Assassin, ex-Reactor, ex-Cathedral (live), ex-Forgotten Realm, ex-Blue Cheer, ex-Mountain, ex-Overlord, ex-Ra Notra Sextet, ex-Simmonds, ex-The Boyz, ex-White Lion | |
| Richard Kueht | Guitars (1978-1979) |
| See also: ex-Reactor, ex-Overlord, ex-The Back Doors | |
| Paul Trowbridge | Guitars (1978-1979) |
| See also: ex-Reactor, ex-Overlord | |
| Vance Bockis | Bass (1979) |
| (R.I.P. 2012) See also: ex-The Obsessed, ex-9353, ex-Darius, ex-Overlord, ex-Sex II, ex-The Factory | |
| Stuart Rose | Drums (1983-1988) |
| (R.I.P. 2016) See also: ex-Hellion, ex-Death Row, ex-The Factory | |
| Victor Griffin | Guitars (1983-1988, 1993-1996, 2010-2012, 2014-2019), Vocals (2017) |
| See also: In-Graved, Place of Skulls, Victor Griffin, ex-Death Row, Death Row Assembly, Pistonhead, ex-Joe Hasselvander, ex-Cathedral (live) | |
| Teddy Feldman | Guitars (1988-1989) |
| See also: The Teddy Feldman Band | |
| John Cook | Drums (1989) |
| Gary Isom | Drums (1995-1996, 2008-2011) |
| See also: The Druids, Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Shine, ex-Nitroseed, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Valkyrie, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-Iron Man, ex-King Valley, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-Wretched, ex-Electropathic | |
| Ned Meloni | Bass (1996) |
| See also: Jack Starr's Burning Starr, ex-Devil Childe, ex-Guardians of the Flame, ex-Phantom Lord, ex-Reverence, ex-Ice Water Mansion | |
| Greg Reider | Guitars (1996) |
| See also: ex-Avenger, ex-Highway Chile, ex-Metalwolf | |
| Adam S. Heinzmann | Bass (2003-2005) |
| See also: Foghound, Internal Void, ex-War Injun, ex-Damnation | |
| Mike Smail | Drums (2003-2005) |
| See also: Dream Death, Penance, ex-Under the Sun, ex-Internal Void, ex-Monolith Wielder (live), ex-Cathedral | |
| Kelly Carmichael | Guitars (2003-2005) |
| See also: Internal Void, Kelly Carmichael, ex-Damnation, ex-Judgment Hammer | |
| Kayt Vigil | Bass (2007-2008) |
| See also: Sonic Wolves, ex-Syzslak, ex-ZED, ...of the Horizon, Psyconauts, Rogue State, ex-Black Sunrise, ex-Catheter, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-Primeval Realm, ex-Hatchetface, ex-Tsutar | |
| Mark Ammen | Bass (2008-2010) |
| See also: ex-Unorthodox, ex-Weed Is Weed | |
| Russ Strahan | Guitars (2008-2010) |
| See also: Black Mass, Ectoplasm, The Oracle, Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Disciples of Aggression, ex-Fires of Gomorrah, ex-Land of Doom, ex-War Injun, ex-Hellraised, Primer Grey, ex-Korupt, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander, ex-Fog, ex-Blessed Vengeance, ex-Iconoclasm, ex-True Unholy Death | |
| Tim Tomaselli | Drums (2011-2012) |
| See also: Kill Floor Rising, ex-Place of Skulls, ex-Jenna and the Strange Cargo, ex-Molly Hatchet | |
| Albert Born | Drums (2011) |
| See also: ex-Porcelain God, ex-Yesterdays Saints, ex-Gloom, ex-Loculus | |
| Sean Saley | Drums (2012-2015) |
| See also: Place of Skulls, ex-Satan's Satyrs (live), Teamster, ex-The Skull, ex-Weed Is Weed, ex-Bang (live), ex-Angstrom, ex-Government Issue | |
| Current | |
| Ryan Manning | Drums (2022-present) |
| Past | |
| Walter White | Bass (2001) |
| See also: Black Manta, Deceased (live), ex-Gringos de la Muerte, ex-LAUS | |
| Dale Russell | Drums (2001) |
| Johnny Wretched | Guitars (2010) |
| See also: Primer Grey, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Wretched, ex-Soul | |
| Gary Isom | Drums (2012) |
| See also: The Druids, Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Shine, ex-Nitroseed, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Valkyrie, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-Iron Man, ex-King Valley, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-Wretched, ex-Electropathic | |
| Matt Goldsborough | Guitars (2015) |
| See also: The Skull, The Great Unknown, ex-Carousel | |
They briefly changed their name to Macabre, but changed their name back to Pentagram after their first single in 1972. Some of the band members joined Death Row in the early 1980s.
Along with Saint Vitus, Trouble, and Witchfinder General, Pentagram is considered one of the first true doom ...