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, 1980-1983 (as Death Row), 1983-2005, 2008-present

They briefly changed their name to Macabre, but changed name back to Pentagram after their first single in 1972. The band was known as Death Row in the early 1980s.

Along with Saint Vitus, Trouble and Witchfinder General, Pentagram is considered one of the first true doom metal bands, influenced by Black Sabbath.

Pentagram was quite prolific in the underground scene of the 1970s, producing ...

Complete lineup
Current lineup
Past members
Live musicians

Current
Bobby Liebling	Vocals (1971-present)
See also: ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Macabre, ex-Bedemon, ex-Death Row, ex-Shades of Darkness, ex-Stone Bunny
Victor Griffin	Guitars (1983-1988, 1993-1996, 2010-2012, 2014-present), Vocals (2017)
See also: In-Graved, Place of Skulls, ex-Victor Griffin, ex-Death Row, ex-Joe Hasselvander, ex-Cathedral (live)
Greg Turley	Bass (1995-1996, 2010-present)
See also: ex-CounterShaft, ex-Place of Skulls
"Minnesota" Pete Campbell	Drums (2015-present)
See also: Gygax, In-Graved, Place of Skulls, The Mighty Nimbus, Vulgaari (live), Buzzard (USA), Demonicus, Electric Allmighty, Sonic Titan, Spiritual Outlaws, ex-Sixty Watt Shaman
Past
Vincent McAllister	Bass (1971), Guitars (1971-1976)
(R.I.P. 2006) See also: ex-Macabre
Greg Mayne	Bass (1971-1976, 1976, 1988-1989)
See also: ex-Macabre, ex-Bedemon, ex-Space Meat, ex-Stonebunny
Geof O'Keefe	Drums (1971-1976, 1976), Guitars (1971)
See also: Bedemon, ex-Macabre, 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, Raven, The Hounds of Hasselvander, Joe Hasselvander, ex-Devil Childe, ex-Guardians of the Flame, ex-Phantom Lord, ex-Death Row, ex-Black Manta, ex-Mind Assassin, ex-Jack Starr's Burning Starr (live), ex-Reactor, ex-Cathedral (live), ex-Blue Cheer, ex-Forgotten Realm, ex-Overlord, ex-The Boyz, ex-White Lion
Richard Kueht	Guitar (1978-1979)
See also: ex-Reactor, ex-Overlord, ex-The Back Doors
Paul Trowbridge	Guitar (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-The Factory
Stuart Rose	Drums (1983-1988)
(R.I.P. 2016) See also: ex-Hellion, ex-Death Row, ex-The Factory
Teddy Feldman	Guitars (1988-1989)
See also: The Teddy Feldman Band
John Cook	Drums (1989)
Gary Isom	Drums (1995-1996, 2008-2011)
See also: Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Shine, ex-Iron Man, ex-Nitroseed, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Valkyrie, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-King Valley, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-Wretched
Ned Meloni	Bass (1996)
See also: Jack Starr's Burning Starr, ex-Devil Childe, ex-Guardians of the Flame, ex-Phantom Lord, ex-Reverence
Greg Reeder	Guitars (1996)
Adam S. Heinzmann	Bass (2003-2005)
See also: Internal Void, 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 (2008)
See also: Sonic Wolves, ex-Syzslak, ex-ZED, ...of the Horizon, Psyconauts, Rogue State, 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, War Injun, Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Disciples of Aggression, ex-Fires of Gomorrah, ex-Land of Doom, ex-Hellraised, Primer Grey, ex-Korupt, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander, ex-Fog, ex-Blessed Vengeance, ex-Iconoclasm, ex-True Unholy Death
Albert Born	Drums (2011)
See also: Gloom, Yesterdays Saints, Porcelain God, ex-Loculus
Tim Tomaselli	Drums (2011-2012)
See also: Kill Floor Rising, ex-Place of Skulls, ex-Molly Hatchet
Sean Saley	Drums (2012-2015)
See also: Bang, Weed Is Weed, ex-The Skull, ex-Angstrom, ex-Government Issue
Matt Goldsborough	Guitars (2013-2014)
See also: The Great Unknown, ex-The Skull, ex-Carousel
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: Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Shine, ex-Iron Man, ex-Nitroseed, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Valkyrie, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-King Valley, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-Wretched
Matt Goldsborough	Guitars (2015)
See also: The Great Unknown, ex-The Skull, ex-Carousel

Bobby Liebling	Vocals (1971-present)
See also: ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Macabre, ex-Bedemon, ex-Death Row, ex-Shades of Darkness, ex-Stone Bunny
Victor Griffin	Guitars (1983-1988, 1993-1996, 2010-2012, 2014-present), Vocals (2017)
See also: In-Graved, Place of Skulls, ex-Victor Griffin, ex-Death Row, ex-Joe Hasselvander, ex-Cathedral (live)
Greg Turley	Bass (1995-1996, 2010-present)
See also: ex-CounterShaft, ex-Place of Skulls
"Minnesota" Pete Campbell	Drums (2015-present)
See also: Gygax, In-Graved, Place of Skulls, The Mighty Nimbus, Vulgaari (live), Buzzard (USA), Demonicus, Electric Allmighty, Sonic Titan, Spiritual Outlaws, ex-Sixty Watt Shaman

Vincent McAllister	Bass (1971), Guitars (1971-1976)
(R.I.P. 2006) See also: ex-Macabre
Greg Mayne	Bass (1971-1976, 1976, 1988-1989)
See also: ex-Macabre, ex-Bedemon, ex-Space Meat, ex-Stonebunny
Geof O'Keefe	Drums (1971-1976, 1976), Guitars (1971)
See also: Bedemon, ex-Macabre, 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, Raven, The Hounds of Hasselvander, Joe Hasselvander, ex-Devil Childe, ex-Guardians of the Flame, ex-Phantom Lord, ex-Death Row, ex-Black Manta, ex-Mind Assassin, ex-Jack Starr's Burning Starr (live), ex-Reactor, ex-Cathedral (live), ex-Blue Cheer, ex-Forgotten Realm, ex-Overlord, ex-The Boyz, ex-White Lion
Richard Kueht	Guitar (1978-1979)
See also: ex-Reactor, ex-Overlord, ex-The Back Doors
Paul Trowbridge	Guitar (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-The Factory
Stuart Rose	Drums (1983-1988)
(R.I.P. 2016) See also: ex-Hellion, ex-Death Row, ex-The Factory
Teddy Feldman	Guitars (1988-1989)
See also: The Teddy Feldman Band
John Cook	Drums (1989)
Gary Isom	Drums (1995-1996, 2008-2011)
See also: Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Shine, ex-Iron Man, ex-Nitroseed, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Valkyrie, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-King Valley, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-Wretched
Ned Meloni	Bass (1996)
See also: Jack Starr's Burning Starr, ex-Devil Childe, ex-Guardians of the Flame, ex-Phantom Lord, ex-Reverence
Greg Reeder	Guitars (1996)
Adam S. Heinzmann	Bass (2003-2005)
See also: Internal Void, 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 (2008)
See also: Sonic Wolves, ex-Syzslak, ex-ZED, ...of the Horizon, Psyconauts, Rogue State, 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, War Injun, Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Disciples of Aggression, ex-Fires of Gomorrah, ex-Land of Doom, ex-Hellraised, Primer Grey, ex-Korupt, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander, ex-Fog, ex-Blessed Vengeance, ex-Iconoclasm, ex-True Unholy Death
Albert Born	Drums (2011)
See also: Gloom, Yesterdays Saints, Porcelain God, ex-Loculus
Tim Tomaselli	Drums (2011-2012)
See also: Kill Floor Rising, ex-Place of Skulls, ex-Molly Hatchet
Sean Saley	Drums (2012-2015)
See also: Bang, Weed Is Weed, ex-The Skull, ex-Angstrom, ex-Government Issue
Matt Goldsborough	Guitars (2013-2014)
See also: The Great Unknown, ex-The Skull, ex-Carousel

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: Weed Is Weed, ex-Bobby Liebling's Ram Family, ex-Shine, ex-Iron Man, ex-Nitroseed, ex-Unorthodox, ex-Valkyrie, ex-The Hounds of Hasselvander (live), ex-King Valley, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-Wretched
Matt Goldsborough	Guitars (2015)
See also: The Great Unknown, ex-The Skull, ex-Carousel

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