Album: Pentagram by Gorgoroth (1994)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Embassy
Format: Album

Description: Pentagram is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth, released in September 1994 by Embassy Productions. 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. 
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.

Artist Background: Gorgoroth, meaning "land of great despair", is a black metal band from Bergen, named after the dark plains of Mordor in J.R.R.Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Led by guitarist Infernus (a.k.a. Roger Tiegs), it emerged in 1992 as a trio including vocalist Hat (‘Hate' in Norwegian) and drummer Goat Pervertor. The band, based in Hyllestad, debuted on April 28th 1993 with a demo, entitled 'A Sorcery Written In Blood', featuring two tracks ‘Sexual Bloodgargling' and ‘(Under) The Pagan Megalith' ... Part of the Bergen music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Immortal, Marduk, Darkthrone, Carpathian Forest

Music Scene: Part of the Bergen music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Black Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album, Embassy

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Pentagram is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth, released in September 1994 by Embassy Productions. 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. 
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.

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