PENTAGRAM — Day Of Reckoning (review)

PENTAGRAM — Day Of Reckoning album cover Album · 1987 · Doom Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
siLLy puPPy
As usual PENTAGRAM took their sweet time releasing their second album DAY OF RECKONING. After taking fifteen years to get it together to release their debut i would say only two more wasn’t so bad though. Whereas the first album sounded like it was stuck in the 70s without much 80s influence, this album sounds like it fits into both decades simultaneously by not only delivering some serious Sabbath inspired doom riffage and themes but by also including a very melodic 80s metal approach with thundering chords and even some sweet soloing.

I was a bit disappointed in the debut feeling it wasn’t really as great as it should have been given more than a decade of time to refine their sound and come up with something brilliant. It was decent but didn’t blow me away. DAY OF RECKONING on the other hand is where i feel the band really connected with their sound and delivered a haunting tale of doom and despair with ghosts and goblins by their side guiding them into the world of Lucifer.

I feel everything to offer here is step up from the debut. Bobby Liebling’s vocals are on par with the music to the point that his nuances really add a flare missing from previous offerings. The songs are catchier and the riffs are just plain powerful and hypnotic. The band as a whole really stepped up their game and sounds super comfy in their doom laden skins. The tracks vary in tempo and theme but always leave you feeling awe for the crushing heaviness and occult imagery. I do RECKON that on this DAY i really dig this one but i’m sure i will like it for many more to come.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Deathbed Dreamer Melodic Metalcore
LOST IN EXILE
Buy this album from MMA partners
Six Eyes And Limitless Metalcore
INFECTED ANGEL
Buy this album from MMA partners
Rot Stink Rip Death Metal
TOMBSTONER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Human Rosin Melodic Metalcore
HATE BREEDER
Buy this album from MMA partners
Through The Hell Hardcore Punk
ENEMY 906
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

Lost In Exile - INCHES (Official Video)
LOST IN EXILE
Bosh66· 2 hours ago
Shining - Inga Broar Kvar Att Bränna
SHINING
UMUR· 18 hours ago
Shining - Jag Är Din Fiende (official premiere)
SHINING
UMUR· 18 hours ago
SHINING - Avsändare Okänd (Official Lyric Video) | Napalm Records
SHINING
UMUR· 18 hours ago
Agremorta - Adrocitas (Official Lyric Video)
AGREMORTA
Bosh66· 6 days ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed