Last Rites (album)

Last Rites

Studio album by Pentagram

Released

April 12, 2011

Genre

Doom metal, heavy metal

Pentagram chronology

First Daze Here Too
(2006)

Last Rites
(2011)

Curious Volume
(2015)

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Last Rites is Virginia doom metal band Pentagram's seventh studio album. It is the first album since the band's third album, Be Forewarned, to feature guitarist Victor Griffin.

This album had been in the works for many years under the tentative title Last Rites of the Setting Sun. As indicated in the Last Days Here film, the original plan was to use remaining members Greg Mayne and Geof O'Keefe along with new musicians to round out the lineup for a release on Housecore Records, but things ultimately fell through. Frontman Bobby Liebling announced different songs on Myspace circa 2008 as the album progressed into fruition ("Everything's Turning to Night", "Horseman" and "Walk in the Blue Light" did make it to the album from the original intended track listing). The original lineup intended for this album was to be Leibling, Russ Strahan, Mark Ammen and Gary Isom but the lineup almost entirely changed as 2010 progressed before recording sessions could be arranged. Some original songs written and intended for the album that ultimately didn't make it included "South of the Swamp" and "I'm Takin' No More". Hank Williams III was also rumored to appear on the album at one point.

"Into the Ground" and "Nothing Left" actually originated from rehearsal tracks from the first Pentagram lineup (not Stonebunny as erroneously reported), played in a faster and groovier tempo. "Old Man" from those same sessions was originally intended for the album but ultimately not chosen.

Gary Isom was originally intended to be the drummer for this album but left the band shortly after their performance at Maryland Deathfest.

Track listing

"Treat Me Right" (Bobby Liebling) - 2:32
"Call the Man" (Liebling) - 3:49
"Into the Ground" (Liebling, Victor Griffin) - 4:21
"8" (Greg Turley, Liebling) - 5:01
"Everything's Turning to Night" (Liebling, Geof O'Keefe) - 3:17
"Windmills and Chimes" (Liebling) - 4:32
"American Dream" (Turley, Griffin) - 4:32
"Walk in the Blue Light" (Liebling) - 4:59
"Horseman" (Liebling) - 3:38
"Death in 1st Person" (Turley, Griffin) - 4:01
"Nothing Left" (Liebling, Griffin) - 3:36
"All Your Sins (Reprise)" (Liebling, Griffin) - 0:57

Lineup

Bobby Liebling - lead vocals, backing vocals on track 7
Victor Griffin - guitar, lead vocals on track 7
Greg Turley - bass
Tim Tomaselli - drums

Maddox Turley - drums on track 12

References

Pentagram

Bobby Liebling Victor Griffin Greg Turley Sean Saley Geof O'Keefe Vincent McAllister Steve Martin John Jennings Greg Mayne Randy Palmer Marty Iverson John Ossea Rick Marinari Joe Hasselvander Richard Kueht Paul Trowbridge Marty Swaney Lee Abney Stuart Rose Ted Feldman Jon Cook Kelly Carmichael Adam Heinzmann Mike Smail Gary Isom Mark Amman Russ Strahan Johnny Koutsioukis Albert Born Tim Tomaselli Matt Goldsborough

Studio albums	Pentagram Day of Reckoning Be Forewarned Review Your Choices Sub-Basement Show 'Em How Last Rites Curious Volume

Live albums	A Keg Full of Dynamite

Compilation albums	1972–1979 Relentless/Day of Reckoning Human Hurricane 1972–1979 (Vol. 2) First Daze Here (The Vintage Collection) Turn to Stone First Daze Here Too

Singles	"Be Forewarned"/"Lazy Lady" "Hurricane"/Earth Flight" "Under My Thumb"/"When the Screams Come" "Livin' in a Ram's Head"/"When the Screams Come" "Relentless"/"Day of Reckoning"

Related articles	Last Days Here

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