Pentagram - Day Of Reckoning/Relentless (1987) re-issued 1993

Classic re-issue from the creaky kings of this seemingly age-old style of dark rock. Pentagram play true 'doom' metal, enshrouded in a Sabbath veil, built upon oaken riffs and sombre simplicity. The band have remained legends within the genre since the '70s and despite many difficulties along the way have continued to released solid records, these two being their finest.
Best played in the basement or some musty crypt, expect a no-thrills style slab that never lets you down as each track yawns and creeps steadily painting pictures of sinsiter shadows and sprawling evil.
Extremely influential, and with the occasional Ozzy "...oh yeah", thrown in for good measure, Pentagram, alongside Witchfinder General, Saint Vitus and to a lesser extent Trouble, remain essential listening in a genre full of make-believers and wanna-be's, but this is the real deal, and nowhere else will you find antique evil more satisfying.

7.5/10