- 01“Helter Skelter”Listening to The Beatles’ song “Helter Skelter,” he realized that the British band was sending him messages about the race war and how to proceed.from the chapter
- 02First Daze HereFrom 1972–’74, the quartet released a handful of singles, but they didn’t get exposed to a wider audience until Relapse compiled them on 2001’s First Daze Here.from the chapter
- 03First Daze Here TooRelapse released another compilation of Pentagram singles called First Daze Here Too in 2006, which combined with the first reissue to inspire throwback bands like Witchcraft, Graveyard, and Blood Ceremony.from the chapter
- 04Be ForewarnedThe title-track of the band’s first single, Be Forewarned, trots in an anxious waltz as Bobby Liebling threatens listeners: “So you be forewarned / I’m coming after you.”from the chapter
- 05HurricaneThe songs on the Hurricane and Under My Thumb singles are great.from the chapter
- 06Under My ThumbThe songs on the Hurricane and Under My Thumb singles are great.from the chapter
- 07“Earth Flight”Boffo Socko put out Hurricane, consisting of that song and “Earth Flight,” in 1973.from the chapter
- 08“Review Your Choices”The opening riff of “Review Your Choices” is one of the finest of its time.from the chapter
- 09Livin’ in a Ram’s HeadThat lineup released the Livin’ in a Ram’s Head single in 1979, which features an alternate version of “When the Screams Come.”from the chapter
- 10“When the Screams Come”That lineup released the Livin’ in a Ram’s Head single in 1979, which features an alternate version of “When the Screams Come.”from the chapter
- 11“Immigrant Song”Imagine Black Sabbath playing a cover of Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” and you’ll have a solid idea of what “Livin’ in a Ram’s Head” sounds like.from the chapter
- 12PentagramThroughout 1982 and ’83, Death Row recorded songs that would later appear on Pentagram.from the chapter
- 13RelentlessIn 1985, the quartet self-released its first LP—roughly fourteen years after Pentagram originally formed. Peaceville rereleased the record as Relentless in 1993.from the chapter
- 14British Steel“Sign of the Wolf (Pentagram)” has the anthemic feel of British Steel-era Judas Priest, which emphasizes the heft of third track “All Your Sins.”from the chapter
- 15“All Your Sins”“Sign of the Wolf (Pentagram)” has the anthemic feel of British Steel-era Judas Priest, which emphasizes the heft of third track “All Your Sins.”from the chapter
- 16Created in the Image of SufferingThe group’s 2017 LP, Created in the Image of Suffering, travels through labyrinthine thickets of heaviness and clouds of ether.from the chapter