Pentagram (thrash/death - Chili)

[Pierre]

Le groupe de black/thrash culte sud-américain se prépare à enregistrer un nouvel album studio, qui sera son premier depuis plus de vingt ans.


Chile's death metal legends PENTAGRAM have completed their first studio
recording in over 20 years. During their European tour in the summer of
2009, the band recorded the track "Demented" — which was written in the
'80s but didn't make it onto either of PENTAGRAM's groundbreaking demos
— at HVR Studios in the U.K. with producer/engineer Dan Biggin at the
helm. The vocals were recorded in Santiago, Chile in December when the
band gathered in their hometown to support VENOM in front of 2,000
raging old-school metallers. The track is currently being mixed and
should surface on a split seven-inch single (for the "Imperial Anthems"
series) later in the year. More details will be announced soon.

In other news, PENTAGRAM has begun writing new material for its
first-ever full-length album. Bandleader Anton Reisenegger
(guitar/vocals) comments: "When we started writing, the idea was
obviously to preserve the spirit of our '80s material, but, to be
honest, we didn't have to try very hard. It all started flowing
naturally, and it was all there: the dark vibe, the weird time changes,
the 'spider' riffs... We are having a great time writing new music, but
it's going to take some time to complete an album's worth of material
due to the logistical difficulties. But we don't want to rush things
anyway, and this way we can make sure what we put out really lives up to
the legend that PENTAGRAM represents for so many people."

[Nathagnôle]

ouais j'avais vu ça. Faut voir ce que ça donne avec autant de temps écoulé entre les démos et aujourd'hui. Mais en tous les cas en concert c'était immense... Alors pourquoi pas. Wait and see!!!!

[STEWAN]

waouh... çe topic m'avait échappé ! je savais qu'il y avait un peu plus qu'un frémissement suite aux concerts de 2009, mais là franchement je suis épaté et trop impatient d'écouter ça...
Il faut savoir qu'Anton a découvert le thrash lors d'un voyage en Allemagne avec ses parents, il est revenu transformé avec ses albums de Destruction, Sodom, Kreator, etc...
Ce groupe est et a toujours été un de mes favoris depuis 1988... des hymnes comme "fatal prediction", "demoniac possession" ou "temple of perdition" vont ils enfin éclater à la face du monde ?
à l'époque, seul SEPULTURA avait vraiment l'attention de l'Europe et à un (gros) degré moindre SARCOFAGO,
PENTAGRAM avait bien malheureusement le gros désavantage de venir du Chili, pays peu propice au metal extrême à bien des égards...

[A.W.]

J'étais même pas au courant aussi
Curieux de voir ce que ça va donner !
Pour la petite info, je crois que leur fameux ep (que j'ai la chance d'avoir en original) est sorti sur un label fondé par un roadie de HELLHAMMER ou alors Denial Fiend le batteur je sais plus...bref, cet ep est absolument excellent. Jamais écouté les démos par contre

[Nathagnôle]

Les démos avaient été rééditées en vinyl par il y a quelques années, mais récemment l'intégralité de leurs enregistrments sont ressortis en cd avec un dvd bonus, c'est essentiel pour tout fan de death métal qui se respecte. Un superbe groupe, très inspiré par POSSESSED mais avec une touche très personnelle vraiment excellente!

[Mout Mout]

Le sujet préféré de Bib !!!

[STEWAN]

je viens de (re)découvrir une reprise de nos fameux chiliens, "fatal predictions", par SEVERANCE (us) sur "suffering in humanity"... ben ça casse pas des barres tout ça ce groupe a mal vieilli je trouve !
du coup je me repasse "demoniac possession" par AVULSED sur "bloodcovered", là c'est autre chose... terrible, une sorte de mix entre PENTAGRAM, AVULSED et BLOODBATH

[Nathagnôle]

Et la reprise de 'the spell of the pentagram" par PENTALCE sur l'album "rides the moonstorm", tu la connais? Elle est ultime!

[STEWAN]

Et la reprise de 'the spell of the pentagram" par PENTALCE sur l'album "rides the moonstorm", tu la connais? Elle est ultime!

non connais pas encore, mais je vais m'y ateler ! après la lecture récente de la sympathique interview que tu avais faites d'eux dans ton zine, voilà une raison supplémentaire de me le procurer...
à dire vrai j'ai quelques lacunes sur leur discographie, je n'ai que "fifth moon" et "under the black cross", ce dernier avec une excellent reprise de NECROVORE... définitivement des hommes de bon goût

he Nathagnôle, c'est moyennement true ta faute de frappe sur le nom de l'un de tes groupes fétiches

[Nathagnôle]

hahaah! merde, la faute de frappe lapsus! Je suis un putain de false! aaargh!

Si t'as la reprise de NECROVORE sur "under the black cross" c'est que tu as la version IBEX MOON recs.

Tu peux capter la réédition de "rides the moonstorm" chez KNEEL BEFORE THE MASTER'S THRONE recs

[olivier64]

Album prévu en 2011 sur CYCLONE EMPIRE.

[Nathagnôle]

Curiosité maladive...

[olivier64]

toujours pas de nouvelles ?

[olivier64]

Enfin des news, et grosse actualité : changement de batteur, premier concert aux Etats-Unis, changement de nom et premier album en vue.

Le batteur historique est viré, et le groupe va s'appeler maintenant PENTAGRAM CHILE, pour ne plus être confondu avec le PENTAGRAM américain. Et surout, le premier album est en cours d'enregistrement, et devrait être terminé à la fin de l'été.


Guitarist/vocalist Anton Reisenegger of Chile's death metal legends PENTAGRAM has issued the following update:

"First of all, many of you have heard rumours about a significant lineup change in the band. Unfortunately, it's true, as we have decided to part ways with our original drummer Eduardo Topelberg, a.k.a. 'Eurynomos.'

"When we did the 2009 reunion tour, first in Chile and later in Europe, the chemistry within the band was great and we agreed to carry on and finally record our first studio album. Juan Pablo Uribe (guitar) and I got together months later to start writing, and the outcome was amazing. We wrote about 8 songs in the first weekend, which in our opinion totally live up to the standard set by the classic demo songs. We then set a date for January 2011 to track the drums in Chile, but when I arrived there, ready to record, I found out that Eduardo had experimented some very drastic changes in his life, which unfortunately affected his performance as a musician. We still went into the studio to give him a chance, but the result was just not good enough to end up on our long-awaited debut album.

"We all love Eduardo dearly and we wish him nothing but the best, but my impression is that playing drums is just not a priority for him anymore. I sincerely hope he proves me wrong in the future, as he will always be part of the PENTAGRAM family, but we needed a change if we wanted to move forward.

"Enter Juan Pablo Donoso, a legendary Chilean drummer who has been active in the scene for almost as long as we have, and whose drumming skills have been the foundation of bands such as SADISM and THORNAFIRE. He has also lent those skills to a number of bands as a session drummer, plus he has produced/engineered tons of Chilean metal albums in his own Sade Studios.

"Having witnessed those early PENTAGRAM shows in the Eighties as a teenager, he immediately understood what we were looking for in a drummer. Juan Pablo has now finished tracking the drums for the album, and we feel that he has really taken those songs in and interpreted them with the original PENTAGRAM style in mind. No lightning-fast, sampled, quantized drums, but pure feeling, the same primitive, brutal, frenzied feeling of our early material.

"Now we can finally move on and finish what we feel is a historic debt: The first-ever PENTAGRAM studio album.

"At this point, I want to thank our label Cyclone Empire for their patience, understanding and support. Their comment: 'It has taken so long for you to record and album that a year more or less doesn't really matter!'

"On a different subject, we have decided to officially change our name to PENTAGRAM CHILE, fundamentally out of respect to the 'other' PENTAGRAM (the original and true PENTAGRAM, if you will), led by Bobby Liebling. We actually met Bobby and the band at 2009's Hell's Pleasure festival (yes, two PENTAGRAMs on the same bill!), and they were really cool and laid back, and apparently didn't have the slightest problem with us using the same name. However, I must admit that having the same name has caused some confusion here and there (like having a picture of the U.S. PENTAGRAM in the Wacken program brochure when it was us playing). We think and hope that this solution will be accepted by everybody. Our fans in Chile and elsewhere will probably still refer to us simply as PENTAGRAM, but we want to make sure there is no more mix-ups in the future, as we intend to tour extensively with the new album. We just thought that changing our name to something completely different would cause even more confusion rather than preventing it.

"Last but not least, although we had decided to give priority to finishing the album and not to play live until it was done, we recently recieved an offer we couldn't refuse. We are now confirmed for the tenth edition of the Maryland Deathfest to be held at Sonar in Baltimore at the end of this month. We are scheduled to play on Sunday, May 27 at 18:25 on one of the outside stages, in between MORGOTH and SAINT VITUS. This is going to be our North American live debut and we just can't wait! Afterwards we will resume work on the album, which we expect to have completed by the end of the summer.

"Thanks everybody for your patience and ongoing support. You won't be disappointed!

[Nathagnôle]

Youpiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[Thrashos]

[DavidHasselhofSteel]

Yeah ! Manque plus qu'une date de sortie et c'est banco !
Tres bonne nouvelle.

[olivier64]

changement de batteur

Guitarist/vocalist Anton Reisenegger of Chile's death metal legends PENTAGRAM has issued the following update:

"First of all, many of you have heard rumours about a significant lineup change in the band. Unfortunately, it's true, as we have decided to part ways with our original drummer Eduardo Topelberg, a.k.a. 'Eurynomos.'

We then set a date for January 2011 to track the drums in Chile, but when I arrived there, ready to record, I found out that Eduardo had experimented some very drastic changes in his life, which unfortunately affected his performance as a musician. We still went into the studio to give him a chance, but the result was just not good enough to end up on our long-awaited debut album.

"We all love Eduardo dearly and we wish him nothing but the best, but my impression is that playing drums is just not a priority for him anymore. I sincerely hope he proves me wrong in the future, as he will always be part of the PENTAGRAM family, but we needed a change if we wanted to move forward. "

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?m ... mID=181142

Des précisions sur le départ du batteur historique l'an dernier. En fait Eduardo Topelberg a eu des problèmes de santé (il a perdu 80 kgs, dur de le reconnaître pour ceux qui l'ont vu sur la tournée 2009), a du arrêter la batterie et se lance en politique au niveau local au Chili.

Un clip de campagne et une chanson qui tue en prime.



Toujours pas de news sur l'abum de PENTAGRAM.

[olivier64]

L'album est presque fini, sera intitulé The Malefice, et sera disponible à la fin du printemps che Cyclone Empire. Il contiendra de nouveaux morceaux, et sortira en édition limitée avec un second CD comprenant des ré-enregistrements des titres cultes des demos des années 80.
Perso, je trouve que c'est la meilleure solution, à la fois des nouvelles chansons, ainsi que les vieux morceaux bénéficiant d'un gros son (et si on préfère les versions demos, elles sont bien sur dispo sur la ré-édition CD).


"PENTAGRAM CHILE is nearing completion of its first-ever studio album, which will be titled "The Malefice". Drums for the CD were tracked at Sade Studios in Santiago, Chile, while all guitars and vocals were recorded at HVR Studios in Suffolk, U.K., where the album is currently being mixed by vocalist/guitarist Anton Reisenegger with longtime friend, collaborator, co-producer and studio owner Daniel Biggin.

The band faced a dilemma when deciding whether to re-record their legendary '80s material. Reisenegger comments: "We weren't sure if we should re-record the old demo songs; some people encouraged us to do so, others said we would ruin our own legacy. At first, we decided to re-record just a couple, but while we were at it, we were so pleased with the results we decided to do them all."

"We obviously didn't want to base our first studio album on 25-year old songs," he continues, "as people have been — rightfully — accusing us of flogging that material to death already, so I think we found an elegant solution: The album's first edition will consist of two records, one of all-new material written during the last two years, and a second one of re-recorded songs from the '80s demos. The few friends who've been able to listen to the re-recorded material have been amazed at how we've been able to capture the vibe of the old material despite using modern recording technology. Hell, even the new stuff sounds like it came from that era!"

While the PENTAGRAM drum throne was recently taken over by veteran Chilean drummer Juan Pablo Donoso (SADISM, EXECRATOR, THRONAFIRE) after original member Eduardo Topelberg left the band (he is now a local politician for the Ñuñoa district of Santiago), bass duties on the album were split between various musicians. Besides the band's touring bassists Juan Francisco Cueto and Daniel Biggin, the band also invited longtime friend Rodrigo "Pera" Cuadra of DORSO to record the bass on one song, as well as to re-do the evil laughter he originally contributed to the demo version of the track "The Malefice".

Another bassist to guest on the album is Mauricio Peña, brother of original PENTAGRAM bassist Alfredo "Bey" Peña, who committed suicide in 1990. "It was really emotive to have Mauricio perform on the album. He looks a lot like his brother and is just as talented. In a way, it's like Alfredo is still with us in spirit."

In addition, the track "La Fiura" will feature a scream provided by MORGOTH singer Marc Grewe. "The song is about this mythological creature from the South of Chile," Reisenegger explains, "which emits this really piercing, high-pitched scream that literally melts people's faces. When we were playing the Maryland Deathfest last year, MORGOTH were on while we were getting ready, and all of a sudden we heard this insane scream. We all looked at each other and said: 'That's it, that's La Fiura!!!' So we approached Marc and he immediately agreed."

The album mix is due to be finished at the end of January, and the band are aiming for a late spring release on Germany's Cyclone Empire Records."

source Blabbermouth

[guardianofsteel]

[Thrashos]

[STEWAN]

excellentes nouvelles

[Nathagnôle]

[guardianofsteel]

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?m ... mID=187917

PENTAGRAM CHILE recently completed work on its first-ever studio album, entitled "The Malefice", for a June/July release via Germany's Cyclone Empire Records. Drums for the CD were tracked at Sade Studios in Santiago, Chile, while all guitars and vocals were recorded at HVR Studios in Suffolk, U.K., where the album was mixed by vocalist/guitarist Anton Reisenegger with longtime friend, collaborator, co-producer and studio owner Daniel Biggin. The first edition will also include re-recordings of classic '80s demo songs.

"The Malefice" track listing:

01. The Death Of Satan
02. La Fiura
03. The Apparition
04. Horror Vacui
05. Spontaneous Combustion
06. Grand Design
07. Sacrophobia
08. Arachnoids
09. Prophetic Tremors

The band faced a dilemma when deciding whether to re-record their legendary '80s material. Reisenegger commented: "We weren't sure if we should re-record the old demo songs; some people encouraged us to do so, others said we would ruin our own legacy. At first, we decided to re-record just a couple, but while we were at it, we were so pleased with the results we decided to do them all."

"We obviously didn't want to base our first studio album on 25-year old songs," he continued, "as people have been — rightfully — accusing us of flogging that material to death already, so I think we found an elegant solution: The album's first edition will consist of two records, one of all-new material written during the last two years, and a second one of re-recorded songs from the '80s demos. The few friends who've been able to listen to the re-recorded material have been amazed at how we've been able to capture the vibe of the old material despite using modern recording technology. Hell, even the new stuff sounds like it came from that era!"

While the PENTAGRAM drum throne was taken over by veteran Chilean drummer Juan Pablo Donoso (SADISM, EXECRATOR, THRONAFIRE) after original member Eduardo Topelberg left the band (he is now a local politician for the Ñuñoa district of Santiago), bass duties on the album were split between various musicians. Besides the band's touring bassists Juan Francisco Cueto and Daniel Biggin, the band also invited longtime friend Rodrigo "Pera" Cuadra of DORSO to record the bass on one song, as well as to re-do the evil laughter he originally contributed to the demo version of the track "The Malefice".

Another bassist to guest on the album is Mauricio Peña, brother of original PENTAGRAM bassist Alfredo "Bey" Peña, who committed suicide in 1990. "It was really emotive to have Mauricio perform on the album. He looks a lot like his brother and is just as talented. In a way, it's like Alfredo is still with us in spirit."

In addition, the track "La Fiura" will feature a scream provided by MORGOTH singer Marc Grewe. "The song is about this mythological creature from the South of Chile," Reisenegger explained, "which emits this really piercing, high-pitched scream that literally melts people's faces. When we were playing the Maryland Deathfest last year, MORGOTH were on while we were getting ready, and all of a sudden we heard this insane scream. We all looked at each other and said: 'That's it, that's La Fiura!!!' So we approached Marc and he immediately agreed."

[olivier64]

Enfin !