| Day of Reckoning | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Pentagram | ||
| Released | June 1987 | |
| Recorded | 1985 at Cue Recording Studios in Falls Church, Virginia | |
| Genre | Doom Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 34:31 | |
| Label | Napalm Records Peaceville Records | |
| Producer | Bobby Liebling, Victor Griffin, Tim Kidwell | |
| Pentagram chronology | ||
| Relentless (1985) |
Day of Reckoning (1987) |
Be Forewarned (1994) |
Day of Reckoning is the second studio album by Pentagram.
It was released in 1987 by Napalm Records (Not to be confused with the Austrian label of the same name. It was re-released by Peaceville Records in 1993, and in 1996 as part of a two-disc split CD with Relentless, and then again in 2005 as a digipak CD. Joe Hasselvander originally played drums on only one track, "Burning Savior", with Stuart Rose recording the drums on all the rest. Hasselvander re-recorded drums on all tracks (except "Burning Savior") for the 1993 Peaceville Records reissue. The original mixes with Rose on drums only appear on the Napalm Records vinyl version and an original cassette edition made in Canada, and have never appeared on CD.
At just over thirty-four minutes it's notable as the shortest Pentagram album. Day of Reckoning has since garnered praise retroactively.[1][2]
Tracklist[]
Original Issue[]
- 1. Day of Reckoning (2:43) (Bobby Liebling)
- 2. Broken Vows (4:38) (Victor Griffin)
- 3. Madman (4:37) (Liebling)
- 4. When The Screams Come (3:42) (Liebling)
- 5. Burning Saviour (9:08) (Griffin, Liebling)
- 6. Evil Seed (4:17) (Griffin)
- 7. Wartime (5:25) (Griffin)
Reissue[]
- 1. Day of Reckoning (2:43)
- 2. Evil Seed (4:39)
- 3. Broken Vows (4:38)
- 4. When The Scream Come (3:43)
- 5. Burning Saviour (9:08)
- 6. Madman (4:18)
- 7. Wartime (5:22)
Personnel[]
Pentagram[]
- Bobby Liebling - Vocals
- Victor Griffin - Guitar, Cover Concept
- Martin Swaney - Bass
- Stuart Rose - Drums (All tracks except "Burning Saviour"; only on original issue)
- Joe Hasselvander - Drums (Only on "Burning Saviour"; all tracks on re-issue)
Other Personnel[]
- Tim Kidwell - Producer
- Jim Ebert - Engineer
- Gayle Hoffberger - Graphic Design
- Wayne Pardo - Graphic Design
- Valerie Rousset - Back Cover Photo
- Joe Gillette - Front Cover Photo