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The ‘Doom Metal’ band Pentagram from Alexandria, Virginia has been around in some form or another, off and on since the early 1970s but the band is having a viral moment right now thanks to a clip that blew up on social media. A short video of lead singer Bobby Liebling exploded on TikTok and has since made its way to other social networks and overnight many people are coming to experience the music of Doom Metal band Pentagram for the first time.
It’s all about the eyes… Without lead singer Bobby Liebling’s eyes, we wouldn’t be here right now discussing Pentagram or the Doom Metal genre. It’s his eyes which captivated millions of people in this video alone.
Doom Metal Band Pentagram Goes Viral
I’ve known of Pentagram’s music for most of my life. They were making music before I was ever born but Doom Metal has never really been my favorite genre. That said, you have to give them a ton of respect for grinding it out in the 70s, 80s, and reforming in the 2000s through now. Longevity like that is incredible.
Pentagram currently has a new album out, Lightning In A Bottle, and they’ve had some recent gigs and videos to promote the album which has of course contributed to clips of the band blowing up. Clips like this one:
Though the band has been around since 1971, this current version of Pentagram is a new lineup. Only lead singer Bobby Liebling remains from the original lineup. New additions as of 2024 include Tony Reed on guitar, Scooter Haslip on bass, and Henry Vasquez on drums.
It’s actually mind-blowing how many people have come in and out of this band over the years. There have been 14 different guitarists, 14 different drummers, and 10 different bassists.
Lead singer Bobby Liebling who is the main reason Doom Metal O.G.s Pentagram are getting so much attention is getting up there in years. He is already 71 years old, and still arguably one of the most iconic people within the Doom Metal sub-genre and he’s revered by most if not all within the greater Heavy Metal genre.
I say that just to emphasize that it’s wild he is 71+ years old and just now the band is seeing this incredibly viral moment thanks to people on TikTok coming across a clip of Bobby Liebling’s eyes and being mesmerized. ‘The Ghoul’ is the song in the clip that’s bringing Pentagram and the Doom Metal genre all of this attention is 40-years-old!
Imagine something you did 40 years ago suddenly bring you millions of new fans overnight. That has to feel wild.
Pentagram On Stage
With countless clips like this one below of Bobby and Pentagram on stage, it’s a mystery the band hasn’t blown up until now.
They’ve got 76K-ish followers on Instagram. Their band account has never posted to TikTok before. So maybe the lack of social media is to explain for why the the literal millions and millions of people geeking out over Doom Metal band Pentagram on TikTok have never hard of them until now… Beyond that, I have no guesses. Have you heard of Pentagram before? Let us know in the Facebook comments.
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