''Pentagram'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian

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band Gorgoroth, released in September 1994 by Embassy Productions. It followed the band's two demo cassettes, ''

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'' and '' Promo '94''. It was the only album to feature Samoth on bass and Goat Pervertor on drums.

Reissues

''Pentagram'' was reissued eight times, four of those on CD: in 1996 by Malicious Records, in 1999 by

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in America, in 2005 as a

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ed version on

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and in 2007 on

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. It was reissued four times on

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: by Malicious Records in 1996 (limited to 500 copies), by Agonia Records in 2005 (limited to 1000 copies), in 2006 by Back on Black Records, and in 2016 by Soulseller Records.

Track listing

Personnel

* Hat – vocals * Infernus – guitar ;Additional personnel * Samoth – bass guitar * Goat Pervertor –

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''Promo '94''

''Promo '94'' is the second demo by Gorgoroth. It was independently released in 1994 on cassette, and featured raw mixes of two tracks from ''Pentagram''.

Track listing

# "Katharinas bortgang" – 3:57 # "Måneskyggens slave" – 5:47

Personnel

* Hat – vocals * Infernus – guitar ;Additional personnel * Samoth – bass guitar * Goat Pervertor – drums

References

{{Authority control Gorgoroth albums 1994 debut albums Season of Mist albums