''Relentless'' is the debut studio album by American
doom metal band
Pentagram
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. It was self-released in 1985 as ''Pentagram'', but was reissued by
Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records is a British independent heavy metal record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw (of the bands Instigators and Civilised Society) in Dewsbury, England in 1987, who was also a one-time drummer of Sore Throat. ...
in 1993 with the new title and track listing. It was also issued as a two-disc split CD with ''
Day of Reckoning'' in 1996 and then re-released again in 2005 as a
digipak
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Jewel case
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CD. The album is now commonly known as ''Relentless''.
The album was originally recorded and released in 1982 on the ''All Your Sins'' demo tape, as Death Row. The band decided to re-record some vocals and guitar parts in 1984 and created a complete new mix for their self-released debut album. The 1984 remix of the recordings appeared only on first-edition vinyl copies of the album (those with the purple logo on the cover) and that mix was never released on CD or later vinyl pressings. When Peaceville reissued the album on CD in 1993, they restored the 1982 mix and track listing to save the original spirit and charm of the recordings. All CD and LP versions released since 1993 contain the original 1982 version.
Track listing
Original version (''Pentagram'')
1993 reissue (''Relentless'')
Lineup
*Bobby Liebling – vocals
*Victor Griffin – guitar
*Martin Swaney – bass
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Joe Hasselvander
Joe Hasselvander (born December 30, 1956) is an American musician. He was the drummer of heavy metal band Raven from 1987 until 2017 and was a member of the influential doom metal band Pentagram.
Career
Hasselvander has been playing professi ...
– drums
References
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1985 debut albums
Pentagram (band) albums