So finally, after long seven years, the new Pentagram record has arrived. The last one record "Show 'em How was a boring uninspired album. So the big question I asked myself before listening was: has Bobby Liebling & co. finally made an album worth of the name Pentagram and can it even stand the test of time like their self tilted release, Day of Reckoning or Forewarned? In my option, this record is stronger than the previous record (which was a disaster). It has one problem though, a problem with inconsistency.
Firstly, there are 5 consecutively quite strong killer songs on the album. Afterwards, it has the ballad Windmills and Chimes, which is really weak and forgettable. On the next track, called American Dreams and Pentagram guitarist Victor Griffin sings. I like this song, but I don't know why. IT has something magical in it. Next two songs are again really weak forgettable tracks. There are two really doomy songs Death in 1st Person and Nothing Left. They are solid, but nothing special. The last track is just a reprise of the old Pentagram classics All your sins.
Album generally reminds me of Place of Skull. It is not a surprise, because it is Victor Griffin's own band. Griffin is the best man on the album and he does a good job at playing hard riffs. A bassist and a drummer are also playing great grooves. Bobby survived l his personal hell of drugs, so he sounds, that he is sober and mature now . I am happy that he is sober and he will continue making albums.
