Sub-Basement

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Sub-Basement
Studio album by
Released2001
RecordedPolar Bear Lair Studios
February–June 2001
GenreDoom metal, heavy metal
Length44:30
LabelBlack Widow
ProducerBobby Liebling
Joe Hasselvander
Chris Kozlowski
Pentagram chronology
First Daze Here (The Vintage Collection)
(2001)
Sub-Basement
(2001)
Turn to Stone
(2002)
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Sub-Basement is the fifth album by American doom metal band Pentagram. It was released in 2001 by Italian label Black Widow Records.[1] Joe Hasselvander played all the instruments, while Bobby Liebling provided all lead and backing vocals. The spine reads "If Review Your Choices made you sick, Sub-Basement will take you to the tomb!!!" According to the documentary Last Days Here, the title referenced Liebling's life of living in his parents' sub-basement in Germantown, Maryland.

Track listing[edit]

(Songwriters listed in brackets.)

  1. "Bloodlust" (Liebling) – 2:30
  2. "Buzzsaw" (Liebling) – 2:29
  3. "Drive Me to the Grave" (Hasselvander/Liebling) – 4:30
  4. "Sub-Intro" (Hasselvander) – 4:00
  5. "Sub-Basement" (Hasselvander/Liebling) – 6:00
  6. "Go in Circles (Reachin' for an End)"(Hasselvander/Liebling/Palmer) – 5:16
  7. "Mad Dog" (Liebling) – 2:17
  8. "After the Last" (Hasselvander/Liebling) – 3:43
  9. "Tidal Wave" (Hasselvander/Liebling) – 4:40
  10. "Out of Luck" (Liebling) – 3:54
  11. "Target" (Liebling) – 5:10
  12. "Review Your Choices" (1999 unreleased outtake) – 3:31 *
  13. "Megalania" (1999 unreleased outtake) – 6:58 *

Lineup[edit]

  • Bobby Liebling – all lead and backing vocals
  • Joe Hasselvander – all instruments

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pentagram - Sub-Basement Album Reviews, Songs & More". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.