Pentacle

Inspired by occult subject matter and everything evil in death metal/black metal (i.e. Venom, Mercyful Fate, Hellhammer, et al.), Holland's Pentacle began taking shape as early as 1989, but it wasn't until several years and demos later that Wannes Gubbels (vocals/bass), Mike Verhoeven (guitar), and Marc Nelissen (drums) finally caught a break. Along with recent arrival Edwin Folsche (guitar), they signed to Displeased Records and released their 1996 debut album, Fifth Moon, and, after returning to the power trio format, 1998's Rides the Moonstorm. Neither of these helped furth...