Pentagram
Country of origin:
Turkey
Location:
Istanbul
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1987
Genre:
Thrash Metal (early); Heavy/Middle Eastern Folk Metal (later)
Lyrical themes:
Metal, War, Misery (early); Suicide, Anatolian Pride (later)
Current label:
Sony Music
Years active:
1987-present, 2001-present (as Mezarkabul)
Since the release of "Unspoken" the band have been marketed outside of Turkey as Mezarkabul to avoid confusion with Pentagram.
The band's long-serving vocalist Murat İlkan performed his last concert with the band at the Sonisphere Festival in Istanbul, Turkey on the 25th of June 2010.
Compilations appearance(s):
- "Anatolia" on Dynamit Vol. 11 (Rock Hard, 1998)
MEMBERS
| Current | |
| Tarkan Gözübüyük | Bass, Vocals (backing) (1987-present) |
| Cenk Ünnü | Drums (1987-present) |
| Hakan Utangaç | Guitars (1987-present), Vocals (1987-1991), Vocals (backing) (1991-present) |
| Metin Türkcan | Guitars (1993-1996, 2000-present) |
| See also: ex-Disgrace, Metoboy, ex-Metafor, ex-Cherokee, ex-Şebnem Ferah | |
| Gökalp Ergen | Vocals (2010-present) |
| See also: The Climb, The Nighted Nations, ex-Diken | |
| Past | |
| Ümit Yılbar (R.I.P. 1993) | Guitars (1987-1989) |
| Engin Tümer | Guitars (1987) |
| Murat Net | Guitars (1989-1990) |
| See also: Murat Net, ex-Witchtrap | |
| Burak Paker | Guitars (1989) |
| Burak Kalaycı | Guitars (1989) |
| Demir Demirkan | Guitars (1990-1992, 1996-1998) |
| See also: ex-Mesheen, Demir Demirkan | |
| Bartu Toptaş | Vocals (1991-1992) |
| See also: ex-Braindead | |
| İhsan Şen | Guitars (1992-1993) |
| Ogün Sanlısoy | Vocals (1992-1995) |
| See also: Ogün Sanlısoy | |
| Murat İlkan | Vocals (1995-2010) |
| See also: ex-Cem Köksal, ex-Cherokee, ex-Murat İlkan Akustik, ex-Sawdust | |
| Onur Pamukçu | Guitars (1998-2000) |
| Current (Live) | |
| Demir Demirkan | Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2017-present) |
| See also: ex-Mesheen, Demir Demirkan | |
| Ozan Tügen | Keyboards, Guitars, Cura, Vocals (backing) (2017-present) |
| See also: Şebnem Ferah | |
| Murat İlkan | Vocals (2017-present) |
| See also: ex-Cem Köksal, ex-Cherokee, ex-Murat İlkan Akustik, ex-Sawdust | |
| Ogün Sanlısoy | Vocals (2017-present) |
| See also: Ogün Sanlısoy | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Onur Pamukçu | Guitars (1995) |
DISCOGRAPHY
| Name | Type | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentagram | Full-length | 1990 | |
| Live at the Trail | Demo | 1991 | |
| Trail Blazer | Full-length | 1992 | |
| Anatolia | Full-length | 1997 | |
| Popçular Dışarı | Live album | 1997 | |
| Unspoken | Full-length | 2001 | |
| Bir | Full-length | 2002 | |
| 1987 | Video | 2008 | |
| 1987 | Live album | 2008 | |
| Wasteland | Single | 2011 | |
| MMXII | Full-length | 2012 | |
| Live MMXIV | Live album | 2014 | |
| Akustik | Full-length | 2017 | |
| Bu Düzen Yıkılsın | Single | 2020 | |
| Sur | Single | 2021 | |
| Pride | Single | 2021 |