Pentagram - Secret Missile

Turkey's pride in heavy metal, Pentagram (known as "Mezarkabul" in the rest of the world) released their 2nd album "Trail Blazer" in 1992. "Secret Missile" is the only video from the album; and maybe the first Heavy Metal video ever shot in Turkey. Pentagram's anti-war lyrics captured most of the mood on Trail Blazer and on their consecutive album "Anatolia". Enjoy the video!!!

Pentagram's Official Web Site: www.thepentagram.net

Pentagram Fan Site: www.puratu.org

Trivia:

+Pentagram recorded Trail Blazer with their ex-guitarist Demir Demirkan. However, right after the recording was completed, Demir moved to Los Angeles to further his musical education at Musician's Institute (MI). In Demir's abscence, Metin Turkcan filled the line-up and appeared on this video. Metin also joined the band for their "Trail Blazer Tour" in 1993.

+Demir returned to the band in 1996 to record Pentagram's next album, "Anatolia". Released in 1997, Anatolia is the most successful Turkish Heavy Metal album of all time, selling more than 150K copies in Turkey. This figure has not been exceeded by any other heavy metal band so far.

+Demir left the band again in 1998 and went on to release several solo albums. He is still an active rock artist. Metin Turkcan rejoined Pentagram after Demir's leave.

+Trail Blazer was recorded in a studio that had no prior experience with any rock or heavy metal recordings. The inexperienced sound editors could not get right tunes for the drums, so the band had to use drum machine on the songs (except for the live recordings).

+Due to financial impossibilities of the period in Turkey, the band had to "erase" the "original" recording of its self-titled debut album (released in 1990) and then record "Trail Blazer" on top of it. Maybe this is a unique example in music history...

+Sadly, Trail Blazer is not printed in Turkey anymore; because the recording company went bankrupt! However, in the UK and in Germany, the album is present at music stores, printed by Nuclear Blast.

+Two other bands exist with the same name "Pentagram"; one in Chile and the other in the USA. Because of copyright issues, Pentagram had to change its name for their international release of Unspoken album in 2001. The band adopted its new name "Mezarkabul", which means "acceptance to grave" or "grave is accepted". The band still uses "Pentagram" as its title in Turkey and "Mezarkabul" in the rest of the world.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Pentagram
• Mezarkabul
• Trail
• Blazer
• Secret
• Missile
• Turkish
• Rock
• Heavy
• Metal

[Crigito]

the american band u mention is a different band playing early doom metal in the veins of Sabbath...Mezarkabul previously named Pentagram is a Turkish band playing classic heavy metal with some oriental influences!

[NoirDesire666]

I am Turkish Cypriot and these guys are Turkish, what are you people talking about???Ümit Yılbar, one of the group members lost his life as he was serving in the army fighting against PKK in eastern Turkey. There are songs written for him and inspired by him, "1000`s in the eastland" in `Anatolia` album.

[karamazovreis]

@NoirDesire666 Fly Forever şarkısı Ümit Yılbar için yazılmıştır, 1000 In The Eastland değil.

[dissolutionn]

@antihedon hocam iyi bak ne murat net i ya :D murat net ilk albumde war sadece.klipteki metin türkcan albumdeki yani duyduğun solo gitar sesi de demir demirkan a ait.

[ArslanOzan]

beğenmeyen 11 kişi ya dünyaca ünlü grupların üyeleri yada dünyaca ünlü eleştirmenler olsa gerek.

[ayment]

Nefis.

[burakjames]

@DoomMetalSludge Sperm suicide

[antihedon]

Ulen ne amelesiniz... Kesin yeni yetme bebeler toplaşmış tartışıyorsunuz...

Bu albümde bu parçanın klibinde metin Türkcan falan yok...

Murat net buradaki adam.

[chimairaTR]

@makaryus albümde demir demirkan caldi, kayitlar biter bitmez amerikaya gitti. albümün CD basiminin arka kapaginda ve klipte ise Metin Türkcan var gitarda. 95te de zaten Demir tekrar türkiyeye döndü ve gruba katildi

[DoomMetalSludge]

Whats so secret about this missile? Seriously, how can you have a secret missile if you tell us you have a secret missile? These guys must be retarded or something. They think they can hide their high powered weapons away but somehow tell us they have them through this song.

[exbladex99]

@thrashened I know that. I said they are similar. I wasn't saying one was first or original or whatever. The fact that they have a similar sound is a positive thing. Both great bands. Both great songs.