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PENTAGRAM's BOBBY LIEBLING Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT

July 6, 2010

On May 21, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with the "Godfather of U.S. doom," Bobby Liebling of PENTAGRAM. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below.

For the first time in 25 years, Liebling returned to New York City in March 2009 for a headlining PENTAGRAM performance at Webster's Hall. The show was filmed for the 9.14 Pictures ("Rock School", "Two Days In April") documentary, "Last Rites: The Fall & Rise of Bobby Liebling".

On stage with Liebling was ex-'RAM family member, Gary Isom (SPIRIT CARAVAN) on drums, who joined Liebling live again for the first time in nearly 15 years. This show introduced the shredding talents of D.C.'s Russ Strahan on guitar and the heavier-than-Hades rumble of Mark Ammen (UNORTHODOX) on bass.

According to AOL's Noisecreep, the documentary film, which was done by Liebling's former manager and photographer, centers around the drug use and self-destructive nature that has plagued his life. Based on accounts of those close to him — and self-described "metal historians' — these were the forces that always kept PENTAGRAM from taking over the word in the '70s."Everyone's always telling me, 'You ought to write a book,'" Leibling convulsively laughs. "I don't write books because I sing songs."

This film has been said to be very raw, holding nothing back. "There's me all filthy and smoking crack in it," details Leibling. "And all the dope-smoking years and all the cocaine years — all the years of my life, which is all those. But now I abstain from all that and get high on sex and music. Actually it's love and music, so scratch that."

Interview Part 1:

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