Lightning in a Bottle (album)

Lightning in a Bottle
Studio album by
Pentagram
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2025
StudioHeavyHead Recording
Genre
Length52:04
LanguageEnglish
LabelHeavy Psych Sounds Records[1]
Pentagram chronology
Curious Volume
(2015) 		Lightning in a Bottle
(2025)

Lightning in a Bottle is the ninth studio album by American doom metal band Pentagram, released on January 31, 2025 by Heavy Psych Sounds. In June 2024, the new incarnation of the band was revealed along with Liebling, Mos Generator musicians Tony Reed and Scooter Haslip (guitars and bass, respectively), and drummer Henry Vazquez of Saint Vitus, the Skull, Spirit Caravan and Sourvein.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Angry Metal Guy2.5/5.0[3]
Metal Injection9/10[4]
Spectrum Culture68%[5]

Jeff Podoshen of Metal Injection praised Lightning in a Bottle as an "exemplar of what great doom metal should be", and scored the album a 9 out of 10.[4] Will Pinfold of Spectrum Culture believes Pentagram has become a "legacy act" and their "legacy is unusually vague". Overall, he described the album with the highest point being "the best doom metal songs the band has recorded in years", and its lowest point was "fine but forgettable", and graded Lightning in a Bottle a 68%.[5] Steel Druhm of Angry Metal Guy scored the album a 2.5/5.0, resulting in a "mixed" reception, where he believes that "their best days are far behind them".[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Liebling, Reed and Vasquez.

Lightning in a Bottle track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Live Again"3:34
2."In The Panic Room"3:32
3."I Spoke To Death"3:40
4."Dull Pain"3:31
5."Lady Heroin"5:33
6."I'll Certainly See You In Hell"2:09
7."Thundercrest"3:02
8."Solve The Puzzle"3:13
9."Spread Your Wings"3:32
10."Lightning In A Bottle"4:41
11."Walk The Sociopath"4:50

Personnel

  • Bobby Liebling – vocals
  • Tony Reed – guitar
  • Scooter Haslip – bass
  • Henry Vazquez - drums

References

  1. ^ "PENTAGRAM - Lightning In A Bottle, by HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS Records". HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS Records. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  2. ^ Blabbermouth (June 27, 2024). "Doom Metal Pioneers PENTAGRAM Announce New Lineup". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Druhm, Steel (2025-01-30). "Pentagram - Lightning in a Bottle Review". Angry Metal Guy. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  4. ^ a b Podoshen, Jeff (2025-01-16). "Album Review: PENTAGRAM Lightning In A Bottle". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  5. ^ a b Pinfold, Will (2025-02-07). "Pentagram: Lightning in a Bottle". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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