High Voltage: Live at Spotsylvania is a previously unreleased 1978 live recording of doom metal pioneers Pentagram, released on RidingEasy Records in 2026. Captured during the band’s rare 5-piece “High Voltage” era with two lead guitarists, the show was an all-night backyard concert in Spotsylvania, Virginia featuring Bobby Liebling on vocals. Eight tracks of raw proto-metal recorded on a foggy night in front of 500 fans. Available on vinyl and CD.
Pentagram High Voltage – “Live at Spotsylvania” (1978)
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This is an extremely rare recording when the band was a 5 piece with 2 guitar players.
“Live at Spotsylvania” captures Pentagram performing an all-night backyard concert in Spotsylvania, Virginia, at bassist Martin Sweeney’s mother’s house, in front of roughly 500 fans camping out for the weekend. Recorded around 1978 during the band’s short “High Voltage” era, the show began at 1 a.m. on a foggy night and featured rare songs with a raw, powerful performance. The audio blends a low-level board mix with ambient mic recording for surprisingly strong sound quality. A memorable moment came when a firecracker went off perfectly on the beat during the heavy second half of “20 Buck Spin,” echoing through the trees. – Bobby Liebling
STREAM THE ALBUM
1. Day of Reckoning 2:41
2. Review your Choices 3:29
3. Much too young to know / Guitar Solo 4:48
4. When the screams come / drum solo 6:12
Side B
6. Madman 4:09
7. Mad Dog 2:24
8. 20 Buck Spin 5:40
What is Pentagram High Voltage Live at Spotsylvania? This is a previously unreleased 1978 live recording of doom metal pioneers Pentagram, captured during an all-night backyard concert in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Released on RidingEasy Records in 2026, it documents the band’s rare 5-piece “High Voltage” era featuring two lead guitarists.
Who is Pentagram? Pentagram is one of the longest-running and most influential doom metal bands in history, founded in the early 1970s in Virginia. Fronted by Bobby Liebling, they are considered pioneers of the doom metal genre alongside Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus.
Is this an official release? Yes — High Voltage: Live at Spotsylvania is an official authorized release on RidingEasy Records, properly licensed and remastered from the original 1978 recording.
What era of Pentagram is this from? This recording captures the rare “High Voltage” lineup from 1978, featuring Bobby Liebling on vocals, Martin Swaney on bass, Paul Trowbridge and Richard Kueht on dual lead guitars, and Joe Hasselvander on drums — a configuration that existed only briefly and was never previously documented on an official release.
What formats are available? Available on vinyl in multiple color variants and CD at ridingeasyrecs.com.
