Sub-Basement Explained

Sub-Basement
Type:	studio
Artist:	Pentagram
Cover:	Pentagramsub.jpg
Released:	2001
Recorded:	Polar Bear Lair Studios February–June 2001
Genre:	Doom metal, heavy metal
Length:	44:30
Label:	Black Widow
Producer:	Bobby Liebling Joe Hasselvander Chris Kozlowski
Prev Title:	First Daze Here (The Vintage Collection)
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Turn to Stone
Next Year:	2002

Sub-Basement is the fifth album by American doom metal band Pentagram. It was released in 2001 by Italian label Black Widow Records.^[1] Joe Hasselvander played all the instruments, while Bobby Liebling provided all lead and backing vocals. The spine reads "If Review Your Choices made you sick, Sub-Basement will take you to the tomb!!!" According to the documentary Last Days Here, the title referenced Liebling's life of living in his parents' sub-basement in Germantown, Maryland.

Track listing

(Songwriters listed in brackets.)

1. "Bloodlust" (Liebling) – 2:30
2. "Buzzsaw" (Liebling) – 2:29
3. "Drive Me to the Grave" (Hasselvander/Liebling) – 4:30
4. "Sub-Intro" (Hasselvander) – 4:00
5. "Sub-Basement" (Hasselvander/Liebling) – 6:00
6. "Go in Circles (Reachin' for an End)"(Hasselvander/Liebling/Palmer) – 5:16
7. "Mad Dog" (Liebling) – 2:17
8. "After the Last" (Hasselvander/Liebling) – 3:43
9. "Tidal Wave" (Hasselvander/Liebling) – 4:40
10. "Out of Luck" (Liebling) – 3:54
11. "Target" (Liebling) – 5:10
12. "Review Your Choices" (1999 unreleased outtake) – 3:31 *
13. "Megalania" (1999 unreleased outtake) – 6:58 *

• Bonus tracks on 2008 Season of Mist re-release

Lineup

• Bobby Liebling – all lead and backing vocals
• Joe Hasselvander – all instruments

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pentagram - Sub-Basement Album Reviews, Songs & More . 28 February 2023 . filmaffinity.com.