Pentagram
Heavy thrash energy meeting the soulful scales of Anatolian folk. It is metal with a deep sense of place, blending distorted riffs with ancient melodic traditions.
Heavy thrash energy meeting the soulful scales of Anatolian folk. It is metal with a deep sense of place, blending distorted riffs with ancient melodic traditions.
Pentagram (Mezarkabul) sounds like a bridge between two worlds that were never meant to meet. On one side, you have the aggressive, palm-muted chug of 90s thrash and power metal; on the other, the haunting, microtonal melodies of Turkish folk and Sufi mysticism. The result is a sound that feels both ancient and industrial, grounded in the soil of the Anatolian plateau but amplified through a wall of Marshall stacks.
What truly sets them apart is their rhythmic and melodic vocabulary. While Western metal relies on blues-based scales, Pentagram utilizes the 'makam' system, giving their solos a serpentine, fluid quality that mimics traditional instruments like the bağlama or oud. The vocals are often delivered with a baritone gravity, moving from soaring anthems to meditative, rhythmic chants that suggest a spiritual depth rarely found in the genre.
Start with the album 'Anatolia' to hear their most iconic fusion of styles. It is the definitive document of how to integrate non-Western folk traditions into a heavy metal framework without losing the bite of either. For a more stripped-back experience that highlights their melodic complexity, 'Akustik' reveals the folk bones beneath the metal armor.
Mezarkabul (also known as Pentagram in Turkey) is a Turkish metal band formed by Hakan Utangaç and Cenk Ünnü. Mezarkabul is known for integrating Anatolian elements into their music.
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