![]() ![]() Curtis also worked as a civil servant in Manchester and later, Macclesfield.Ĭurtis's fate was said to have been set after attending a Sex Pistols concert in 1976, where he convinced himself his destiny lay as a performer rather than just a fan. His passion for music led him to work in a record shop for a short time. Although being awarded a scholarship to attend the The King's School, Macclesfield at the age of 11, Curtis was never interested in pursuing academic success as his ambitions and hopes lay in the music industry. ![]() It was apparent from a young age that Curtis was a talented poet and songwriter. He grew up in Hurdsfield, but would live most of his adult life in nearby Macclesfield. The band later reformed as New Order.Ĭurtis was born in the Memorial Hospital, Old Trafford, Stretford, in Manchester, Lancashire in 1956. But that's the past, and according to their three-album signing with Metal Blade, there's still more to come.Ian Curtis was the lead singer of post-punk band, Joy Division, until he commited suicide in May of 1980. Hearing Pentagram's slow, gloomy melodies propelled by the thick, buzz-y weight of classic doom riffs, it's not hard to imagine how they influenced virtually an entire genre. The band's 1970s origins loom like a monument to history and nostalgia, but as the record unfolds, Last Rites exudes a timeless aura, so the date of individual compositions is indeterminate and irrelevant (though the recordings are new, some of the material is apparently vintage). Bluesy, gritty hard rock and resonant leads bleed into steamroller heaviness and graveyard imagery throughout Last Rites, the vocals of founding member Bobby Liebling merging seamlessly with the instrumental substrate in a near-continual flow that soothes the soul. ![]() Rough roads aside, the hype around their latest release is well-earned. Published Last Rites is a rumbling mass of laidback power, a somewhat surprising pleasure considering Pentagram's four-decade-long rollercoaster ride of a career: much delayed signing, respect without success, revolving line-up, drug addiction and near-death experiences. ![]()
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