Pentastar: In the Style of Demons

Pentastar: In the Style of Demons
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 1996 (1996-07-23)
Recorded1996
Genre
Length43:12
LabelSub Pop[1]
ProducerEarth
Earth chronology
Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars
(1995)
Pentastar: In the Style of Demons
(1996)
070796 Live
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Pentastar: In the Style of Demons is the third full-length studio album by the drone doom band Earth, released in 1996.[3][4] It has a more rock-oriented sound than their earlier drone doom work, although in a very minimalist style.[5] "Peace in Mississippi" is a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song.[6] The original vinyl release of the album has an alternative take of "Peace in Mississippi".

The car depicted on the cover is a "Sassy Grass Green" Plymouth Barracuda, with the car's iconic hockey-stick decal "Earth." The "Pentastar" named in the album title is an apparent reference to the brand logo of Chrysler, parent company of Plymouth, and also a reference to the fact that it is the fifth release by Earth.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Earth". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ "Earth Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "The Fangasm: Pentastar: In The Style Of Demons by Earth". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  5. ^ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9781627883795 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Coggins, Owen (January 25, 2018). Mysticism, Ritual and Religion in Drone Metal. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350025110 – via Google Books.