Not quite a Pentagram "side project", BEDEMON existed from the years 1973 to 1979 in Arlington, VA and shared a few members of Pentagram within its ranks. It was mostly Randy Palmer's trip (he was the main songwriter for the group). He later joined Pentagram as a second guitarist for about a year, but even after leaving Pentagram, he still recorded with the various other members as Bedemon. Regarded by many to be the original true U.S. doom band Read more on Last.fm