Bedemon
Bedemon was an offshoot of Pentagram in the early 70s (circa 1973). The name was chosen as a portmanteau of two earlier suggested names, Demon and Behemoth. Prior to joining Pentagram, Randy Palmer and his friend Mike Matthews along with Bobby Liebling and Geof O'Keefe (then current members of Pentagram) got together to record some of Palmer's compositions. The first session resulted in three songs: "Child of Darkness", "Serpent Venom" and "Frozen Fear". After a short time the group got together again and recorded some more tracks. When Palmer officially joined Pentagram he brought two tracks with him, "Starlady", and "Touch the Sky". After Palmer's departure from Pentagram the Bedemon got together in 1979 to record three more songs: "Time Bomb", "Nighttime Killer" and an unnamed composition by O'Keefe. A slightly different line-up (featuring former Pentagram member Greg Mayne on bass) recorded "Night of the Demon" along with some older songs in 1986.
Many songs from the Bedemon sessions were released on various bootlegs throughout the years, but were never officially released until 2005, when Black Widow Records released Child of Darkness.
In 2002, Randy Palmer, Mike Matthews and Geof O'Keefe got back together to record nine new original Bedemon songs. A few months after the studio quality basic tracks were recorded, Bedemon leader Randy Palmer was killed in a tragic automobile accident. Geof and Mike, along with vocalist Craig Junghandel whom Randy had selected to do the vocals prior to his accident, completed and mastered the songs in 2010. The new material, titled "Symphony of Shadows" was released in August 2012 on Svart Records and received excellent reviews from critics. There is discussion from O'keefe, Matthews and Junghandel about the possibility of a supporting tour and more albums.
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