Pentagram vocalist Bobby Liebling recently found himself at the center of fame after a TikTok video of him just kinda spacing out on stage went mega viral. Now in a new interview with Altars Of Metal, Liebling said the viral fame hasn't done much for the band's bottom line as the tour dates they weere slated for had already sold out.
Though more insane is the fact that Liebling needs a police escort at shows now, as he gets mobbed with people. Liebling also notes that he gets stopped everywhere he goes by the most random people, so who knows – maybe Pentagram is the next household name in doom.
"The whole thing flipped me out at first. It was pretty weird. I always had this dream of maybe someday I can have a post on Instagram or Facebook, and it will be viral," said Liebling. "And it was like… Jesus, wow… Careful what you wish for, because it kind of blew up more quickly than I expected it to for damn sure. But it was pretty cool, you know? And it's really fun, though, playing music for over half a century and then becoming famous for being a joke.”
"The band's profile went through the roof immediately, which is pretty obvious that it would. And we got stopped in airports by TSA people, and we've gotten stopped on planes by pilots coming out of the cockpit to say hello, and soccer moms in the airport and groups of little kids and stuff like that. It's pretty wild, man. I really didn't know how to react, and I still kind of don't because everywhere we go, it's someone [saying], 'Aren't you that guy?'"
He continued: "When it happened, we were actually on tour already, and so the sales didn't really increase or anything because the places were sold out, actually, when we were doing the West Coast tour, which is when it came about. And then the South American tour, which was mostly sellouts too.
"So I don't know how it really bolstered the situation of the attendance, but I do know the 'seeming popularity' – and Lord knows why – but it went through the roof. It was a trip. People are clawing, trying to get through crowds. And you got police escorts surrounding you to get to a van when you leave a gig. It was wild, man. It still is."
If you haven't seen the video somehow, watch it below. It is pretty damn funny.
