Possessed "Seven Churches" 1985

when i first heard the song "Swing Of The Axe" on the Metal Massacre Vol 6 comp
in 1985, which i have and as long as it still plays i'll transfer to, i was
floored and thought WTF is this and i need more of this immediately..
Possessed are arguably the forefathers of the genre Death Metal.. infact.. their
1984 demo entitled "Death Metal" and the song with the same name on that demo
later to be re-recorded and re-released on their first full length "Seven
Churches" they are indeed the first band who coined the phrase "Death Metal"
their influence was and is so strong that many bands from then to now still cite
Possessed as the creators of the genre.

Jeff Becerra, original vocal/bass, was shot in a robbery attempt in 1989 and
paralyzed from the chest down is still holdin it down and fronting the band with
members of the band "Sadistic Intent" backing him. all kinda cats argue "one
original member, they should change the bands name" but i say Jeff is the sole
reason for the bands memorable sound. "Possessed" and "Seven Churches" was a
pivotal release for the genre.

it was discussed a long time that some record company might get the rights for
the whole back catalogue of the Combat Records. Well the dream came true for
Century Media after all which did a real cultural job when getting the rights in
order to re-issue the whole back catalogue of Possessed and it was a worth of
every penny indeed. the old Possessed albums of course are available in a high
quality cd format can be found kinda easily in normal record stores nowadays, as
is the case for most if not all of what i post but i have the tapes so get into
it. or not..

these tapes are BYR (back-yard-remastered).

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