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Never ones to think twice about flirting with supernatural evil forces, San Francisco's Possessed scheduled their second album, Beyond the Gates, to be released on Halloween, 1986! Maybe they should have been a little more wary, as the recording that should have built upon the solid foundation laid down by the previous year's genre-forming debut Seven Churches (still regarded as one of death metal's inaugural cornerstones), wound up coming as a disappointment to most critic and fans alike. Verily, in most every observer's eyes, Beyond the Gates represented an almost indefensible step backwards; transforming a sound previously distinguished for its inexorable power into a ragged, decidedly weaker-kneed replacement. Perhaps the record's feeble production was to blame, although it's hard to lay the blame entirely on experienced producer Carl Canedy in light of his previous triumphs with Anthrax and Overkill. More likely, it was a combination of difficulties: poor funding, rushed recording conditions, questions over musical direction, and simple lack of preparedness (all common problems for starving, under-pressure-to-deliver extreme metal bands) that doused the flames in disappointing efforts like "Tribulation," the title track, and the simply god-awful "The Beasts of the Apocalypse." Occasional bright spots do surface with the focused and forceful "March to Die," the refreshingly elaborate "No Will to Life," and even opener "The Heretic," thanks to its nifty, scary intro. But, taken as a whole, there was no denying that Beyond the Gates packed nowhere near the consistency, inventiveness and, most importantly, eventual influence of its predecessor, signaling the beginning of Possessed's inevitable decline. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Recording information: Prairie Sun Recording Studios, CA.
Beyond The Gates Music | List Price | $13.98 (You save $3.89) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Heavy Metal CDs, Death Metal, Rock | | Label | Relativity | | Orig Year | 1986 | | All Time Sales Rank |  12690  | | CD Universe Part number | 1110897 | | Catalog number | 1754 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 30, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Carl Canedy; Joe Satriani | | Engineer | Tom Size; John Cuniberti | | Additional Info | Remastered |
Possessed Beyond The Gates Songs Beyond The Gates Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)  No rating for this?
This album is a continuation of their fantastic debut, Seven Churches. This one does not disappoint. Standout tracks include Tribulation, Phantasm and my favorite on the album... No Will to Live (what Kashmir is to Led Zeppelin; No will to Live might be to Possessed...). Seriously, this is a very good album although I recommend this only after you have checked out their debut album.
Submitted by drudow (Lawrenceville, GA USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Good album but the sound
This album is wonderfull , all the tracks are good but this album could be better if the sound quality was better . If this album has a better sound quality it was probably my #1. This is the reason of my 4 stars
Submitted by lill_benzo502 (La Malbaie, Qc, Canada)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Gatefold
One of the saddest things about this album on cd? The fact that it's a cd and doesnt have the cool gatefold that the album came with originally!
A must!
Submitted by dmnovaes (West Sacramento, Ca)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Sophomore album by legendary band!!
Beyond the gates is an album that has slowed down when compared to seven churches, but still maintains that ferocity and catchy riffs. The album could have been produced better. The album still contains the satanic lyrics and familiar vocals. It starts off with a very excellent intro.It then leads to the standout track "the heretic." Other good songs off this album are "march to die," "no will to live," and restless dead." Although its no seven churches, this album is a must for any fans of thrash.
Submitted by a reviewer (san fernando,ca,usa)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great album but won't match debut
This is an awesome album in my opinon!
Possessed has gone more technical with this album and they have a sortof muddy sound which I heard was due to sloppy production but, the album is none the less a good one. Also I really love the album for the artwork done none other then the legendary Thomas Repka!!!
Submitted by Alex (Cleveland)
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