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This is part of Combat's The Remasters Of Metal series.
German import available on Roadrunner [RO 9757-2].
Often cited as the first true death metal record ever released (Florida's Death had been around just as long but would only make their vinyl debut a few years later), Possessed's Seven Churches took thrash metal's intensity to new levels of brutality. With song titles like "Burning in Hell," "Satan's Curse," and "The Exorcist" (featuring the famous movie's eerie title theme for an intro), the band definitely displayed a strong Slayer influence; but it was Possessed growler Jeff Becerra who first introduced the barely decipherable grunting vocal style which would epitomize the death metal genre. Among the highlights, "Pentagram," "Twisted Minds," and "Fallen Angel" have best stood the test of time, offering glimpses of the trends to follow with their surprisingly mature songwriting. They then close the proceedings in ferocious fashion with the appropriately titled -- you guessed it -- "Death Metal." In the years that followed, Possessed would continued to improve from a technical perspective, but they never quite equaled the fire of this debut. And though they were gradually overtaken by younger and better bands, for those interested in connecting the dots between thrash and death metal, Seven Churches is the ultimate missing link. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
Which CD - Perf: 5 / Sound: 4 "...Satanic four-piece churning out cliched black metal..."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.101) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Possessed quickly forged their own brand of fury with this debut album..." Seven Churches Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Death Metal History!!
Very good Record if you want to here the beginings of Death metal!
Submitted by MrRadioactive (Overland Park KS, USA)
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CLASSIC DEATH METAL FROM 1985!
I first heard,and,had this on tape back in 1986,and I was blown away!Unfortunately, I got rid of this..But, I just recently got it on CD,and it sounds just as good today as when it first came out! I think this would spawn a long list of death metal bands,but I would much rather listen to this first!I recommend this,if you like bands like Slayer or Venom!
Submitted by jason (modesto,ca.) 
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Origins of Death Metal right here. Fast, heavy, dark and evil.. the dark lord has a good endorsement on this album... buy, buy, buy...
Submitted by derek8111gjl (Pickering, ON., CAN.)
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The Root to Death Metal
These guys were one of the first to ever take Thrash Metal to another step, Death Metal, and these guys WERE Death Metal, That's not the same as Venom having a song Black Metal, when they were Thrash, these guys with the song Death Metal, WERE Death Metal, and lived up to it, raw production, but not too bad, Great demented vocals, guitars, drumming, if this isn't in your collection, and you call yourself a Metal fan, you're not, sorry.
Submitted by syntheticallyrevived (New Hampshire)
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One of my favorite albums.Never gets old.All the songs are fantastic with nice vocals and shredding guitar. BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
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Purchase Seven Churches CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Possessed Beyond The Gates CD (1986) Remastered
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All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Recording information: Prairie Sun Recording Studios, CA.
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 ...
| | Exodus Bonded By Blood CD (1985)
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Exodus: Paul Baloff (vocals); Gary Holt, Rick Hunolt (guitar); Rob McKillop (bass); Tom Hunting (drums).
Recorded in July 1984. Tracks 10 & 11 recorded live at The Astoria, London, England on March 8, 1989.
Personnel: Paul Baloff, Steve Souza (vocals); Gary Holt, Rick Hunolt (guitar); Tom Hunting (drums).
Audio Mixers: Robin Yeager; Mark Whitaker.
Audio Remixer: Mark Senasac.
Recording information: Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, CA (07/1984).
Had it been released immediately after it was recorded in 1984, Exodus' Bonded by Blood might be regarded today alongside Metallica's Kill 'em All as one of the landmark albums responsible for launching the thrash metal wave. But by the time it finally hit the streets more than a year later due to numerous record company-related difficulties, the genre the band helped spawn had evolved at an alarming rate (again, largely thanks to the unstoppable Metallica) and Exodus were left to wonder what kind of impact they may have had without these setbacks. Opening with the mind-blowing power of title track, the band immediately pummels through a number of astounding thrashers, including "And Then There Were None" and, perhaps their best well-known track, "A Lesson in Violence" -- a veritable handbook for thrash etiquette. Though less enduring, "Metal Command" ...
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| | Celtic Frost Morbid Tales CD (1985)
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Celtic Frost: Tom G. Warrior (vocals, guitar); Martin Ain (bass); Reed St. Mark (drums, percussion); Stephen Priestley (drums).
Recorded at Line In Recording Studio, Zurich, Switzerland on April 8-12, 1985.
Personnel: Thomas Gabriel Warrior (vocals, guitar, sound effects); Horst Muller (vocals, sound effects); Stephen Priestly (drums, percussion, sound effects); Reed St. Mark (drums, percussion); Martin Eric Ain (sound effects).
Audio Mixer: Horst Muller.
Audio Remasterer: Walter J.W. Schmid.
Liner Note Author: Tom Gabriel Fischer.
Recording information: Caet Studio, Berlin, Germany (10/08/1984-04/12/1985); Line In Recording Studio, Zurich, Switzerland (10/08/1984-04/12/1985).
Illustrator: Phil Lawrence.
Photographer: Sergio Archetti.
Arrangers: Horst Muller; Celtic Frost.
Virtually unprecedented at the time of its release, Celtic Frost's debut album, MORBID TALES, left a crater on the face of international heavy metal in which bands are still setting up camp today. At a time when the term "Black Metal" referred mostly to an actual album by contemporaries Venom, Celtic Frost helped broaden and define the genre. That said, MORBID TALES--powerful as it is--is not as head-spinningly ambitious as later ...
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Another wild and wooly volume in its Rocks series, this Connie Francis set is packed to the gills with hits, B-sides and obscurities with 33 cuts in all! From her stellar reading of Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe," the sultry "Fallin'," an alternate version of the country-rockabilly tune "My Heart ...
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