Possessed (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Possessed
Type = studio
Artist = Venom


Released = April 1985
Recorded = 1985 at Moorhall in Sussex, England
Genre = Speed metal, thrash metal, black metal
Length = 42:57
Label = Neat
Producer = Keith Nichol and Venom
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfwxql5ldhe link]
Last album = "At War with Satan"
(1983)
This album = "Possessed"
(1985)
Next album = "Calm Before The Storm"
(1987)

"Possessed" is the fourth album by heavy metal band Venom and the last before the departure of guitarist Jeffrey Dunn. At the time of it's release, it did not get very good reviews, not even from the critics who had liked Venom's earlier albums, and it was thought of as being in another league compared to these. This is ironic, since much of the material on "Possessed" was written before the release of At War with Satan. It is the first Venom album recorded outside of Impulse Studios though, which might have changed the sound somewhat.

Track listing

# Powerdrive
# Flytrap
# Satanachist
# Burn This Place to the Ground
# Harmony Dies
# Possessed
# Hellchild
# Moonshine
# Wing and a Prayer
# Suffer Not the Children
# Voyeur
# Mystique
# Too Loud (For the Crowd)

Bonus tracks in 2002 re-release by Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group

14. Nightmare (12" mix)
15. F.O.A.D. (12" B-side)
16. Warhead (12" B-side)
17. Possessed (Remix)
18. Witching Hour (Live)
19. Teachers Pet/Poison/Teachers Pet (Live)

Credits

*Cronos - vocals, Bass Guitar
*Mantas - Guitar
*Abaddon - drums