Possessed - Beyond The Gates/The Eyes Of Horror (1986/87)
Possessed - Beyond The Gates/The Eyes Of Horror (1986/87)
Year & Label: 1987, Under One Flag | CD#: CD FLAG 3
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Non-remastered 1st Press CD, included mini-album 'The Eyes Of Horror'
Year & Label: 1987, Under One Flag | CD#: CD FLAG 3
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Non-remastered 1st Press CD, included mini-album 'The Eyes Of Horror'
This is no Seven Churches. That is a basic fact, and is not meant as a knock against the album, as there are very few albums that are Seven Churches, or at least of comparable levels of quality, influence, and downright awesomeness. This one does not have the influence, or quite as much compositional quality. However, it does have the downright awesomeness. This is not the seminal death-metal release that the one before it was; instead, this is pretty much a standard thrash LP. The previous was a hallmark for 1985, the year of Hell Awaits and Bonded by Blood. This one is a thrash LP for a year of oh-so-many thrash albums, where the genre started to splinter horribly - Kreator, Slayer, Dark Angel being the vanguard that exploded the genre further and further away from the Piranhas and the Chemical Warfares of the world… newer levels of brutality that echoed the previous Possessed, and also the works of Sepultura, Bathory, Hellhammer, Slaughter, and other extreme metal.Musicians:
On the other end, thrash was starting to come up lame, as everyone and his grandmother decided that they too could write simple basher riffs and get away with it. I can't really think offhand of an also-ran thrash LP from '85, but I can think of plenty from '86… Cyclone, anyone? I won't even get into the bastardisation of the genre, and of metal as a whole, that arrived with Metallica - I'll just note that by 1986, thrash was done as an artform with three releases, and anything that came out during or after that year was at best a real fucking banger. This one is a real FUCKING banger!! And thus, I will stop comparing it to its predecessor, and evaluate it as it is. A vicious, completely out-there guitar tone, reminiscent of the first Coroner demo at times, combined with extremely crisp and tight riffage… these guys have taken palm-muting to levels even Anthrax could only dream about, throwing together single-note midpaced mosh riffs to rival any other band out there for sheer headbangability.
Highlights… the Heretic starts with the little opener, and then goes into a riff-set that is fundamentally based on one five-note riff, with the other instrument providing the occasional expansion to this one theme. A simple and effective song. No Will to Live starts off as the fastest song, reminiscent most of Venom for sheer speed, but Slayer for tightness of riffage, before turning in the middle into an excellent top-speed "bang your head against the stage" single-note all-downstroke brutal onslaught. Seance contains a classic thrash middle break, as does Tribulation, which also has a very nifty solo. Possessed's solos are a bit cleaner on here than on the previous album, though both have that subtle melodic sensibility to them. It's more the tone that differentiates better between lead and rhythm, as opposed to the blurring of the two so prevalent on the previous LP. Becerra still sounds evil, though maybe a bit less overtly demonic, and returning a bit more to his Cronos roots. Phantasm has probably the most memorable intro riff here. This album is overall more catchy than the first one, and certainly more easily accessible. Is this album to be framed on the wall as the be-all end-all of extreme music? Nope. But is it to be purchased and enjoyed repeatedly? FUCK YES. The only thing I can hold against this album is the shadow of its predecessor - you'd expect Possessed to not take such a step back, but even as they do, they are still within the second-ranks, right behind the big three extreme thrash LPs of the year, and far the fuck ahead of your average Living Death or whatnot.
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Vocals, bass : Jeff Becerra
Guitars : Larry LaLonde
Guitars : Mike Torrao
Drums : Mike Sus
Produced by Carl Canedy
Recorded at Prairie Sun Recording Studios, CA
Mastered at Frankford Wayne
Track List:
01. Intro [1:23]
02. The Heretic [2:40]
03. Tribulation [4:48]
04. March To Die [3:13]
05. Phantasm [4:23]
06. No Will To Live [6:47]
07. Beyond The Gates [2:55]
08. The Beasts Of The Apocalypse [3:13]
09. Seance [3:03]
10. Restless Dead [2:59]
11. Dog Fight [1:23]
The Eyes Of Horror EP:
12. Confessions [2:53]
13. My Belief [3:34]
14. The Eyes Of Horror [3:16]
15. Swing Of The Axe [4:00]
16. Storm In My Mind [4:22]
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Possessed / Beyond The Gates, The Eyes Of Horror [Under One Flag, CD FLAG 3, France]
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