POSSESSED — Seven Churches (review)

POSSESSED — Seven Churches album cover Album · 1985 · Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
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I've been a metal fan for about 6 years now, and a death metal fan for 5 years, so I felt like I had a pretty good handle on the origins and history of death metal. WRONG! I did not fully understand how Slayer's Reign in Blood led to Death's Scream Bloody Gore until I gave this album a spin in my 25-disc CD player. Once I heard Seven Churches I understood, like a holy man finally coming to understand the links between his religion and all others, except I'm a staunch atheist. This album may not be the most musically accomplished, best-sounding, or the most sophisticated metal album, but it sure as hell is motherfucking important in the evolution of metal. If you have even the remotest interest in metal beyond the Big 4 of thrash (and if you're on this site, you should know which bands that phrase refers to), this is essential. It is an important transitional document in metal's history. SO MANY BANDS simply would not exist if not for this album. Listen, and appreciate what other bands would do with the sound that Possessed established on this landmark record.
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