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Possessed is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Venom, released in April 1985. It is the band's last studio album to feature guitarist Jeffrey Dunn before his first departure from the band in 1986. At the time of its release, it received mixed reviews, even from critics who had liked Venom's earlier albums; Possessed was thought to be in another league as compared to the band's earlier works, even though much of the material on Possessed was written before the release of its predecessor, At War with Satan. It was the first Venom album recorded outside of Impulse Studios. The song "Possessed" is ranked No. 14 on the Parents Music Resource Center's "Filthy Fifteen", a list of the 15 songs the group found to be most objectionable.
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| Released | April 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1985 | |||
| Studio | Moorhall in Sussex, England by the Manor Mobile | |||
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| Length | 42:57 | |||
| Label | Neat | |||
| Producer | Venom and Keith Nichol | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
| Metal Forces | 8/10[3] |
The boy on the cover is the son of the band's drummer, Abaddon. The girl is the niece of producer Keith Nichol.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Cronos and Mantas, except for where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Powerdrive" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Flytrap" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Satanachist" | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Burn This Place (To the Ground)" | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Harmony Dies" | 2:42 |
| 6. | "Possessed" | 4:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Hellchild" | 2:40 |
| 8. | "Moonshine" | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Wing and a Prayer" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Suffer Not the Children" | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Voyeur" | 3:01 |
| 12. | "Mystique" | 4:58 |
| 13. | "Too Loud (For the Crowd)" | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Nightmare (12" mix)" | 3:54 |
| 15. | "F.O.A.D. (12" B-side)" | 3:05 |
| 16. | "Warhead (12" B-side)" | 3:41 |
| 17. | "Possessed (remix)" | 5:14 |
| 18. | "Witching Hour (live)" | 4:17 |
| 19. | "Teacher's Pet/Poison/Teacher's Pet (live)" | 7:59 |
Personnel
- Venom
- Production
- Keith Nichol - producer, engineer
- S. Nichols, Mark Ammasmifff - engineers
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 99 |
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Venom - Possessed review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 396. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- Doe, Bernard (1985). "Venom - Possessed". Metal Forces (10). Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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[es] Possessed (álbum de Venom)
Possessed es el cuarto álbum de la banda inglesa Venom y el último antes de la partida del guitarrista Jeffrey Dunn.[ru] Possessed (альбом Venom)
Possessed (с англ. «Одержимый») — четвёртый альбом английской метал-группы Venom. Это — последний альбом, выпущенный до ухода гитариста Джеффри Данна. Он получил смешанные отзывы критиков, включая тех, кому понравились Welcome to Hell, Black Metal и At War with Satan — с этими альбомами сравнивали Possessed, как будто он написан в совершенно другом стиле. Однако большинство материала для Possessed было создано ещё до выхода At War with Satan.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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