Venom

Possessed

Possessed by Venom

Review Score:

(10/10)
"Look at Me...
Satan's Child
Born of Evil, thus defiled...
Brought to life through Satanic Birth...
Raised in Hell to live on earth..."

The third sonic demon unleashed to begin an infernal onslaught that was to cause much upheaval in the world of mortals. Filled with fury and blasphemous anthems of metal, blood, and fire, Possessed brings forth a brutal cavalcade to darken the hearts of many a satanimal were-beast adhering to its morbid call.

The Hellish Trinity of Cronos, Mantas, and Abaddon return once more spewing catastrophe wherever their instruments of destruction may resound.

Powerdrive certainly manifests its namesake, travelling on demon wings with a mighty roar, incinerating all in its path. Flytrap scorches incessantly, and on to Satanachist, using echoing vocals to accentuate the force thereof. Burn This Place To The Ground blasts forth at blacklight speed igniting hellfire with burning sulphuric rage; Harmony Dies is as a purifying plume of destruction to bring forth renewal; and Possessed, probably the prime offering of this opus, remains one of the foremost and memorable blasphemous pieces in Black Metal history, whose blood-dripping lines introduce and conclude this review, which offers a fitting interlude itself to Hellchild, followed by Moonshine {which uses howling werewolves and a fade-out chorus for a heightened psychodramatic effect}; Wing and A Prayer, Suffer Not The Children {with a whispering chorus amidst the Metal mayhem - the dichotomy works very well}; Voyeur {an inclusion which typifies the myriad subject matter in Venom's works, which includes that of mysticism, Occult Lore, sacrilege, battle tales, and fleshly delights}; Mystique, and Too Loud For The Crowd {a potent constant at Venom concerts incorporating audience participation by The Legions to ratify the fact of exclusivity, such is what The Lighthouse Effect would incur}.

The cover features two Infernal Progeny children there standing in Venom "Welcome To Hell" shirts smiling diabolically, displayed in negative form, while on the back cover, the band stands in the wilderness with battle horse on hand.

"I Am Possessed by all that is Evil...
The Death of your god, I demand!
I spit at the virgin you worship...
And sit at Lord Satan's Left Hand!"

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