Seven Churches

by Possessed

Seven Churches cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1985
  • Label: Combat
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:17
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Larry LaLonde, Mike Sus, Jeff Becerra, Mike Torrao

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Widely debated as the very first death metal album, 'Seven Churches' unleashed a horrifyingly fast, intensely aggressive sound that forever altered extreme music. The record utilizes blistering, highly technical tremolo picking, erratic solos, and Jeff Becerra's pioneering, demonic vocal growls. It is a raw, deeply infernal, and heavily Satanic milestone of the thrash metal underground.

Genres

Descriptors: satanism, mythology, ferocious, fast, harsh-vocals

Tracklist

  1. The Exorcist (4:51)
  2. Pentagram (3:32)
  3. Burning in Hell (3:08)
  4. Evil Warriors (3:43)
  5. Seven Churches (3:13)
  6. Satan's Curse (4:14)
  7. Holy Hell (4:10)
  8. Twisted Minds (5:10)
  9. Fallen Angel (3:57)
  10. Death Metal (3:14)

Credits

  • Possessed - primary artist, written-by
  • Jeff Becerra - bass, vocals, lyrics by
  • Donald J. Munz - design [album design], design
  • Mike Sus - drums
  • Barry Kobrin - executive-producer
  • Larry Lalonde - guitar, music by
  • Mike Torrao - guitar, lyrics by, music by
  • Vince Stevenson - logo [logo design], design
  • Harald Oimoen - photography by [photos], photography
  • Randy Burns - producer [produced by]

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