{"id":4068,"date":"1985-03-01T00:00:31","date_gmt":"1985-03-01T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2016-07-30T13:58:31","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T13:58:31","slug":"album-review-venom-possessed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-venom-possessed\/","title":{"rendered":"VENOM – Possessed (1985) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

VENOM
Possessed<\/strong><\/span>
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\nNeat (1985)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Venom have for so long been the trend setters for many up-and-coming bands of total noise destruction, whether it be black metal, power metal, death metal or just plain heavy metal. But recently I\u2019ve felt that many of the students have been beating their tutors at their own game, by releasing vastly superior product. Possessed<\/em> though is probably the UK band\u2019s most accessible album to date which should at least retain their respect from the Venom legions.<\/p>\n

The album contains no less than 13 tracks of bang \u2019em till they bleed quality, varying from the Mot\u00f6rhead mould of \u2018Flytrap\u2019 and the power metalized \u2018Powerdrive\u2019 to the total thrash of \u2018Voyeur\u2019, the album\u2019s best track. \u2018Mystique\u2019 too is worth a special mention for its unusual Spanish-style guitar soloing from Mantas.<\/p>\n

True, Possessed<\/em> may lack a \u2018Bloodlust\u2019 like classic, but the good news for Venom fans is that the Geordie black metalists have hardly wimped out, as some may have anticipated after the dubious \u2018Manitou\u2019 single.<\/p>\n

Bernard Doe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 10 (1985)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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