POSSESSED Release Third Studio Album ‘Revelations Of Oblivion’
May 10th, 2019
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Californian death metal band Possessed issued third full-length studio album Revelations Of Oblivion on May 10th, 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records.
Frontman Jeff Becerra commented: “This album from start to release has been a fantastic experience. All of us in Possessed hope you enjoy this newest release and we look forward to touring and creating much more new music in the future. We appreciate all of your support and dedication. Hope to see you during our upcoming tours and shows soon. Thank you to each and every one of you for your inspiration and dedication to Possessed.”
Revelations Of Oblivion was recorded at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood and Titan Recording in Sherman Oaks with Jeff Becerra as executive producer and Daniel Gonzalez as co-producer for the album. Mixing and mastering was handled by Peter Tägtgren at Abyss Studios in Pärlby, Sweden.
Becerra added: “Working with Peter was a fantastic experience. We put a great deal of thought into who we wanted to produce our new album. Since we hadn’t made an all-new material release in well over 30 years, it was essential that we found the right person. Peter’s name kept coming up over and over, and after speaking with my bandmates they all really liked Peter as he is more organic, and somebody we felt would fit in well with our process.”
For the cover artwork, the band enlisted Polish artist Zbigniew M. Bielak to create a piece that brought back the notion of true fear that was once associated with the idea of evil.
A special box set version of Revelations Of Oblivion (limited to 666 copies) includes a bonus live DVD featuring footage of the band’s entire performance at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England on August 13th, 2017.
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The track listing is as follows:
01. ‘Chant Of Oblivion’ (instrumental)
02. ‘No More Room In Hell’
03. ‘Dominion’
04. ‘Damned’
05. ‘Demon’
06. ‘Abandoned’
07. ‘Shadowcult’
08. ‘Omen’
09. ‘Ritual’
10. ‘The Word’
11. ‘Graven’
12. ‘Temple Of Samael’ (instrumental)
Possessed’s line-up is as follows:
Jeff Becerra (vocals)
Daniel Gonzalez (guitar)
Claudeous Creamer (guitar)
Robert Cardenas (bass)
Emilio Marquez (drums)
Directed by Scott Hansen (Digital Thunderdome) and staring Swedish actor Peter Stormare (Fargo, Prison Break, The Big Lebowski), a music video was filmed for the track ‘Graven’. In addition, an official visualizer video was issued for the song ‘No More Room In Hell’, while an official live performance video was released for the track ‘Shadowcult’. All three clips can be viewed below.
Second studio record Beyond The Gates was released in October 1986 via Combat Records.
Promotional photograph by Hannah Verbeuren.
