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uu LINKS: NUCLEAR BLAST GmbH · OESCHSTRASSE 40 · D-73072 DONZDORF · GERMANY · PHONE +49-7162-9280-13 / -20 / -25 · FAX +49-7162-24554 uu www.facebook.com/nuclearblasteurope · www.twitter.com/nuclearblasteu uu Nuclear Blast Video Clips · Nuclear Blast Bands on Tour · Nuclear Blast albums in the Charts · New Songs on Spotify uu www.nuclearblast.de Territory: World Style: Death Metal NB 4739-2 CD (in O-Card) Price Code: CD02 www.possessedofficial.com · www.facebook.com/possessedofficial www.nuclearblast.de/possessed THE DEATH METAL FOUNDERS ARE BACK! There was a time in which genuine power was felt erupting from the sonic landscape that is now referred to as “old school” death metal. As with most newly developed forms of art, at its genesis it was filled with a fresh and vibrant energy and was virtually unsaturated by musicians. It was the mighty POSSESSED who initially breathed life into this new and exciting genre. With writing that started in 1982, the first official death metal band created the now classic record »Seven Churches« and established the face of the genre permanently. Even DEATH’s late guitarist and master- mind Chuck Schuldiner who is sometimes credited with creating the genre, was adamant about the album’s influence upon him. Sadly, like with many artistic pioneers, it was very early on in POSSESSED’s existence that a grand tragedy struck which would put the band on hiatus for almost two decades. After many years of healing, education, renewal, and eventually new writing, there is now a resurgence of life, and the rebuilt, and polished POSSESSED are due to return with their long awaited album »Revelations Of Oblivion« this Spring, 2019. As time has passed the line-up for the band has shifted and after tireless striving for perfection, the ultimate combination has been settled upon. POSSESSED is now original founder and song writer Jeff Becerra (Vocals), Daniel Gonzalez on guitar (Nailshitter, Gruesome), Claudeous Creamer on guitars (Dragonlord, Serpent, Girth), Robert Cardenas on bass guitar (Coffin Texts, Masters of Metal, Agent Steel, Malice, Engrave), and Emilio Marquez (Brainstorm, Sadistic Intent, Engrave, Brujeria) on drums. With the majority of the album written by founder Jeff Becerra and his partner in crime Guitarist Daniel Gonzalez, the new tracks manage to hang on to what all metal-heads hope for with their favorite artists; a consistent sound. It is a guarantee that fans will know immediately upon listening to »Reve- lations Of Oblivion« that this is in fact, the familiar sound of POSSESSED. The album is adorned with artwork by Polish artist Zbigniew Bielak who has created artwork for bands like ABSU, DEICIDE, GHOST, GORGUTS, PARADISE LOST, and the like. The painting on the cover radiates a com- plex, demonic, hellfire ridden feel. With elements of the actual lyrics strewn throughout, the image tells a very detailed story. Symbolic and abstract images of cathedrals, horrifying demons, and gothic stained glass windows are detailed magnificently. Though we’ve seen enlightened transformations throughout humanity over the past several decades, there still remains a hovering horror that can be found inside most standardized religions; often appearing to preach love and modesty, though many believe they actually demand a sort of violence and lust for power that will one day be the un- doing of humanity as we know it. It is with this artwork and the underlying message of the lyrics that POSSESSED hope to bring back the notion of true fear that was once associated with the idea of evil. Tracks like ‘No More Room In Hell’ describe a hell on earth where there is no more physical God, Satan, or afterlife to discern right from wrong, only the leftovers of humanity existing in torture and plague. ‘The Word’ goes more in depth concerning the less tangible ideals of a religious fallout such as the loss of scripture, and how humanity reacts when there is no longer a “word” of God to bestow boundaries upon them. Songs like ‘Ritual’ and ‘Graven’ focus on more specific notions of hatred, religion, and what it means to engulf oneself within these things. Co-produced by Daniel Gonzalez and executive produced by Jeff Becerra, the album was recorded at NRG studios, Titan Studios, and mixed & mas- tered by the likes of Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN, BLOODBATH) at Abyss studios in Sweden. Becerra comments: “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 re- lease 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.” Summertime and festival season are right around the corner, ushering in new opportunity for live shows and tour cycles for the band. With exciting announcements drawing near, POSSESSED is ready to take on the road. Crawling out of a pale inferno of creation, life, loss, and injury, the en- semble has returned to reignite the flame of true Death Metal. Prepare yourselves for you are soon to behold »Revelations Of Oblivion« as the harbinger of a resurrected musical era. uu Tracklists: CD: 01. Chant Of Oblivion 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 2LP (33 RPM): Side A 01. Chant Of Oblivion 02. No More Room In Hell 03. Dominion Side B 01. Damned 02. Demon 03. Abandoned Side C 01. Shadowcult 02. Omen 03. Ritual Side D 01. The Word 02. Graven 03. Temple Of Samael Line up: Jeff Becerra | Vocals Daniel Gonzalez | Guitars Emilio Marquez | Drums Robert Cardenas | Bass Claudeous Creamer | Guitars 07. - 09.06. DE Gelsenkirchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Hard Festival 12.06. CH Langenthal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OldCapitol 14.06. IT Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traffic Live Club 15.06. IT Paderno Dugnano (MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughter Club 21.06. FR Clisson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hellfest 23.06. BE Dessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graspop Metal Meeting 25.06. PL Krakow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mystic Festival uu Digital Singles: 15.03. “No More Room In Hell”, 12.04. “Shadowcult” uu advertising in many important music magazines MAR/APR 2019 uu album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s MAR/APR 2019 issues uu song placements in European magazine compilations uu Spotify playlist placements in all European territories uu instore decoration: flyers uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, bing ads and gmail ads uu Banner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock websites all over Europe uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) uu video and pre-roll ads on Youtube uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com uu features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings to targeted audiences in support of the release New Release Information uu May Pre-Order Start uu 15/03/2019 Release Date uu 10/05/2019 POSSESSED Revelations Of Oblivion NB 4739-1 2LP (black in gatefold) Price Code: LP17 LIVE
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www.possessedofficial.com · www.facebook.com/possessedofficialwww.nuclearblast.de/possessed
THE DEATH METAL FOUNDERS ARE BACK!
There was a time in which genuine power was felt erupting from the sonic landscape that is now referred to as “old school” death metal. As with most newly developed forms of art, at its genesis it was filled with a fresh and vibrant energy and was virtually unsaturated by musicians. It was the mighty POSSESSED who initially breathed life into this new and exciting genre. With writing that started in 1982, the first official death metal band created the now classic record »Seven Churches« and established the face of the genre permanently. Even DEATH’s late guitarist and master-mind Chuck Schuldiner who is sometimes credited with creating the genre, was adamant about the album’s influence upon him. Sadly, like with many artistic pioneers, it was very early on in POSSESSED’s existence that a grand tragedy struck which would put the band on hiatus for almost two decades. After many years of healing, education, renewal, and eventually new writing, there is now a resurgence of life, and the rebuilt, and polished POSSESSED are due to return with their long awaited album »Revelations Of Oblivion« this Spring, 2019.As time has passed the line-up for the band has shifted and after tireless striving for perfection, the ultimate combination has been settled upon. POSSESSED is now original founder and song writer Jeff Becerra (Vocals), Daniel Gonzalez on guitar (Nailshitter, Gruesome), Claudeous Creamer on guitars (Dragonlord, Serpent, Girth), Robert Cardenas on bass guitar (Coffin Texts, Masters of Metal, Agent Steel, Malice, Engrave), and Emilio Marquez (Brainstorm, Sadistic Intent, Engrave, Brujeria) on drums. With the majority of the album written by founder Jeff Becerra and his partner in crime Guitarist Daniel Gonzalez, the new tracks manage to hang on to what all metal-heads hope for with their favorite artists; a consistent sound. It is a guarantee that fans will know immediately upon listening to »Reve-lations Of Oblivion« that this is in fact, the familiar sound of POSSESSED. The album is adorned with artwork by Polish artist Zbigniew Bielak who has created artwork for bands like ABSU, DEICIDE, GHOST, GORGUTS, PARADISE LOST, and the like. The painting on the cover radiates a com-plex, demonic, hellfire ridden feel. With elements of the actual lyrics strewn
throughout, the image tells a very detailed story. Symbolic and abstract images of cathedrals, horrifying demons, and gothic stained glass windows are detailed magnificently. Though we’ve seen enlightened transformations throughout humanity over the past several decades, there still remains a hovering horror that can be found inside most standardized religions; often appearing to preach love and modesty, though many believe they actually demand a sort of violence and lust for power that will one day be the un-doing of humanity as we know it. It is with this artwork and the underlying message of the lyrics that POSSESSED hope to bring back the notion of true fear that was once associated with the idea of evil. Tracks like ‘No More Room In Hell’ describe a hell on earth where there is no more physical God, Satan, or afterlife to discern right from wrong, only the leftovers of humanity existing in torture and plague. ‘The Word’ goes more in depth concerning the less tangible ideals of a religious fallout such as the loss of scripture, and how humanity reacts when there is no longer a “word” of God to bestow boundaries upon them. Songs like ‘Ritual’ and ‘Graven’ focus on more specific notions of hatred, religion, and what it means to engulf oneself within these things. Co-produced by Daniel Gonzalez and executive produced by Jeff Becerra, the album was recorded at NRG studios, Titan Studios, and mixed & mas-tered by the likes of Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN, BLOODBATH) at Abyss studios in Sweden. Becerra comments: “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 re-lease 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.” Summertime and festival season are right around the corner, ushering in new opportunity for live shows and tour cycles for the band. With exciting announcements drawing near, POSSESSED is ready to take on the road. Crawling out of a pale inferno of creation, life, loss, and injury, the en-semble has returned to reignite the flame of true Death Metal. Prepare yourselves for you are soon to behold »Revelations Of Oblivion« as the harbinger of a resurrected musical era.
uu Tracklists:CD:01. Chant Of Oblivion02. No More Room In Hell03. Dominion04. Damned05. Demon06. Abandoned07. Shadowcult08. Omen09. Ritual10. The Word11. Graven12. Temple Of Samael
2LP (33 RPM):Side A01. Chant Of Oblivion02. No More Room In Hell03. DominionSide B01. Damned02. Demon03. AbandonedSide C01. Shadowcult02. Omen03. RitualSide D01. The Word02. Graven03. Temple Of Samael
Line up:Jeff Becerra | VocalsDaniel Gonzalez | Guitars Emilio Marquez | Drums Robert Cardenas | BassClaudeous Creamer | Guitars
07. - 09.06. DE Gelsenkirchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Hard Festival12.06. CH Langenthal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OldCapitol14.06. IT Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traffic Live Club15.06. IT Paderno Dugnano (MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughter Club21.06. FR Clisson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hellfest23.06. BE Dessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graspop Metal Meeting25.06. PL Krakow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mystic Festival
uuDigital Singles: 15.03. “No More Room In Hell”, 12.04. “Shadowcult”
uuadvertising in many important music magazines MAR/APR 2019uualbum reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in
Europe’s MAR/APR 2019 issuesuusong placements in European magazine compilationsuuSpotify playlist placements in all European territoriesuuinstore decoration: flyersuuFacebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotionuuFacebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search
and display networks, bing ads and gmail ads uuBanner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock
websites all over Europeuuadditional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in
the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth)uuvideo and pre-roll ads on Youtubeuuad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androidsuubanners, featured items at the shop, header images on
nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.comuufeatures and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings
to targeted audiences in support of the release
New Release Information uu May
Pre-Order Startuu15/03/2019
Release Dateuu10/05/2019
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