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Possessed

Possessed
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Achtergrondinformatie
Jaren actief	1983–1987, 1990–1993, 2007–heden
Oorsprong	San Francisco Bay Area, Californië, V.S.
Genre(s)	Deathmetal, thrashmetal
Label(s)	Combat, Relativity, Under One Flag, Agonia, Roadrunner
Bezetting
Huidige leden	Jeff Becerra Daniel Gonzalez Emilio Márquez Robert Cardenas
Oud-leden	Bekijk: Possessed oud-leden
Portaal    Muziek

Possessed is een in 1983 opgerichte Amerikaanse Deathmetal metal. De band viel op door hun snelle speelstijl en het gebruik van rauwe vocalen. Ze worden genoemd als één van de eerste bands in het Deathmetal genre. De band ging in in 1987 uit elkaar. Van 1990 tot 1993 kwam de band weer even bij elkaar om daarna weer tot stoppen. Onder leiding van de originele vocalist, Jeff Becerra, werd de band in 2007 weer opgericht.

Geschiedenis

The band originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1983, when San Pablo and El Sobrante residents Mike Torrao (guitar) and Mike Sus (drums) started a garage band with vocalist Barry Fisk and bassist Jeff Andrews under the name Possessed. While the quartet had written some music together, the line-up would be cut short when Fisk committed suicide by gunshot in front of his girlfriend's house in Tara Hills, San Pablo, CA, and Andrews subsequently opted not to participate in the group any longer.

Pinole Valley High School, the alma mater of Jeff Becerra, Larry LaLonde, Danny Boland and Michael Miner (Class of 1986_1, 2 3). Miner and LaLonde would join Blind Illusion after Possessed's first disbanding. After Blind Illusion disbanded, LaLonde would replace Todd Huth (Class of 1981) on guitar in Primus.

At about the same time, a band called Blizzard had formed in the neighboring city of Pinole. This band had Jeff Becerra on vocals, Larry LaLonde and Danny Boland on guitars and Michael Miner on drums, all of whom were high school students in the same graduating class. Blizzard was influenced by the early work of Metallica and Exodus, both of whom were gaining a stronghold in the local heavy metal scene and amassing a following abroad. Becerra would leave Blizzard and replace Possessed's Andrews (who had played on Exodus' 1982 Demo) on bass, and also took over vocal duties; Brian Montana was recruited on guitar, and the second incarnation of Possessed was created.

Discografie

Studio albums

• Seven Churches (1985)
• Beyond the Gates (1986)
• The Eyes of Horror (1987)

Live albums

• Agony in Paradise (2004)

Leden

Huidige leden

• Jeff Becerra – vocalen (1983–1987, 2007–heden), bass (1983–1987)
• Emilio Márquez – drums (2007–heden)
• Daniel Gonzalez – gitaar (2007–heden)
• Robert Cardenas – bass (2007–heden)
• Mike Pardi - gitaar (2013–heden)

Oud-leden

• Barry Fisk – vocalen (1983; died 1983)
• Brian Montana – gitaar (1983–1984)
• Mike Sus – drums (1983–1987)
• Mike Torrao – gitaar (1983–1987, 1990–1993), vocalen (1990–1993)
• Larry LaLonde – gitaar (1984–1987)
• Duane Connley – gitaar (1990)
• Dave Alex Couch – gitaar (1990)
• Colin Carmichael – drums (1990)
• Chris Stolle – drums (1990)
• Bob Yost – bass (1990–1992; died 2010)
• Mark Strausburg – gitaar (1991–1993)
• Walter Ryan – drums (1991–1993)
• Mike Hollman – gitaar (1993)
• Paul Perry – bass (1993)
• Ernesto Bueno – gitaar (2007–2010)
• Rick Cortez – gitaar (2007–2010)
• Bay Cortez – bass (2007–2010)
• Vanik Vartanian – drums (2008–2009)
• Tony Campos – bass gitaar (2011–2012)
• Kelly Mclauchlin – gitaar (2011–2013)