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Like the extreme music they created, San Francisco’s Possessed seemed cursed by dark and evil forces throughout their troubled career. Formed by guitarist Mike Torrao and drummer Mike Sus in 1983, the group would lose first singer Barry Fisk to suicide before even graduating out of their garage band status. They persisted though, and after recruiting vocalist/bassist Jeff Becerra and guitarist Brian Montana, the band was offered a slot on Brian Slagel’s Metal Massacre 6 compilation. Possessed’s savage sound immediately stood out from their competition and drew the attention of Combat Records, with whom they signed in 1985 after replacing Montana with guitarist Larry LaLonde. Issued later that year, the brutal Seven Churches was arguably the first true death metal album and set the stage for the genre’s breakaway from thrash. This extremely limited album features early live material from San Francisco 1984 and San Diego 1986.

Track list:
1. Death Metal-live San Francisco 1984
2. Evil Warriors-live San Francisco 1984
3. Swing Of The Axe-live San Francisco 1984
4. Pentagram-live San Francisco 1984
5. Burning In Hell-live San Francisco 1984
6. Twisted Minds-live San Francisco 1984
7. Fallen Angel-live San Francisco 1984
8. Satans Curse-live San Diego 1986
9. Holy Hell-live San Diego 1986