Seven Churches (album)

This article is about a Possessed album. For other uses of see Seven Churches (disambiguation).

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Seven Churches is Possessed's debut album, released in 1985. The album had a massive impact on heavy metal in general, but also in establishing death metal. Many die-hard fans have dubbed Possessed and Seven Churches as the "granddaddy of death metal", though this is a heavily debated topic. The title of the album refers to the Seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation. The first track begins with a version of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells arranged and performed by producer Randy Burns. It is considered by some as the first death metal album, while others maintain that this distinction is better attributed to the early works of Death. Both Seven Churches and Death's first album Scream Bloody Gore were produced by Randy Burns.

Track listing

1. "The Exorcist" – 4:51
2. "Pentagram" – 3:34
3. "Burning in Hell" – 3:10
4. "Evil Warriors" – 3:44
5. "Seven Churches" – 3:14
6. "Satan's Curse" – 4:15
7. "Holy Hell" – 4:11
8. "Twisted Minds" – 5:10
9. "Fallen Angel" – 3:58
10. "Death Metal" – 3:14

Credits

• Jeff Becerra - Vocals, bass
• Larry LaLonde - Guitar
• Mike Torrao - Guitar
• Mike Sus - Drums