Possessed is the fourth album by English heavy metal band Venom. It is the band's last studio album to feature guitarist Jeffrey Dunn before his first departure from the band in 1986. At the time of its release, it received mixed reviews, even from critics who had liked Venom's earlier albums; Possessed was thought to be in another league as compared to the band's earlier works, even though much of the material on Possessed was written before the release of its predecessor, At War with Satan. It was the first Venom album recorded outside of Impulse Studios. The song "Possessed" is ranked No. 14 on the Parents Music Resource Center's "Filthy Fifteen", a list of the 15 songs the group found to be most objectionable.
The boy on the cover is the son of the band's drummer, Abaddon. The girl is the niece of producer Keith Nichol.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Cronos and Mantas, except for where noted
Side one
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Powerdrive"
3:14
2.
"Flytrap"
3:50
3.
"Satanachist"
2:43
4.
"Burn This Place (To the Ground)"
2:42
5.
"Harmony Dies"
2:42
6.
"Possessed"
4:52
Side two
No.
Title
Length
7.
"Hellchild"
2:40
8.
"Moonshine"
3:19
9.
"Wing and a Prayer"
2:47
10.
"Suffer Not the Children"
3:07
11.
"Voyeur"
3:01
12.
"Mystique"
4:58
13.
"Too Loud (For the Crowd)"
3:02
2002 Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group bonus tracks
