Seven Churches Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Seven Churches |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | October 16, 1985 |
| Genres | Thrash Metal, Death Metal |
| Labels | Combat Records |
| Length | 39:28 |
| Ranked | #5 for 1985 , #270 all-time |
Album rating : 90.8 / 100
Votes : 47 (4 reviews)
Votes : 47 (4 reviews)
January 5, 2020
By name dropping the genre in the album’s closing track, Possessed invented Death Metal just as Venom invented Black Metal. The only difference was Possessed actually were Death Metal, through and through.
Naturally, this album is a bit messy, and the production isn’t the best. There are quite a few mistakes from the musicians you can pretty easily pick up on, and many instances where Becerra can’t get the words out in time and just screams nonsense. They were amateurs. But their vision and their passion was incredible, and yes, they created a full-fledged Death Metal album on their first try.
Those buzzsaw guitars were shredding out some seriously deranged, dissonant riffs, and the drums were just smashing everything as hard and fast as they could. It wasn’t that fast, and one might even say mid-tempo compared to today’s metal, but certainly Becerra’s screaming growl drove all that home and shook any doubts that this was indeed the heaviest music on Earth at the time. Lyrics focused exclusively on Satan, and though they weren’t well written or often intelligible, they never surrendered an inch to worshipping the great evil so necessary to Metal.
Naturally, this album is a bit messy, and the production isn’t the best. There are quite a few mistakes from the musicians you can pretty easily pick up on, and many instances where Becerra can’t get the words out in time and just screams nonsense. They were amateurs. But their vision and their passion was incredible, and yes, they created a full-fledged Death Metal album on their first try.
Those buzzsaw guitars were shredding out some seriously deranged, dissonant riffs, and the drums were just smashing everything as hard and fast as they could. It wasn’t that fast, and one might even say mid-tempo compared to today’s metal, but certainly Becerra’s screaming growl drove all that home and shook any doubts that this was indeed the heaviest music on Earth at the time. Lyrics focused exclusively on Satan, and though they weren’t well written or often intelligible, they never surrendered an inch to worshipping the great evil so necessary to Metal.
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | video | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Exorcist | 4:52 | 95 | 10 | Audio |
| 2. | Pentagram | 3:34 | 95.6 | 8 | |
| 3. | Burning in Hell | 3:10 | 95.8 | 6 | Audio |
| 4. | Evil Warriors | 3:44 | 95.8 | 6 | |
| 5. | Seven Churches | 3:14 | 92.9 | 7 | |
| 6. | Satan's Curse | 4:15 | 93 | 5 | |
| 7. | Holy Hell | 4:12 | 94 | 5 | |
| 8. | Twisted Minds | 5:10 | 92.5 | 4 | |
| 9. | Fallen Angel | 3:58 | 95 | 4 | |
| 10. | Death Metal | 3:15 | 95 | 6 | Audio |
Line-up (members)
- Jeff Becerra : Vocals, Bass
- Mike Torrao : Guitars
- Larry LaLonde : Guitars
- Mike Sus : Drums
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Sathanas 100/100Jan 3, 2013 Likes : 7
Grand Fundamental Root of Death Metal...
Heavy Metal Scene 에는 Metal 생성에 초석이 된 역사적인 Band 가 있었다. Hard Rock 에는 Jimi Hendrix, Heavy Metal 에는 Deep Purple, Thrash Metal 에는 Motorhead, Black Metal 에는 Venom 이 그러할 것이다. Death Metal 에는 本作의 Band 인 Possessed 가 초석을 쌓았다. Black Metal 의 사상적 기반을... Read More
SilentScream213 90/100Apr 1, 2020 Likes : 1
This album gets a lot of flack for being generally weaker than its predecessor, but I heard no drop in quality whatsoever. It’s exactly the same messy, thrashy, raw old school death metal as on the debut. Perhaps it could be critiqued for not innovating at all, but who needs innovation when the music is this good?
The similarity between this and their debut makes it rather... Read More
