''Possessed'' is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band

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, released in April 1985. It is the band's last studio album to feature guitarist

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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, ''

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''. It was the first Venom album recorded outside of Impulse Studios. The song "Possessed" is ranked No. 14 on the

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'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

Personnel

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– guitar *Abaddon – drums ;Production *Keith Nichol – producer, engineer *S. Nichols, Mark Ammasmifff – engineers

Charts

References

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