LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

The granddaddies of black metal and thrash, like many pioneers Venom spent much of their career scorned by the press, while still managing to amass a huge fan base that rightfully didn’t give a !@!%?& what the press was saying. Originally released in 1985, Possessed was the band’s 4th release, the last release with the classic Cronos, Mantas and Abbadon lineup, and a return to vintage Venom style.