Seven Churches (album)

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Seven Churches
Seven Churches cover
Studio album by Possessed
Released February 16, 1985
Genre Death Metal, Thrash Metal
Length 39:25
Label Relativity
Producer Randy Burns
Professional reviews
Possessed chronology
Death Metal
(1984)
Seven Churches
(1985)
Beyond the Gates
(1986)

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.

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  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

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