The new disc will arrive May 10th via Nuclear Blast Records. Bay Area band Possessed are considered one of the originators of death metal. Their 1985 debut album, Seven Churches, is arguably the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brian Montana, a former guitarist for the Bay Area death metal band Possessed, was killed in a shootout with police in South San ...

One of extreme metal’s oldest debates rages on: who exactly is the first death metal band? For most, the answer is usually Death or Possessed, though you might get an answer like Necrophagia. The ...

German thrash legends Kreator are once again doing their ‘Klash of the Titans’ tour in North America, this time with Bay Area thrash legends Testament and Bay Area death metal pioneers Possessed.

Possessed were originally formed in 1983 by drummer Mike Sus and guitarist Mike Torraro. Tragically, the band’s original singer, Barry Fisk, took his own life that same year, but even with this sad ...