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POSSESSED Release Date Pre-Order Start Revelations Of Oblivion uu 10/05/2019 uu 15/03/2019

uu Digital Singles: 15.03. “No More Room In Hell”, 12.04. “Shadowcult” uu advertising in many important music magazines MAR/APR 2019 uu album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s MAR/APR 2019 issues Price Code: CD02 uu song placements in European magazine compilations NB 4739-2 CD uu Spotify playlist placements in all European territories (in O-Card) uu instore decoration: flyers uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, bing ads and gmail ads uu Banner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock Price Code: LP17 NB 4739-1 2LP websites all over Europe (black in gatefold) uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) uu video and pre-roll ads on Youtube uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com uu Tracklists: uu features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings CD: to targeted audiences in support of the release 01. Chant Of Oblivion 02. No More Room In Hell 03. Dominion THE DEATH METAL FOUNDERS ARE BACK! 04. Damned 05. Demon throughout, the image tells a very detailed story. Symbolic and abstract 06. Abandoned 07. Shadowcult images of cathedrals, horrifying demons, and gothic stained glass windows 08. Omen are detailed magnificently. Though we’ve seen enlightened transformations 09. Ritual throughout humanity over the past several decades, there still remains a 10. The Word hovering horror that can be found inside most standardized religions; often 11. Graven appearing to preach love and modesty, though many believe they actually 12. Temple Of Samael demand a sort of violence and lust for power that will one day be the un- doing of humanity as we know it. It is with this artwork and the underlying 2LP (33 RPM): message of the lyrics that POSSESSED hope to bring back the notion of true Side A 01. Chant Of Oblivion fear that was once associated with the idea of evil. 02. No More Room In Hell Tracks like ‘No More Room In Hell’ describe a hell on earth where there is 03. Dominion no more physical God, Satan, or afterlife to discern right from wrong, only Side B the leftovers of humanity existing in torture and plague. ‘The Word’ goes 01. Damned more in depth concerning the less tangible ideals of a religious fallout such 02. Demon There was a time in which genuine power was felt erupting from the sonic as the loss of scripture, and how humanity reacts when there is no longer 03. Abandoned landscape that is now referred to as “old school” death metal. As with a “word” of God to bestow boundaries upon them. Songs like ‘Ritual’ and Side C 01. Shadowcult most newly developed forms of art, at its genesis it was filled with a fresh ‘Graven’ focus on more specific notions of hatred, religion, and what it 02. Omen and vibrant energy and was virtually unsaturated by musicians. It was the means to engulf oneself within these things. 03. Ritual mighty POSSESSED who initially breathed life into this new and exciting Co-produced by Daniel Gonzalez and executive produced by Jeff Becerra, Side D genre. With writing that started in 1982, the first official death metal band the album was recorded at NRG studios, Titan Studios, and mixed & mas- 01. The Word created the now classic record »Seven Churches« and established the tered by the likes of Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN, BLOODBATH) at 02. Graven face of the genre permanently. Even DEATH’s late guitarist and master- Abyss studios in Sweden. Becerra comments: “Working with Peter was a 03. Temple Of Samael mind Chuck Schuldiner who is sometimes credited with creating the genre, fantastic experience. We put a great deal of thought into who we wanted was adamant about the album’s influence upon him. Sadly, like with many to produce our new album. Since we hadn’t made an all-new material re- Line up: artistic pioneers, it was very early on in POSSESSED’s existence that a lease in well over 30 years, it was essential that we found the right person. Jeff Becerra | Vocals grand tragedy struck which would put the band on hiatus for almost two Peter’s name kept coming up over and over, and after speaking with my Daniel Gonzalez | Guitars decades. After many years of healing, education, renewal, and eventually bandmates they all really liked Peter as he is more organic, and somebody Emilio Marquez | Drums new writing, there is now a resurgence of life, and the rebuilt, and polished we felt would fit in well with our process.” Robert Cardenas | Bass POSSESSED are due to return with their long awaited album »Revelations Summertime and festival season are right around the corner, ushering in Claudeous Creamer | Guitars Of Oblivion« this Spring, 2019. new opportunity for live shows and tour cycles for the band. With exciting As time has passed the line-up for the band has shifted and after tireless announcements drawing near, POSSESSED is ready to take on the road. striving for perfection, the ultimate combination has been settled upon. Crawling out of a pale inferno of creation, life, loss, and injury, the en- Territory: POSSESSED is now original founder and song writer Jeff Becerra (Vocals), semble has returned to reignite the flame of true Death Metal. Prepare World Daniel Gonzalez on guitar (Nailshitter, Gruesome), Claudeous Creamer yourselves for you are soon to behold »Revelations Of Oblivion« as the Style: Death Metal on guitars (Dragonlord, Serpent, Girth), Robert Cardenas on bass guitar harbinger of a resurrected musical era. (Coffin Texts, Masters of Metal, Agent Steel, Malice, Engrave), and Emilio Marquez (Brainstorm, Sadistic Intent, Engrave, Brujeria) on drums. With 07. - 09.06. DE Gelsenkirchen ������������������������������������������Rock Hard Festival the majority of the album written by founder Jeff Becerra and his partner 12.06. CH Langenthal ���������������������������������������������������������OldCapitol in crime Guitarist Daniel Gonzalez, the new tracks manage to hang on to what all metal-heads hope for with their favorite artists; a consistent sound. 14.06. IT Rome ������������������������������������������������������������Traffic Live Club It is a guarantee that fans will know immediately upon listening to »Reve- 15.06. IT Paderno Dugnano (MI) ��������������������������������� Slaughter Club lations Of Oblivion« that this is in fact, the familiar sound of POSSESSED. The album is adorned with artwork by Polish artist Zbigniew Bielak who 21.06. FR Clisson �������������������������������������������������������������������� Hellfest has created artwork for bands like ABSU, DEICIDE, GHOST, GORGUTS, 23.06. BE Dessel ����������������������������������������������Graspop Metal Meeting PARADISE LOST, and the like. The painting on the cover radiates a com- 25.06. PL Krakow ����������������������������������������������������������Mystic Festival plex, demonic, hellfire ridden feel. With elements of the actual lyrics strewn LIVE www.possessedofficial.com · www.facebook.com/possessedofficial www.nuclearblast.de/possessed

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