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Possessed is a Black metal act. Their sound grew out of Death Angel, Combat Records, Exodus, Venom and Motörhead. Those roots explain a lot about how Possessed arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sodom, Hellhammer, Morbid Angel, Destruction and Terrorizer, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Havok, Immortal, Napalm Death, Vader and Entombed, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around Possessed, reaching back through Death Angel and forward to Havok. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Possessed is an American death metal band, originally formed in 1982 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Noted for their fast style of playing and Jeff Becerra's growled vocals, they are often called the first band in the death metal genre, and paved the way for the 1980s Bay Area thrash metal scene, along with Metallica, Exodus, Testament and Death Angel. The band is also notable for featuring then-teenage guitarist Larry LaLonde, who went on to join Primus.
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Possessed connections
Possessed grew out of Death Angel, Combat Records, Exodus and Venom, shares an orbit with Sodom, Hellhammer, Morbid Angel and Destruction, went on to shape Havok, Immortal, Napalm Death and Vader. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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