Possessed - Intro/The Heretic

From the album "Beyond The Gates" (1986).


Lyrics:

It is thy heritage to rule the world
Sent to defile from Belial
Revelation unorthodox
Atheistic is so mystic

Fall to the abyss of Hell
Only the weak will not rebel
The prophecies that I will tell
Will make you give your soul to sell

Tie the knots with Satan's twine
Necronomicon will be mine
To be immortal, desires of sin
You secretly hold within

Rule the world with an iron fist
Heavens above will not exist
So foolish is your exorcist
So don't deny my heretic

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Possessed
• Thrash
• Death
• Metal

[LaceraBathori]

Beyond The Gates has my favorite hymns in this, "Beyond The Gates" and "March To Die". I am a wayward Catholic who returned to my orthodox faith but I still fucking rage to Possessed and all the good shit like Deicide or old Darkthrone and don't give a fuck! Whether they believed in it or not, these are perfect hymns to satan and hell that deserve respect; even from the pope himself. For what is sin but wholly unbridled human nature? In this case, violence and wrath. Satanic Thrash Metal FTW!

[TheCopperchopper]

Awesome! has that old school sound,back when evrything was on cassette. I had a blank tape back in the day and on one side i recorded possessed- the heretic and venom- at war with satan on the other. I loved that fuckin tape!

[paola83213]

I still have the Lp since 1986.. , yes the format is very original but.. the front cover is very funny is like a circus door, ..... great music cheers

[NorthernPanzer666]

@paola83213 Do you have the LP ?? You open the cover of the record on the middle down through the middle, then you open the upper side then the down side of the album, you remove the record & behind, there is a totally new cover.. Just for your information.. It was a cover lots of people talked about, at the time. It's impossible to imagine or describe. It has a size opened, like 10 cd's! Just the cover alone almost sold the record,but it was Possessed & I bought it on releaseday.

[Goatilocks13]

Still own the gate-sleeve vinyl. I'm one of those rare old school thrashes who rates BTG over Seven Churches ...

[surfbumz]

cover art is dark, yet purple. Geiger, eat your fucking heart out

[sarupaul1]

I like the cover art.

[paola83213]

great album , horrible art cover

[mowler582]

Definitely more thrash than anything else. Still exhilirating piece of noise, that you can rock to, f**ck to, etc

[ivegotstinkybritches]

i understand that but isnt the harsh vocals what this album death metal?