In 1984 they recorded a four song demo which made its way to the ears of Brian Slagel of Metal Blade Records. Possessed took San Francisco's metal scene by storm, playing out with fellow Bay Area thrashers Exodus (it happened that the two Mikes were pretty good friends with Exodus' H-team, Rick Hunolt and Gary Holt) and other bands (many now long gone). (In fact, Chuck's vocals on "Scream Bloody Gore" sound almost exactly like Jeff Becerra's vocals on "Seven Churches," an album Schuldiner cites as a significant influence.) (Also involved in this band were future Possessed guitarist Larry Lalonde and the band's future manager, Debbie Abono.) Jeff and the two Mikes, along with second guitarist Brian Montana, started perfecting their own brand of metal which was the precursor to modern death metal - very fast, savage riffs, warp-speed drums, mile-a-second solos, and the raspy growl of the vocals later perfected by Chuck Schuldiner of Death. Jeff was fronting a local commercial-style metal band called Blizzard before he quit to join Possessed. Late in 1983, though, their singer Barry Fisk committed suicide, and when they managed to recruit singer/bassist Jeff Becerra they formed the band Possessed. They formed in 1983, and were basically a garage band, with several lineup changes. 1984 - Death Metal (Demo) - Rehearsal 84 - Demo 1985 - Rehersal March 85 - Seven Churches - Beyond The Gates - The Eyes of Horror - Demo 1991 - Rehearsal 91 - Victims of Death (Compilation) - Demo 1993 - Resurrection (Split) - Agony in Paradise (Live) - Ashes From Hell Bootlegsġ985 - Live Radiocity,Los Angeles, USA - Live San Valley,USA - Twisted Angels - Live Detroit 25.01.87+ Demo 84 + SF 22.03.85 - Live Boston, USA started with Mike Torrao (guitar) and Mike Sus(drums) as a garage band in San Francisco's Bay Area.
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