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The first photo of the new lineup of the reactivated California death metal pioneers POSSESSED can be seen below.

POSSESSED 2011 is:

* Jeff Becerra - Vocals
* Emilio Marquez (SADISTIC INTENT) - Drums
* Tony Campos (STATIC-X, PRONG, ASESINO) - Bass
* Kelly Mclauchlin (DIABOLIC, UNHOLY GHOST, PESSIMIST) - Guitar
* Daniel Gonzalez (NAILSHITTER, OCCISAS) - Guitar

Commented Becerra: "Now we finally have the sound and talent that I always wanted!! It's like a dream come true!"

He added, " can't wait to go back out there and give everyone the best shows ever!!

"We are now tuning back up to 440 standard E and busy writing some new material."

* Kelly Mclauchlin (DIABOLIC, UNHOLY GHOST, PESSIMIST) - Guitar

REDRUM RECORDS IS PROUD TO RELEASE THE ONLY OFFICIAL,LEGAL AND REMASTERED VERSIONS OF THE LEGENDARY POSSESSED's 1984 "DEATH METAL" DEMO, 1984 "REHEARSAL", VARIOUS LIVE TRACKS FROM 1984-1986, ALTERNATE STUDIO ALBUM MIXES AND A 2004 RE-RECORDED,NEW VERSION OF "THE EXORCIST" ON ONE CD-19 TRACKS WITH A TOTAL TIME CLOSE TO 80 MINUTES!

THE DVD CONTAINS 2 RARE FULL CONCERTS (IN RAW FORM REMASTERED AS BEST AS POSSIBLE) FILMED IN BERKLELEY,CA.,1984 AND BALTIMORE,MD. 1987 AND 2 BONUS SONGS FROM SAN FRANCISCO,CA. 1984 WITH A TOTAL OF 25 TRACKS CLOSE TO TWO HOURS IN TIME! THIS IS A DUAL-LAYER CD/DVD WITH BOTH NTSC AND PAL FORMATS INCLUDED! KILLER COVER ARTWORK AND LAYOUT DONE BY ALFRED MULLE (DEMONIC DESIGNS: cannibal9@hotmail.co​m)

ON BEHALF OF REDRUM RECORDS AND POSSESSED WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS CLASSIC AND OLD-SCHOOL RELEASE WHICH WAS MADE ESPECIALLY FOR TRUE MANIAC POSSESSED FANS,COLLECTORS AND NEW FANS THAT CAN SEE HOW THE WORLDS FIRST "DEATH METAL" BAND ORIGINATED!

18TH RELEASE ON REDRUM RECORDS.



*THIS IS A STRICT SALES ONLY RELEASE NOT SOLD IN STORES AND AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH REDRUM RECORDS !*

Et pour l'anecdote qui tue au passage, Possessed devrait être en tournée en Europe pour 2 mois, à partir de mars prochain.

In a recent interview with MetalTitans.com, McLauchlin stated about POSSESSED's plans for a new studio album, "We have music and basic song structures for three songs written so far. We want to take our time and craft songs which will definitely sound like classic POSSESSED. The plan is to record an EP/demo, which we will shop to labels, and then do the full-length. No word on any release date, as we are still in writing mode. We are holding off playing any shows until the end of the year. I expect we will enter the studio sometime early 2013."

Regarding the songwriting process for the new material, McLauchlin said, "Well, so far we have been writing the music together as a band, between me, our other guitarist Daniel, and drummer Emilio. So far, it has been that Dan or I will have some song ideas and riffs, maybe an intro riff, and then we work with the drummer for the song structures and arrangements. We all contribute ideas when it comes to tweaking the riffs, and try different things before an idea is finalized. We are taking our time with it, and are actually re-working some of the songs now. I am working on some new riffs now, which are very much within the traditional POSSESSED feel and style, with a modern/updated twist!! Die-hard POSSESSED fans will not be disappointed!!"

Becerra previously stated about POSSESSED's current lineup: "I am quite happy with this new lineup and truly respect every member in the band now. It just makes everything so much easier and worthwhile whenever everyone is as into the music as I am. Also the professionalism and dedication is unwavering. These guys came in with guns blazing and knew the songs so well that even the first time around they were playing them almost perfectly."

Currently writing new material.

Possessed have big news to share today! They are finally releasing a new album in 2018, via their new label Nuclear Blast. Nuclear Blast has announced the worldwide signing and the return of the legendary death metallers. Fans can expect Possessed's first a full-length release in 31 years, sometime next year. Watch a teaser video announcing the signing that includes a short snippet of demo of a new song here.

Comments vocalist and founding member Jeff Becerra: "Possessed are pleased and honored to announce our joining the Nuclear Blast family. Currently, we are hard at work writing new material for our upcoming first full-length release on Nuclear Blast. I want to give special thanks to everybody at Nuclear Blast, and to all of our supporters. This has been a long time coming and this is a very exciting time for us."

It's an exciting time for Possessed as the legendary death metallers are preparing to release a new album this year via their new label Nuclear Blast. As of now, fans can already hear a pre-album demo version of their new song, "Abandoned" via the Decibel Flexi Series. This exclusive new demo song was originally tracked in 2016 and is only their second new recording in 25 years.