Possession (God album)

1992 studio album by GOD

Possession

Studio album by

GOD

Released| 17 April 1992 (1992-04-17)
Recorded| Gateway Studio, Kingston
Genre|

* Industrial
* industrial rock
* experimental rock
* avant-garde
* industrial metal

Length| 67:51
Label| Caroline/Virgin
Producer| Kevin Martin
GOD chronology
| Loco
(1991)  | Possession
(1992)  | Consumed
(1993)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Robert Christgau| [2]

Possession is the debut studio album of GOD, released on 17 April 1992 by Caroline and Virgin Records.

## Accolades

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Publication  | Country  | Accolade  | Year  | Rank

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Terrorizer | United Kingdom  | 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties[3] | 2000  | *
"*" denotes an unordered list.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by GOD.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Pretty"| 3:57
2.| "Fucked"| 9:59
3.| "Return to Hell"| 5:27
4.| "Soul Fire"| 9:52
5.| "Hate Meditation"| 4:49
6.| "Lord, I'm On My Way"| 10:22
7.| "Love"| 16:46
8.| "Black Jesus"| 6:49

## Personnel

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Adapted from the Possession liner notes.[4]

GOD

* Steve Blake – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, didgeridoo
* Justin Broadrick – guitar
* Lou Ciccotelli – drums
* Dave Cochrane – bass guitar
* John Edwards – double bass
* Tim Hodgkinson – alto saxophone, bass clarinet
* Gary Jeff – bass guitar
* Scott Kiehl – drums, percussion, mixing
* Kevin Martin – lead vocals, tenor saxophone, sampler, production, mixing

Additional musicians

* Peter Kraut – piano (4, 5, 7, 8)
* Gary Smith – guitar (8)
* John Zorn – alto saxophone (3, 5, 6), mixing

Production and additional personnel

* Silvia Edin – cover art
* Oz Fritz – mixing
* Steve Lowe – recording
* Imad Mansour – assistant engineering
* Peter Morris – photography
* Howie Weinberg – mastering

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## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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United Kingdom  | 1992  | Virgin | CD | CDVE 910
United States  | Caroline | CD, CS | CAROL 1874

## References

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1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Possession". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "God". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. ^ "Terrorizer: 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. Archived from the original on 23 February 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
4. ^ Possession (booklet). GOD. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1992.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

## External links

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* Loco at Discogs (list of releases)

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God

* Justin Broadrick
* Lou Ciccotelli
* Dave Cochrane
* John Edwards
* Tim Hodgkinson
* Gary Jeff
* Scott Kiehl
* Kevin Martin
* Russell Smith

* Steve Blake

Studio albums|

* Possession
* The Anatomy of Addiction

Live albums|

* Loco
* Consumed

Extended plays|

* Breach Birth
* Appeal to Human Greed

Categories|

* Albums
* Members

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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