In a riveting exposé with Australia’s Devil’s Horns Zine, POSSESSED frontman Jeff Becerra, who, let’s be honest, probably spends more time in a wheelchair than on stage, spilled the beans about the upcoming album—a sequel to the groundbreaking (not really) “Revelations Of Oblivion”. He droned on about how he’s “almost done” with the lyrics. Translation: he probably just needs to finish his grocery list. He then dared to suggest, “I don’t know if people will love it or hate it. I hope they love it.” Oh, Jeff, honey, bless your heart. We all know it’ll be polarizing—like pineapple on pizza 🍕, or Nickelback 🎸.
Last year, in a chat with MetalMasterKingdom.com, Becerra claimed the new material is “very cool, very heavy.” Cool like lukewarm coffee ☕ and heavy like my student loan debt 💸. He also dramatically declared, “POSSESSED will never sell out.” Yeah, because who’s buying? He continued, “I’d rather die.” Morbid much? 💀 Apparently, it’s also going to be “one of our darkest albums.” Groundbreaking. 🌑 So innovative.
Speaking about the band’s “creative process,” Jeff unveiled the shocking secret that “we all write.” ✍️ I know, right? Groundbreaking stuff. He said he wrote “63 or 64 percent” of the last album—numbers so precise, they must be accurate. He went on about sending riffs to Dan (because apparently, Jeff’s too busy to actually play them himself). Then, he highlighted how Claudeous and Robert are “coming out and showing off the riffs.” Showing off? Like they’re strutting down a metal runway? 😂
He claimed this version of POSSESSED has been around “more than three times as long as the first one.” Okay, grandpa, we get it. You’re old. He also emphasized how they’re “not afraid to say, ‘Hey, no, this is not good.'” How democratic! 🇺🇸 Such teamwork! Then he said, “we’re all super picky about what we do.” Uh-huh. That explains everything. 🧐
Back in June, Jeff was asked how he feels about “Revelations Of Oblivion” five years later. He said, “I really liked it.” Sure, Jeff. Sure you did. He then babbled about how he’s “lost track of trying to pay attention or trying to guide the machine.” Probably because he’s too busy trying to remember where he parked his wheelchair 🦽. And then he said he had to “stay in my own lane,” which, given his mobility, makes sense. 🛣️
POSSESSED originally broke up in 1987, leaving behind a legacy of… well, something. Most notably, the album “Seven Churches” (which, let’s be real, is no “Master of Puppets”). The band dissolved due to “internal tensions.” Translation: someone probably hogged all the hairspray 🧴. Larry Lalonde joined PRIMUS, proving that sometimes, leaving a band is a good career move. 🚀 Becerra, Torrao, and Sus went their separate ways, probably to therapy. 🛋️
Two years later, Becerra got shot in a robbery and ended up in a wheelchair. Tragic, yes, but also metal AF. 🔥 He spiraled into drug and alcohol abuse because… well, wouldn’t you? POSSESSED was resurrected by Torrao in 1990 with a “completely different lineup.” AKA, a bunch of randos he found at a dive bar 🍻. They released two demos before disappearing again. Then, in 2007, Becerra reformed POSSESSED with his own lineup and finally dropped “Revelations Of Oblivion” after only 33 years. 😴
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