Possessed Announce US Tour Dates

posted Jul 23, 2007 at 12:29 PM by Diamond Oz. (3 Comments)

San Francisco Bay Area metal legends POSSESSED have scheduled the following U.S. dates in November:

Nov. 24 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Nov. 25 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

The Internet pre-sale started today (July 23) exclusively through EnterTheVault.com and will run until August 17 at which point tickets will be available through all normal ticketing services.

POSSESSED's lineup for the above-listed dates is expected to consist of sole original member Jeff Becerra (vocals) backed by members of California's SADISTIC INTENT.

Some time after POSSESSED's last release in 1989, Jeff Becerra was left paralyzed from the waist down in a shooting incident. In a 2002 interview with Battle Helm, Becerra was asked about the many different reports that had circulated about what happened to him — ranging from punishment from God to a carjacking. "That's all bullshit," he replied. "Firstly I don't believe in God. What happened is that a couple of crackheads robbed me when I was coming home from work and they shot me with a 9mm in the chest and a 21 in the hand. In some ways it was kinda stupid because I could've given them the money but it was the way they asked me and I told 'em to get fucked. They were caught that night and at their trial one of them said that the only reason they didn't finish me off was because they ran outta bullets. They went to prison but one of them somehow got released later and he managed to kill five more people..."

A limited-edition POSSESSED seven-inch single on multi-colored vinyl was released last year on Boneless Records in association with B.A.D.M./N.Y.D.M. Entitled "Ashes from Hell", the first 100 copies of the single came with a collector's pick.

Formed in the early '80s, POSSESSED released "Seven Churches" via Combat Records in 1985. They would follow with "Beyond the Gates" and the five-song EP "The Eyes of Horror" before disbanding several years later. A "best-of" collection, "Victims of Death", was released in 1993.

Source: Blabbermouth