Showing posts with label BEYOND POSSESSION. Show all posts
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MRR Review - Beyond Possession "Telll Tale Heart" ep

Steve Spinalli wrote this review for MRR of the Beyond Possession ep. This appeared in issue #24, which came out in April 1985. Click on image to enlarge it to a readable size.

Monday, December 17, 1984

Beyond Possession "Tell Tale Heart" ep







Beyond Possession were an early crossover thrash band from Calgary. They evolved out of an earlier bands named Riot and White Noise. They were also skaters as told by the song "Skater's Life". "Tell Tale Heart" was recorded in 1984. I often likened them to the Accused because horror themes played prominently in their songs and graphics. When I saw them play in Toronto the singer dressed in hospital scrubs with blood stains on them and snug with his eyes looking up in his eyes so when he looked at you all you could see were the whites. The ep had two pressings the details of which are best explained by We Will Bury You. Here are some reviews about the ep collected by Kill from the Heart.

Altogether, one of the better speedcore bands around these days. Metallic riffing merges with manic hardcore intensity on this extremely well-produced six songer from Calgary's Beyond Possession. Hot guitarwork dominates while impassioned vocals shout out some choice thrashers such as "Skater's Life" and "Tell Tale Heart." More than a frisbee.
-Mike Gitter (from xXx #12, Fall 1985)

The title track puts the Edgar Allen Poe classic into the early classic punk style and, amazingly, pulls it off. The rest is slightly metallic, hard-driving thrash, with one song, "Vengeance," sounding like older Metallica with gruffer vocals. The lyrics are written with a bit more intelligence than the usual. This is one hot records, so look for it.
-Brady Rifkin (from Ink Disease #9, Summer 1985)

Calgary's BEYOND POSSESSION have a knack for tight stop-and-go thrash with near-virtuosic guitarwork. While this outfit is more adept at arranging than songwriting, numbers like "Where's the Matter" and "No Religion" demonstrate a preciseness (and rebelliousness) that makes this record a well above-average effort.
-Steve Spinali (from Maximum Rocknroll #24, April 1985)

The ep was released on the band's own label Fango Records. The songs on here are:

1. Tell Tale Heart
2. What's the Matter
3. Skater's Life
4. No Religion
5. Vengeance
6. Dying Fast