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POSSESSED - Jeff Becerra Interview | 40th Anniversary Seven Churches Australian Tour:POSSESSED - Jeff Becerra Interview by Mark Jenkins. When POSSESSED released "Seven Churches" in 1985, they didn't just create an album – they birthed an entire genre. At just 16 years old, Jeff Becerra unleashed some of the most savage, groundbreaking vocals metal had ever heard, literally coining the term "death metal" and setting a new benchmark for heaviness that bands are still chasing four decades later. As the originators of death metal, POSSESSED carved out territory that DEATH, MORBID ANGEL, and countless others would later explore. Their influence on the Bay Area thrash scene alongside METALLICA, EXODUS, and TESTAMENT is undeniable, but POSSESSED went darker, faster, and more brutal than anyone else dared at the time. Those guttural growls, breakneck speed, and occult themes on "Seven Churches" were absolutely cutting-edge – this was uncharted sonic territory,...

FLESH AND STEEL: COMBICHRIST DECIMATES MAX WATTS Combichrist + Witchgrinder + Our Last Enemy Max Watts, Melbourne-Saturday Night Massacre Words and Photos By Mark Jenkins Some lineups are just fucking perfect on paper. Saturday night at Max Watts proved that theory in the most visceral way possible, delivering a triple-threat assault that left the venue's concrete walls practically bleeding sweat and the crowd questioning whether they'd just witnessed a gig or survived a beautiful apocalypse. OUR LAST ENEMY - SYDNEY'S SONIC ASSASSINS Sydney's Our Last Enemy kicked things off like a sucker punch to the solar plexus. These cats have clearly been sharpening their blades in the underground, and it shows in every calculated groove and industrial pulse. Their sound is a seductive hybrid – industrial metal backbone with that thick groove metal DNA, all wrapped in gothic dancefloor sensibilities that recall the glory days of Ministry's club bangers meets the rhythmic swagge...