Possession (God album)

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

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Terrorizer	United Kingdom	100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties[3]	2000	*
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by GOD.

No.	Title	Length
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

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

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1992	Virgin	CD	CDVE 910
United States		Caroline	CD, CS	CAROL 1874

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Possession". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
2. Christgau, Robert. "God". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
3. "Terrorizer: 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
4. Possession (booklet). GOD. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1992.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Loco at Discogs (list of releases)