Revelations of Oblivion

Revelations of Oblivion
Studio album by
Possessed
ReleasedMay 10, 2019
StudioNRG studios, Titan Studios
Genre
Length54:15
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJeff Becerra
Possessed chronology
Ashes from Hell
(2006) 		Revelations of Oblivion
(2019)
Singles from Revelations of Oblivion
  1. "No More Room in Hell"
    Released: March 16, 2019

Revelations of Oblivion is the third studio album by death metal band Possessed. It was released on May 10, 2019 via Nuclear Blast.[1] The album entered the UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts at #7 and the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart at #59 in its first week.[2][3]

It is the band's first full-length studio album in 33 years, preceded by 1986's Beyond the Gates.[4] The album was announced on March 16, 2019 alongside the promotional single "No More Room in Hell".[5]

Per Metalinsider's Metal By Numbers weekly column, the album sold 200 units in its first week.[6]

The album marks the band's first full-length release for label Nuclear Blast, for which they signed in May 2017.[7]

The album's art was created by Zbigniew Bielak; Bielak had previously provided artwork for Absu, Deicide, Ghost, Gorguts, and Paradise Lost.[8]

The album features a host of new additions to the band, featuring only Becerra from the classic 80's lineup.[9] It is the first Possessed album to feature drummer Emilio Marquez and bassist Robert Cardenas of Coffin Texts, guitarist Daniel Gonzalez from Gruesome, and guitarist Claudeous Creamer.[10]

The album also marked the band's first "cinematic" music video in their history. A music video for "Graven", directed by Scott Hansen and featuring a cameo by the band's friend, actor Peter Stormare, was released on May 23, 2019.[11] A live video for the song "Shadowcult" was released the prior April.[12]

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  2. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  3. ^ "Top Current Album Sales the week of 05-25-2019". Billboard. May 25, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "POSSESSED Frontman Discusses Inventing Death Metal". Metalinjection.net. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  5. ^ "POSSESSED Announce First New Album Since 1986 With New Song "No More Room In Hell"". Metalinjection.net. 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  6. ^ "Metal by Numbers 5/15: Amon Amarth go berserk | Metal Insider". 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19.
  7. ^ "POSSESSED Signs To Nuclear Blast, First Album In 32 Years Coming In 2018". Metalinjection.net. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  8. ^ "Nuclear Blast USA". Nuclearblast.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  9. ^ "You'll want to pounce on Possessed's first LP in three decades! | Metal Insider". 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-05-19.
  10. ^ "Album Review: Possessed - "Revelations of Oblivion"". Decibel Magazine. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  11. ^ "POSSESSED Unveil "Graven" Music Video". 23 May 2019.
  12. ^ "POSSESSED Unleashes Live Version of New Song "Shadowcult"". 14 April 2019.