Possessed 13

Possessed 13
Studio album by
The Crown
Released21 October 2003
RecordedStudio Fredman, Gothenburg
GenreDeath metal, thrash metal
Length50.26
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerThe Crown
The Crown chronology
Crowned in Terror
(2002) 		Possessed 13
(2003) 		Crowned Unholy
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles8/10[2]
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[3]
Metal.de8/10[4]
Metal Storm9/10[5]
Sputnikmusic[6]

Possessed 13 is the sixth album by Swedish death metal/thrash metal metal band The Crown.

Henri Kramer of Power Metal.de had praised the album cover and also praised its division in three parts.[7] "Initiation" track 1-5, "Exaltation" track 6-10 and "Annahilation" track 11-13.

In 2018, The Crown had announced the re-issue of Possessed 13 vinyls. The vinyls will be sold as either 180 g black vinyl, cool grey marbled, red with black marbled, or smoke clear vinyl in the European Union and white with red marbled vinyl in the United States.[8]

Track listing

  1. "No Tomorrow" − 3:51
  2. "Face of Destruction – Deep Hit of Death" − 2:59
  3. "Deliverance" – 4:38
  4. "Cold Is the Grave" − 4:07
  5. "Dream Bloody Hell (Instrumental)" − 3:33
  6. "Morningstar Rising" − 3:35
  7. "Are You Morbid?" − 3:33
  8. "Bow to None" − 4:16
  9. "Kill 'Em All" − 4:45
  10. "Natashead Overdrive" − 3:41
  11. "Zombiefied!" − 2:35
  12. "Dawn of Emptiness" − 6:03
  13. "In Memoriam" (Instrumental) − 2:50

Deluxe edition bonus CD

The "Deluxe Version" of the album came with an extra CD entitled "Bonus 13", which consisted of all tracks from both of the band's demos, plus some previously unreleased tracks.[5]

  1. "Last Rite" − 3:03 (The Crown's first "pro" recording – 1992)

Forever Heaven Gone demo:

  2. "Seventh Gate" − 1:43
  3. "Deadspawn" − 2:20
  1. "Diachronic Damnation" − 3:21
  2. "The Lord of the Rings" − 4:05
  3. "Beyond Where Darkness Dwells" − 4:06
  4. "Forever Heaven Gone" − 3:19

Forget the Light demo:

  2. "Soulicide Demon-Might" − 2:48
  3. "Godless" − 4:01
  1. "Neverending Dream" − 4:14
  2. "Candles" − 6:39

Also includes:

  2. "Burnin' Leather" (Bathory cover) − 3:46
  3. "Rebel Angel" [demo] − 3:25

Special Edition

The Special Edition of the CD which came out in 2003 was 97.30 long and was ranked 4.75 out of 5 by The Metal Crypt.[9]

References

  1. ^ Serba, John. Possessed 13 at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ Perri, David (7 October 2003). "The Crown – Possessed 13". BW&BK.
  3. ^ Matthias Noll (30 October 2003). "The Crown – _Possessed 13_". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ "The Crown – Possessed 13". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "The Crown – Possessed 13 review". Metal Storm. 14 November 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "The Crown – Possessed 13". Sputnikmusic. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ Kramer, Henri (18 October 2003). "CROWN, THE – Possessed 13". Power Metal.de. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. ^ "THE CROWN announces vinyl re-issues for 'Crowned In Terror', 'Crowned Unholy' and 'Possessed 13' for January 11th!". Power of Metal. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Review of The Crown – Possessed 13 (Special Edition)". The Metal Crypt. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2021.


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