BEYOND POSSESSION ~ "SKATER'S LIFE" (video by moi);
Beyond Possession was an early thrash/hardcore/skater crossover band from Calgary, Canada from 1984-89. They evolved out of an earlier bands named Riot and White Noise. They recorded a 7in ep ("Tell Tale Heart") in 1984 which was a fusion of skater thrash and horror punk, and, after switching guitarists, a full album ("Is Beyond Possession") in 1986 for Metal Blade Records that was more thrashy. They toured extensively especially on the west coast and praries touring with The Accused, Corrosion of Conformity, The Circle Jerks, DRI, Jr. Gone Wild, The Descendents, The Dayglo Abortions, GBH, Cheetah Chrome, The Cockney Rejects, Die Kruezen, Dr Know, Entropy, The Mentors, The Melvins, Six Feet Under, The Stretchmarks, Suicidal Tendencies, Soul Asylum, SNFU, Toxic Reasons, Verbal Abuse and Color Me Psycho (later known as Forbidden Dimension) and counted among their fans Metallica, Megadeth and the young Kurt Cobain. After going through various lineup changes (especially on guitar) they recorded demos for a second lp in 1989 that pointed to a more moody metal direction but broke up without finishing it. All their recordings were released on cd ("Repossessed") on the Melodiya label in 1996. They can also be found on youtube and lastfm.com and there is a Facebook group.
Line up;
Ron Hadley ~ vocals
Jaime Kenney ~ bass
Phil Pobran ~ drums
Ken Wall ~ guitar (1984/85)
James Yauk ~ guitar (1985/89)
Mike Davies ~ guitar (1989)
Will Pontes ~ guitar (1989)
Chris Banting ~ drums (1989)
John Heibert ~ guitar (1983)
Brent Beatty ~ drums (1983)
BEYOND POSSESSION ~ "THE TELL TALE HEART" (video by yours truly);
SHORT DOC ABOUT BAND POSTERS, THERE'S A BEYOND POSSESSION/DAYGLO ABORTIONS POSTER AT 1:24
