Artist: PATHS OF POSSESSION [CANNIBAL CORPSE]
Album: PROMISES IN BLOOD (CD)

Year: 2006
Media type: CD

Started in 1999, Paths of Possession is a solid mix of traditional heavy metal with influences of melodic Swedish death metal. In 2000 the band released their first independently CD "Legacy In Ashes" but their next release wasn't until 2003, which was a split EP with Dark Faith titled "The Crypts Of Madness" which is where George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher (Cannibal Corpse vocals) first entered the band.

2005 saw Paths enter Mana Recording Studios/Razzor Media in St. Petersburg, FL to record Promises in Blood, their first full length in five years, with renowned metal producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal). Once the recording was finished, Promises in Blood was sent off to West West Side in NY to be mastered by Alan Douches best known for his work with artists such as Sepultura, Hatebreed, Unearth, Mastodon and Shadows Fall just to name a few.

With this much collective talent on board the end result is one hell of a brutal yet catchy metal album that is sure to ensnare its unsuspecting victims into its malevolent whirlwind of headbanging and fist pumping metal. The one thing listeners should not expect to hear in "Promises in Blood" is Cannibal Corpse Part 2 as PATHS OF POSSESSION is an entirely different beast right down to the vocals. Paths of Possession showcases George "Corpsegrinder" in a more melodic environment, with song structures that have much more in common early Bay Area Thrash then the Tampa Death Metal scene that he continually defines.

TRACKLISTING:

01. Darklands
02. Butcher's Bargain
03. Bleed the Meek
04. The Second Coming
05. Where the empty gods lie
06. Heart for a Heart
07. In My Eyes
08. Erzsebet
09. Promises in Blood
10. Bring me the Head of Christ
11. Through the Fiery Halls
12. The Icy Flow of Death

LINE-UP:

George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher - Vocals
Randy Butman - Bass / Backup Vocals
Jay Fossen - Guitars
Jack Goodwin - Guitars
Nick Goodyear - Drums