''Possessor'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band

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. The album was released on June 6, 2009, through the band’s own Epoché Records. It was recorded at

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and

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's Temple Studios in Chatsworth, California. It was mixed by Jeremy Blair, and included collaborations by horror film composer

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on "Mondo Cane" and "Wings of a Demon"; producer and guitarist/keyboardist

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on "Somnambulist Possession" and "Mandragora Screams"; and vocalist Alex Mitchell on "The Serial Kind". The album's cover was illustrated by artist

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Release

It has been released on three formats, including a limited edition vinyl CD (limited to 1000), a white CD in a black jacket and a red cassette tape (limited to 100).

References

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