Vader was formed in 1983, the same year as the very first death metal pioneers such as Possessed and Death.

Possessed of a strong physique and a long stride, Doyle was famed for his dependable close defensive play, marked by his ability to execute long clearances from very tight entanglements in his corner-back position.

Possessed of no true intelligent thought and only very rarely transforming into robot mode, the Battle Ravage legions are sufficiently fragile, exploding under minimal artillery fire, but will swarm over their objective like insects, usually managing to tear down opposition through sheer numbers.

* Stepford Cuckoos: Possessed a fraction of the Phoenix Force that they had to imprison inside of their diamond hearts.

Possessed ( 1947 ) had been tailor-made for Davis and was to have been her next project after Deception.

The band also added second guitarist John Marshall ( later of Metal Church ) who, in 1987, would be replaced by guitarist Larry LaLonde, formerly of pioneering death metal band Possessed ; LaLonde had left Possessed after the band dissolved amid infighting.

While there were several new miniseries published by the line through 2002 and 2003, like High Roads by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Leinil Francis Yu, Arrowsmith by Kurt Busiek and Carlos Pacheco, The Possessed by Geoff Johns and Kris Grimminger with art by Liam Sharp and Kamikaze, written by Humberto Ramos with art by Francisco Herrera, the imprint had lost most of its initial charm and star-power when the original founders stopped their titles.

Members from Possessed had also maintained a strong network with other integral musicians of the Bay Area thrash scene: vocalist Jeff Becerra and then-guitarist Larry LaLonde had played in a short-lived speed metal band called Blizzard, which featured former Exodus bassist Carlton Melson and Desecration guitarist Danny Boland ( then-Possessed drummer Mike Sus and former Possessed bassist Bob Yost had also played in Desecration, a death / thrash band active between 1985 and 1989 ).

Before the 1989 dissolution of Desecration ( which featured former members of Possessed ), Concord drummer Chris Reifert had been a live

Long Island-born multi-instrumentalist Joe Satriani had relocated to Berkeley in 1978 to pursue a career teaching music ; although he was mainly influenced by blues rock and had not specialized in heavy metal music initially, many of Satriani's students would go on to become progenital guitarists in the Bay Area metal scene, including Kirk Hammett of Metallica / Exodus, Larry LaLonde of Possessed, Alex Skolnick of Testament, Rick Hunolt of Exodus, Phil Kettner of Lääz Rockit and Geoff Tyson of T-Ride.

Although Allmusic attributed Slayer as being a musical influence for 1985's Seven Churches, the first Slayer album Show No Mercy had not been released until December 1983, shortly after members of Possessed were already writing material for their demo and debut album.

Montana ( who had played guitar on the first Possessed demo ) also cited early Exodus as an influence, in addition to Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Yngwie Malmsteen and

* Famous musicians such as Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Exodus, Marc Biederman of Blind Illusion, Les Claypool ( former member of Blind Ilusion currently of Primus ), Larry " Ler " LaLonde of Primus and Possessed, Jason Beebout of Samiam and Isocracy and John Kiffmeyer of Green Day and Isocracy all grew up in El Sobrante, and most of them attended De Anza High School.

Valkovsky's cruel machinations to break up Alyosha and Natasha make him one of the most memorable " predatory types " ( like Stavrogin in The Possessed ) that Dostoyevsky created.

From 1945 to 1952, Crawford reigned as a top star and respected actress, appearing in such roles as Helen Wright in Humoresque ( 1946 ), Louise Howell Graham in Possessed ( 1947, for which she was nominated for a second Oscar for Best Actress ) and the title role in Daisy Kenyon ( also 1947 ).

Joan Crawford played her role in Possessed and was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress.

LaLonde was a founding member of death metal pioneers Possessed, who toured with Metallica before joining Claypool in Primus, and Claypool auditioned to join Metallica ; however Claypool was turned down because his style was too funky for Metallica.

Nonetheless, Join the Army featured classic tracks such as " War Inside My Head " and " Possessed to Skate " ( which featured a video, originally intended for an unsuccessful Skateboard Movie, which featured Timothy Leary ).

Possessed received one Academy Award nomination for Best Actress ( Crawford ).

Among Gillray's best satires on George III are: Farmer George and his Wife, two companion plates, in one of which the king is toasting muffins for breakfast, and in the other the queen is frying sprats ; The Anti-Saccharites, where the royal pair propose to dispense with sugar, to the great horror of the family ; A Connoisseur Examining a Cooper ; the paired plates A Voluptuary under the Horrors of Digestion and Temperance enjoying a Frugal Meal, satirising the excesses of the Prince Regent ( later George IV of the United Kingdom ) and the miserliness of his father, George III of the United Kingdom respectively ; Royal Affability ; A Lesson in Apple Dumplings ; and The Pigs Possessed.

In 1819 Wentworth published the first book written by an Australian: A Statistical, Historical, and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and Its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land, With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America, in which he advocated an elected assembly for New South Wales, trial by jury and settlement of Australia by free emigrants rather than convicts.

Possessed of a natural ear for languages, she became quite proficient in Chinese.

Steel Venom was relocated to Dorney Park, where it opened for the 2008 season as Voodoo, until 2009 when it was renamed Possessed.

Spirit Camera: The Possessed Notebook ( 心霊カメラ 〜 憑いてる手帳 〜; Shinrei Camera ~ Tsuiteru Techou ~) is a spin-off of the Fatal Frame series for the Nintendo 3DS.

Possessed of great political sagacity and knowledge of the lessons of history, Vieira used the pulpit as a tribune from which he propounded measures for improving the general and particularly the economic condition of Portugal.

Possessed loosed on Nyvan have also learned of Mzu's weapon and are searching for her.

In 1819, poet, explorer, journalist and politician William Wentworth published the first book written by an Australian: A Statistical, Historical, and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and Its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land, With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America, in which he advocated an elected assembly for New South Wales, trial by jury and settlement of Australia by free emigrants rather than convicts

The cover art for this album is based on the lyrics from " That Girl Possessed ", and was illustrated by Justin Winstanley, a tattoo artist who has done many of Dallas Green's tattoos.

It caused quite a sensation in the trade when we paid $ 101, 505 for James Gould Cozzens ' By Love Possessed and later $ 700, 000 for James A. Michener's The Source.

El Sobrante's Possessed would bring a turning point to the genre with 1985's Seven Churches, regarded as the first album to cross over from thrash metal to death metal for the largely " growling vocals " and subject matter dealing with horror and the occult.

That makes Possessed a prime example of oneirism, the dreamlike tone that is a seminal characteristic of film noir.

Possessed of a commanding presence and voice, and a remarkably effective and picturesque style of oratory, he became perhaps the most popular preacher of his day in Scotland, and was associated with many forms of philanthropy, especially temperance and ragged schools, of which he was a founder.

* Necrom: Possessed a fraction of the Phoenix Force that would be later become known as the Anti-Phoenix.

Jeff Andrews would leave immediately after the tape to start an early incarnation of pioneering death metal band, Possessed.

Possessed would disband in 1989 after vocalist / bassist Becerra was shot by 2 street thieves and left paralyzed from the waist down.

Mike Torrao would reform Possessed the following year with a different line-up ; however, the group would fold once again in 1993.

Possessed of an incredibly powerful memory, Koltanowski would give exhibitions, playing several games blindfolded simultaneously.

Furthermore, Malachi Martin goes as far as to say "... no person can be Possessed without some degree of cooperation on his or her part ," and " The effective cause of Possession is the voluntary collaboration of an individual, through his faculties of mind and will, with one or more of those bodiless, genderless creatures called demons.

Possessed of a savage beauty, they are believed to be the reincarnations of slain Witch Elves of Khaine.

: Possessed at once with a sense of humor that refused him permission to take himself too seriously, and a profound spirituality based on true humility before God, he moved thousands with a style of classic oratory that will be sorely missed.

Possessed himself of extraordinary manipulative skill, he abhorred rough and clumsy work, and he insisted that experiments on animals should be planned and prepared with the utmost care, not only to avoid the infliction of pain ( which was also guarded against by the use of an anesthetic ), but to ensure that the deductions drawn from them should have their full scientific value.