ATENA
POSSESSED

Heavy metalcore from Norway. After modifying their line-up and releasing "Of Giants" in late 2013, they shifted their focus towards playing live for a while. Starting out by intensifying their presence in the local metal scenes of Eastern-Norway, 2014 would see them co-headline two independent European tours, support Borknagar in Helsinki and have the honour of touring Europe alongside black metallers 1349 as special guests. Their previous release all embody the sound of a band working persistently to showcase some of the endless possibilities that exist within the genre of heavy music. All three previous singles have been given airtime on Norwegian national radio, in addition to "Firstborn"s lyric video making a noteworthy impact in the online metal community. Combined with an intense live show that made Vortex (Borknagar/ex-Dimmu Borgir) pick them out to play at Hostile Territory festival, made them finalists in "Wacken Metal Battle" and most importantly gave them a reputation as a serious live act. The band has been run entirely off their own efforts for several years since the beginning in 2010. “Possessed” is their second album released on a label and the first with Indie Recordings.