Earache Records noted that "the likes of Trey Azagthoth and Morbid Angel based what they were doing in their formative years on the Possessed blueprint laid down on the legendary Seven Churches recording.
Earache Records noterade att det som exempelvis Trey Azagthoth och Morbid Angel gjorde i sina ungdomsår var starkt påverkat av vad Possessed åstadkom på den legendariska inspelningen av Seven Churches.