ception ▁was ▁mixed , ▁with ▁some ▁very ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁the ▁album ▁for ▁the ▁sound ▁and ▁production , ▁while ▁others ▁were ▁happy ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁G ates ▁became ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁Poss essed ' s ▁decl ine , ▁as ▁they ▁only ▁released ▁the ▁EP ▁The ▁E yes ▁of ▁Hor ror ▁before ▁they ▁officially ▁dis band ed . ▁This ▁became ▁the ▁band ’ s ▁last ▁full ▁length ▁album , ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁Re vel ations ▁of ▁O bl iv ion , ▁ 3 3 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁vin yl ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁featured ▁an ▁en hanced ▁gate fold - style ▁format : ▁the ▁" g ates " ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁cover ▁opened ▁out ward , ▁expos ing ▁several ▁f laps ▁that ▁opened ▁further ▁to ▁reve al ▁a ▁large , ▁nine - panel ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁demon ic ▁cre atures ▁approaching ▁over ▁a ▁desert ▁landscape . ▁L yr ics ▁were ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁inner ▁sle e ve . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁recent ▁Gu itar ▁World ▁magazine , ▁Poss essed ▁lead ▁singer ▁Jeff ▁B ec er ra ▁said ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁G ates ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁commercial ▁record , ▁as ▁their ▁previous ▁album ▁had ▁been ▁b anned ▁from ▁all ▁major ▁record ▁stores , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁ups ide ▁down ▁cross ▁on ▁the ▁cover . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁All ▁music ▁written ▁by ▁Mike ▁Tor ra o , ▁except ▁tracks ▁ 3 ,