Spune presents The Obsessed with Heavy Temple at Club Dada THE
OBSESSED was formed in the late 1970’s in Potomac, Maryland by
legendary guitarist Scott “Wino” Wenrich (Saint Vitus/Spirit
Caravan). The band spawned in the realm of musicians/artists such as
Black Sabbath, Frank Zappa, The Dictators and The Stooges. The
earliest lineup consisted of Wino, Mark Laue (Bass), John Reese
(Guitars) and Dave Flood (Drums). In 1983, Wino took over vocals
duties and the band became a 3-piece to record the Sodden Jackal EP.
The band broke up in the late 80s after Wino moved to California to
join Saint Vitus. At that time, a German label, Hellhound Records, and
the booking agency that had signed Saint Vitus, released The Obsessed,
originally recorded in 1985, prompting Wino to reform THE OBSESSED.
After multiple lineup changes the band signed to Columbia Records in
1994 to release their third and final album, The Church Within.
Despite highly acclaimed reviews, THE OBSESSED would breakup once
again following the release, seeing Wino forming Spirit Caravan (Then
Shine) and other projects. In September 2011, THE OBSESSED returned to
the stage at Roadburn Festival with The Church Within legendary lineup
(featuring Wino, Greg Rogers and Guy Pinhas). The band played a few
more reunion shows over the next couple years at Hellfest Open Air
2012 and Maryland Deathfest XI in May 2013 with Reid Raley (Bass).
Wino announced the full-time return of THE OBSESSED in March 2016 and
the band’s official signing to Relapse Records to record the follow
up to The Church Within. The new lineup originally consisted of Spirit
Caravan bassist Dave Sherman and Wino’s longtime friend and former
road crew member Brian Costantino (Drums). On October 31, 2016, Wino
announced that The Obsessed will test the waters for the remainder of
2016 by adding Bruce Falkinburg on Bass and Seraphim on Guitar, making
this the first time in over 35 years that the Obsessed have been a
four piece band. Now in 2017, THE OBSESSED will unleash Sacred, the
band’s first studio album in in over 20 years. With renewed energy
and purpose, THE OBSESSED sounds heavier and more relevant than ever
before. On Sacred, the band doubles down on enormous, heaving riffs
and pummeling low-end across 12 tracks of eternal doom. Rounded out by
Wino’s lyrical honesty and iconic throaty vocals, Sacred is an album
that further pushes THE OBSESSED into the annals of heavy metal
history, well worth the two-plus decade wait. The band will perform
once again as three piece featuring Wino, Reid Raley and Brian
Costantino.
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