Band
The Obsessed
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Facts
- Genre
- Doom Metal
- Origin
- Potomac, United States
- Formed
- 1979
- Releases
- 7
Biography
The Obsessed is an American doom metal band from Potomac, Maryland, led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich. Formed in 1979, they recorded a few demos and played a handful of live shows until they first split up in 1986 when Weinrich joined as lead vocalist for Saint Vitus. About two years before his departure from Saint Vitus, Weinrich reformed The Obsessed in 1989, and three studio albums − The Obsessed (1990), Lunar Womb (1991) and The Church Within (1994) − were released before disbanding for the second time in 1995. After reuniting for occasional live shows between 2011 and 2013, the band announced a permanent reunion in March 2016, and has since released two more studio albums: Sacred (2017) and Gilded Sorrow (2024).
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Genres
Current line-up
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Wino | Lead vocals, Guitar | 1980 to present |
| Jason Taylor | Guitar | 2022 to present |
Former members
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Reeder | Electric bass guitar | 1990 to 1992 |
| Reid Raley | Electric bass guitar | 2013 to 2019 |
| Vance Bockis | Lead vocals | 1979 to 1983 |
Albums
Other releases
EPs, demos, live records and compilations.
Related bands
Ranked by the strongest link the catalog can evidence: shared members, shared scene, or listener overlap.
- Saint VitusListened together
- PentagramListened together
- Electric WizardListened together
- SleepListened together
- Acid KingListened together
- GoatsnakeListened together
- Orange GoblinListened together
- KyussListened together
- WeedeaterListened together
- WitchcraftListened together
- MastodonListened together
- Fu ManchuListened together