The Obsessed were formed in the late 1970's by teenage friends Scott Weinrich, aka "Wino", (guitar) and Mark Laue (bass) along with drummer Dave Flood (aka "Dave The Slave") and guitarist/vocalist Johnny Reese in Maryland, USA. Over time, the line-up would fluxuate, with Reese leaving, and vocalist Vance Bockis and guitarist Norman Lawson passing through the ranks. Finally, as a trio consisting of Weinrich (now handling vocals and guitar), Laue, and Flood, the band released their debut 7", commonly known as "Sodden Jackal". The band made a name for themselves in and around Maryland, even gaining a following in Washington DC's famous hardcore punk scene, and made an appearance on a "Metal Massacre" compilation. Flood was eventually replaced by Ed Gulli and this line-up recorded a tape together in 1985 but were unable to find anyone to release it. Faced with a lack of success and label disinterest, the group disbanded shortly afterwards. However, word of the band reached Saint Vitus, whose singer, Scott Reagers, had announced his departure from the band, and they asked Wino to join. The Obsessed tape began making the rounds in tape-trading circles and, soon enough, Hellhound Records, Saint Vitus's German record label, offered to release it. To support its release, Wino put a new version of the band, consisting of drummer Greg Rogers and bassist Scott Reeder (who replaced Danny Hood, who was killed in a motorcycle accident shortly after joining the Obsessed), for a tour. However, after the tour, Wino decided to quit Saint Vitus for reasons that remain a point of contention between Wino and Vitus leader Dave Chandler. Wino maintained that he received Chandler's blessing for the release of the Obsessed album and subsequent tour but upon returning home was unhappy with the new material Chandler was writing and upset that the band chose Don Dokken to produce their next album. Chandler claimed that he was apprehensive about the Obsessed project and that Wino lost interest in Saint Vitus because of it. In any case, the Obsessed was now Wino's full-time band the group recorded "Lunar Womb" for Hellhound in 1991. Dissatisfied with Hellhound, Wino accepted a record deal with Columbia Records for the band's next album "The Church Within", which saw Guy Pinhas replace Scott Reeder. However, life on a major label was not much better. The label pulled promotion for the album just as it was being released and it was a commercial failure. The band soon split and, for a time, Wino sank into substance abuse. However, he eventually managed to clean himself up and, after living for a number of years in Los Angeles, returned to Maryland were he fronted Spirit Caravan and The Hidden Hand before going solo. In 1999, Southern Lord Recordings put together an odds-and-ends collection called "Incarnate".
In February 2016, Wino announced that his band Spirit Caravan would be adopting The Obsessed moniker while continuing to play material from both bands' catalogs.
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October 25, 2025
Markthalle
Hamburg, Hamburg, GermanyOctober 23, 2025
Downstairs at The Dome
London, England, United Kingdom1. To Protect and to Serve
2. Streamlined
3. Blind Lightning
4. Neatz Brigade
5. A World Apart
6. Streetside
7. Decimation
8. Field of Hours
9. Skybone
10. Touch of Everything
11. Climate of Despair
12. Mourning
1. Hiding Mask
2. Sacred
3. Brother Blue Steel
1. Stoned Back to the Bomb Age
2. Lost Sun Dance(Spirit Caravan cover)
October 22, 2025
The Craufurd Arms
Milton Keynes, England, United KingdomOctober 21, 2025
Star and Garter
Manchester, England, United KingdomOctober 18, 2025
Burgerweeshuis
Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands1. To Protect and to Serve
2. Streamlined
3. Blind Lightning
4. Neatz Brigade
5. A World Apart
6. Streetside
7. Decimation
8. Field of Hours
9. Skybone
10. Touch of Everything
11. Climate of Despair
12. Mourning
13. Hiding Mask
14. Sacred
15. Brother Blue Steel
16. Stoned Back to the Bomb Age
17. Lost Sun Dance(Spirit Caravan cover)
October 17, 2025
Grote Zaal
Borgerhout, Antwerp, BelgiumOctober 16, 2025
Forum
Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany1. To Protect and to Serve
October 15, 2025
Club Volta
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyOctober 13, 2025
Neue Zukunft
Berlin, Berlin, Germany1. Rock 'n' Roll(Motörhead cover)
2. To Protect and to Serve
3. Blind Lightning
4. Neatz Brigade
5. A World Apart
6. Streetside
7. Decimation
8. Field of Hours
9. Skybone
10. Touch of Everything
11. Climate of Despair
12. Mourning
13. Hiding Mask
14. Sacred
15. Brother Blue Steel
1. Stoned Back to the Bomb Age
2. Lost Sun Dance(Spirit Caravan cover)
3. (Motörhead cover)
October 11, 2025
Backstage Werk
Munich, Bavaria, GermanyOctober 10, 2025
Močvara
Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia1. To Protect and to Serve
2. Streamlined
3. Blind Lightning
4. Neatz Brigade
5. A World Apart
6. Streetside
7. Decimation
8. Field of Hours
9. Skybone
10. Touch of Everything
11. Climate of Despair
12. Mourning
13. Hiding Mask
14. Sacred
15. Brother Blue Steel
16. Stoned Back to the Bomb Age
17. Lost Sun Dance(Spirit Caravan cover)
October 8, 2025
DreiRaum
Vienna, Vienna, Austria1. Rock 'n' Roll (Motorhead)
1. To Protect and to Serve
2. Streamlined
3. Blind Lightning
4. Neatz Brigade
5. A World Apart
6. Streetside
7. Decimation
8. Field of Hours
9. Skybone
10. Touch of Everything
11. Climate of Despair
12. Mourning
1. Hiding Mask
2. Sacred
3. Brother Blue Steel
1. Stoned Back to the Bomb Age
2. Lost Sun Dance(Spirit Caravan cover)
October 5, 2025
Z7 Konzertfabrik
Pratteln, Basel-Landschaft, SwitzerlandOctober 4, 2025
Die Stadtmitte
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyOctober 3, 2025
Posthalle
Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany1. To Protect and to Serve
2. Streamlined
3. Blind Lightning
4. Neatz Brigade
5. A World Apart
6. Streetside
7. Decimation
8. Field of Hours
9. Skybone
10. Climate of Despair
11. Mourning
October 1, 2025
Kesselhaus
Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germanyplaying "The Church Within" + best-of set
1. To Protect and to Serve
2. Streamlined
3. Field of Hours
4. Mourning
1. Stoned Back to the Bomb Age
August 28, 2025
Hollywood Palladium
Los Angeles, California, United StatesOctober 21, 2024
Upstairs
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States1. To Protect and to Serve
2. Streamlined
3. Blind Lightning
4. Neatz Brigade
5. A World Apart
6. Streetside
7. Decimation
8. Field of Hours
9. Skybone
10. Touch of Everything
11. Climate of Despair
12. Mourning
1. Hiding Mask
2. It's Not OK
3. Stoned Back to the Bomb Age
4. Lost Sun Dance(Spirit Caravan cover)
October 19, 2024
Union Pool
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesSpirit Caravan’s “Lost Sun Dance” was last on the setlist but not played
1. To Protect and to Serve
2. Streamlined
3. Blind Lightning
4. Neatz Brigade
5. A World Apart
6. Streetside
7. Decimation
8. Field of Hours
9. Skybone
10. Touch of Everything
11. Climate of Despair
12. Mourning
1. Hiding Mask
2. Gilded Sorrow
3. The Way She Fly
4. It's Not OK
5. Wellspring/Dark Sunshine
6. Stoned Back to the Bomb Age
October 18, 2024
Ottobar
Baltimore, Maryland, United States1. To Protect and to Serve
2. Streamlined
3. Blind Lightning
4. Neatz Brigade
5. A World Apart
6. Streetside
7. Decimation
8. Field of Hours
9. Skybone
10. Touch of Everything
11. Climate of Despair
12. Mourning
1. Hiding Mask
2. Gilded Sorrow
3. The Way She Fly
4. It's Not OK
5. Wellspring/Dark Sunshine
6. Stoned Back to the Bomb Age
1. Lost Sun Dance(Spirit Caravan cover)
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