Posts Tagged ‘The Obsessed’

Album of the day: Wino & Conny Ochs – Heavy Kingdom

Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Sleeping Shaman: You have to wonder if  Wino wakes up in the morning confused as to which hat he should be wearing on any given day. The man is a human dynamo, a non-stop workhorse of creativity and performance. From the straight up doom of St Vitus to the prog doom of his solo work to the post doom of supergroup Shrinebuilder to the acoustic doom of the Adrift album and now to his latest offering, a collaboration with former touring partner Conny Ochs… collaborative acoustic doom!!!

Don’t be expecting walls of stun guitar or wailing solos. This is more of an extension of the Adrift album but is in no way to detract from the input of Ochs. This is every inch a collaboration with vocals, guitar playing and song writing split right down the middle. For those of you who were sceptical of the idea of Wino releasing one acoustic album let alone 2 within a year should put the prejudices aside as this is a raw, fractured, heartfelt album that draws from folk, Americana and blues as much as it does from Wino’s more obvious influences.

It turns out that Ochs is a real find. Despite the age gap between the pair, Ochs’ vocals display all the time worn emotion that Wino’s do and the pair have a natural, sympathetic way of allowing their own ranges to harmonise and weave around each other…much as they do with their guitar playing.

In many respects Ochs is the stabilising influence that Wino needs in this type of musical world. Wino’s style can border on the random but Ochs brings it into sharp focus with his tight song writing style. Just listen to ‘Vultures By the Vine’ for example with its chugging verse and soaring choruses that owe a great debt, albeit unwittingly I suspect, to the mighty New Model Army.

Continue reading: Wino & Conny Ochs ‘Heavy Kingdom’ CD/LP 2012 review | The Sleeping Shaman.

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Premonition 13: Belgium Footage Posted On Line

Posted on Monday, December 5th, 2011

Fan-filmed video footage of Scott “Wino” Weinrich‘s Premonition 13‘s December 4, 2011 performance at Sojo in Kessel-Lo, Belgium can be seen below, courtesy of GigBreeder.

Wino and Conny Ochs Complete Debut Album

Posted on Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Scott “Wino” Weinrich (St. Vitus, The Obsessed) and Conny Ochs have complete their debut full-length, called Heavy Kingdom. The album will be released in Europe on January 27th, 2012 via Exile On Mainstream Records. The record release party is gonna be held on January 13th, 2012 at Berlin’s own Red ...read more

Legendary Doom Pioneers The Obsessed To Reunite For Roadburn Festival 2012

Posted on Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Roadburn is elated to announce that legendary doom pioneers The Obsessed will reunite to play the Roadburn Festival on Saturday, 14 April 2012. The band will be featuring the lineup from The Church Within; Scott “Wino” Weinrich on guitar/vocals, Greg Rogers (Goatsnake, Sonic Medusa) on drums and Guy Pinhas (Acid ...read more

Monday Song: The Obsessed – Streetside

Posted on Monday, September 12th, 2011

Every Monday morning we’ll post a kick-ass song to get your week going.

Album of the day: Premonition 13 – 13

Posted on Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: If legendary doom guitarist/vocalist Scott “Wino” Weinrich has proven anything over the course of his career, it’s that he’s a fan of the trio. Between The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand and his Wino solo outfit, there’s obviously something about the chemistry of three ...read more

Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich Launches Premonition 13; Self-Titled 7″ Available For Streaming (Blabbermouth)

Posted on Friday, April 8th, 2011

By now, the musical exploits of Scott “Wino” Weinrich are the stuff of legend. The Obsessed. Saint Vitus. Spirit Caravan. The Hidden Hand. Shrinebuilder. After releasing his solo debut in 2009, Wino went acoustic in early 2011 with  Adrift, a gut-wrenchingly personal album written by a man who has survived ...read more

Download Wino’s Seeds of Inspiration Mixtape (Self-Titled Magazine)

Posted on Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

As first reported in the New York Times’ Playlist column yesterday, the cassette culture blog Terminal Escape recently got its hands on one hell of a mixtape: Seeds of Inspiration, a two-sided beast that explores the influences of doom-metal demigod Scott “Wino” Weinrich (The Obsessed, Saint Vitus, The Hidden Hand, ...read more

We need more records: What's in My Bag? Guy Pinhas – bassplayer The Obsessed and Goatsnake

Posted on Monday, August 17th, 2009

What’s in My Bag? Artists share some of their recent discoveries from the Amoeba racks. Warning: it’s enough to induce a serious case of record collection envy! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCV9dFd4SkE Guy Pinhas is a Paris-born bass player who, according to Dave Grohl, is “gnarly” and has played in “one of the greatest ...read more