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The Obsessed

Metal band from Potomac, MD · formed 1979

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The Obsessed photo
Photo: Spotify
Shows on record
26
Rooms played
26
Cities
24
Releases
20
Last show
Sep 12, 2026High Water Mark Lounge

About

The Obsessed is a band from Potomac, MD, formed in 1979, tagged doom, doom metal, hard rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2013 to 2026, across 26 rooms in 24 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

26 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20131 show
  2. 20161 show
  3. 20172 shows
  4. 20181 show
  5. 20197 shows
  6. 20203 shows
  7. 20211 show
  8. 20221 show
  9. 20248 shows
  10. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Sep 12, 2026High Water Mark Lounge · PortlandHeadlinerwith Time Rift, Tigers On Opium
Oct 20, 2024Middle East - Upstairs · CambridgeHeadlinerwith Restless Spirit, BOOZEWA
Oct 19, 2024Union Pool · BrooklynSupportwith Restless Spirit
Oct 16, 2024Kings · RaleighHeadlinerwith Restless Spirit, Doomsday Profit
Oct 12, 2024Siberia · New OrleansSupportwith Restless Spirit
Oct 9, 2024Andy's Bar · DentonHeadlinerwith Restless Spirit
Oct 5, 2024Reggie's · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Restless Spirit, Black Sunrise (US)
Oct 4, 2024The Sanctuary Detroit · HamtramckHeadlinerwith Restless Spirit
Oct 3, 2024Winchester Music Tavern · LakewoodSupportwith Restless Spirit
Nov 8, 2022Amityville Music Hall · AmityvilleHeadlinerwith Restless Spirit, Smoke the Light
Aug 3, 2021Growlers · MemphisHeadlinerwith The Skull (Ex-Trouble), Joecephus and The George Jonestown Massacre, Fugitive Droids
Mar 6, 2020Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern · WilmingtonSupportwith Today Is the Day, Beard of Antlers
Mar 5, 2020Ziggy's Music Box · ChattanoogaSupportwith Today Is the Day, Koza, Silver Tongued Devilz
Jan 21, 2020Funhouse · SeattleHeadlinerwith Teepee Creeper, STAHV
Oct 16, 2019Schlachthof Wiesbaden · WiesbadenSupportwith Kissin’ Dynamite, Lord Dying, Earth Ship
Feb 26, 2019Vinyl Music Hall · PensacolaSupportwith Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar
Feb 24, 2019The Orpheum - Old Location · TampaSupportwith Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar
Feb 20, 2019Opera House · TorontoSupportwith Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar
Feb 18, 2019Ottobar · BaltimoreSupportwith Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar
Feb 17, 2019Underground Arts · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar
Feb 16, 2019Brighton Music Hall · BostonSupportwith Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, Balkun Brothers
Sep 22, 2018Spirit Hall · PittsburghSupportwith Eyehategod, Unsane, Insane
Dec 21, 2017Geno's Rock Club · PortlandHeadlinerwith Manic Abraxas, Murcielago
Sep 10, 2017The Golden Pony · HarrisonburgSupportwith Eyehategod, Thunderchief
May 30, 2016El Corazon · SeattleHeadlinerwith The Atomic Bitchwax, Karma to Burn, Wounded Giant, +2
Aug 10, 2013Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Hirax, Final Conflict, MDC, +14

Where they play

26 rooms in 24 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Portland2 shows
  • Seattle2 shows
  • Amityville1 show
  • Baltimore1 show
  • Boston1 show

and 19 other cities

Releases

20 releases, 1983–2025

  • One More

    2025 · Ep

  • Gilded Sorrow

    2024 · Album

  • Live at Big Dipper

    2020 · Album

  • Sacred

    2017 · Album

  • Sodden Jackyl

    2016 · Single

  • Live At The Wax Museum

    2016

  • Anthology Volume I

    2015

  • Live Music Hall Köln December 29th 1992

    2012 · Album

  • The Obsessed Live At The Melkweg November 28th 1992

    2012

  • The Obsessed / The Mystick Krewe of Clearlight

    2001 · Single

  • On The Hunt / Cheatin Woman

    2001

  • Incarnate

    1999 · Compilation

  • Altamont Nation

    1995 · Single

  • Streetside / Blind Lightning

    1994 · Single

  • The Church Within

    1994 · Album

  • To Protect and to Serve

    1994 · Single

  • Live at the Wax Museum

    1992 · Album

  • Lunar Womb

    1991 · Album

  • The Obsessed

    1990 · Album

  • The Obsessed

    1983 · Ep

Lineup

  • Wino · lead vocals
  • Jason Taylor · guitar

Former

  • Vance Bockis · lead vocals
  • Scott Reeder · electric bass guitar
  • Reid Raley · electric bass guitar

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 4 plays, 2004-11-06–2025-10-26 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Jenn) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

The Obsessed — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
The Obsessed — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
The Obsessed — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
The Obsessed — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
The Obsessed — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
The Obsessed — Logo
Logo — TheAudioDB
The Obsessed — High Water Mark Lounge, 2026-09-12
Poster · High Water Mark Lounge, 2026-09-12 — Songkick
The Obsessed — Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern, 2020-03-06
Poster · Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern, 2020-03-06 — Songkick
The Obsessed — Vinyl Music Hall, 2019-02-26
Poster · Vinyl Music Hall, 2019-02-26 — Songkick
The Obsessed — The Golden Pony, 2017-09-10
Poster · The Golden Pony, 2017-09-10 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
The Obsessed on Last.fmArtist facts
The Obsessed on DiscogsArtist facts
The Obsessed on GeniusArtist facts
The Obsessed on TheAudioDBArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
SpotifyPhotos
TheAudioDBPhotos, Logo
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.