The Obsessed to Return to Europe Next Month
You would not accuse The Obsessed of skipping out on doing the work. The classic doomers and progenitors of Maryland doom — if you have The Obsessed and Pentagram, you’re off to a good start — will embark on their second European tour of 2023 next month, doing a stint that covers ground from Athens to Helsinki, diverting to the UK on the way and anchoring weekends with festivals like Up in Smoke, Demons Gate, and Keep it Low before wrapping at Desertfest Belgium in Antwerp. I’ve been waiting for a release announcement for their next album basically since seeing them in June at Freak Valley Festival in Germany (review here), and am sure it’ll show up on the PR wire probably five minutes after this goes live. Murphy’s law of doomblogging.
They’ve got dates with Eyehategod, which between Wino and Jimmy Bower is a meeting between two of the foremost US riffers of their generation — a feast of tone and disillusionment. Dates follow here, and when I get word of that record, I’ll post accordingly. Till then:
THE OBSESSED – European Tour 2023: Part Two
New countries and a run with our brothers EYEHATEGOD
28.09.2023 GER – Mannheim, 7er Club
29.09.2023 CH – Pratteln, Z7, UP IN SMOKE Festival 2023
30.09.2023 GR – Athens, Kyttaro Live Club, Demons Gate Festival 2023
01.10.2023 GR – Athens, Wino acoustic
03.10.2023 UK – London, The Underworld
04.10.2023 UK – Manchester, Rebellion
05.10.2023 UK – Bristol, The Fleece
07.10.2023 GER – Munich, Backstage, KEEP IT LOW Festival 2023 * with EYEHATEGOD
08.10.2023 GER – Berlin, SO36, * with EYEHATEGOD
09.10.2023 GER – Essen, Turock * with EYEHATEGOD
11.10.2023 SWE – Linköpping, The Crypt * with EYEHATEGOD
12.10.2023 SWE – Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan * with EYEHATEGOD
14.10.2023 FIN – Helsinki, Kuudes Linja (1st show) * with EYEHATEGOD
15.10.2023 FIN – Helsinki, Kuudes Linja (2nd show) * with EYEHATEGOD
16.10.2023 EST – Tallin, venue tba.
18.10.2023 PL – Warszawa, Hydrozagadka
19.10.2023 PL – Kraków, Zaścianek
21.10.2023 GER – Siegen, Vortex
22.10.2023 B – Antwerp, Trix, Desertfest 2023 * with EYEHATEGOD
Poster by Bill Kole
THE OBSESSED line-up:
Chris Angleberger – bass and vocals
Jason Taylor – guitar and vocals
Brian Costantino – drums
Scott “Wino” Weinrich – guitar and vocals
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