THE OBSESSED - Lunar Womb LP HRR 655, ltd 1000, 150 x ultra clear/ blue splatter vinyl (HRR mailorder exclusive), 450 x transparent deep purple + 400 x black vinyl, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, 4 page insert printed on uncoated paper, poster, 2nd pressing: 200 x black + 300 x black/ purple merge with mustard splatter vinyl, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, 4 page insert printed on uncoated paper, poster, 3rd pressing: 350x black vinyl + 400x purple/mustard bi-color vinyl, insert, poster Wino – guitar, vocals Scott Reeder – bass, vocals on 'Bardo' & 'Back to Zero' Greg Rogers - drums 01 Brother Blue Steel 02 Bardo 03 Hiding Mask 04 Spew 05 Kachina 06 Jaded 07 Back to Zero 08 No Blame 09 No Mas 10 Endless Circles 11 Lunar Womb 12 Embryo 1st + 2nd pressing: SOLD OUT! 3rd pressing: AVAILABLE

Mastered by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in June 2018. The Obsessed were actually founded by Scott “Wino” Weinrich (guitar and vocals) in the year 1980 in Washington D.C. However, in the first phase of their career the band actually only played a handful of gigs and released one 7” single called »Sodden Jackal« in 1983, before disbanding three years later. Scott Weinrich went on to join Dave Chandler in the legendary Saint Vitus. The original line-up of The Obsessed, however, had recorded a self-titled debut album, which was supposed to come out on Metal Blade Records in 1985. It never did. As late as 1990 Berlin-based label Hellhound Records finally released the original recordings. This gave Wino the impetus to leave Saint Vitus and reform his own band The Obsessed, taking on board new members Scott Reeder on bass and Greg Rogers on drums. »Lunar Womb« was The Obsessed’s second studio album. It was released in 1991 on Hellhound Records from West-Berlin. The record contained twelve songs and was recorded at Berlin’s Vielklang and Powerplay studios with the band producing together with Mathias Schneeberger. Scott Reeder took over lead vocals from Wino on two numbers, “Bardo” and and the skull-crushing “Back To Zero”. Reeder subsequently left The Obsessed to join Kyuss. He was replaced by Guy Pinhas. Although many have described 1994’s »The Church Within« as The Obsessed’s most focussed album, it’s the sheer force (and bleakness) of songs such as “Brother Blue Steel”, “Spew” or “Hiding Mask” that made »Lunar Womb« a true doom metal classic adored by connoisseurs of the genre. »Lunar Womb« has not been available (on vinyl and on compact disc) for a rather long time, so the current High Roller re-issue is bound to make the band some new friends for sure. Matthias Mader