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The Obsessed is a Doom metal act. Their sound grew out of Saint Vitus, Pentagram and White Zombie. Those roots explain a lot about how The Obsessed arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Reverend Bizarre, Count Raven, Witchfinder General, Corrosion of Conformity and Church of Misery, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Monster Magnet, Eyehategod, Kyuss, Saint Vitus and Cathedral, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around The Obsessed, reaching back through Saint Vitus and forward to Monster Magnet. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Obsessed connections
The Obsessed grew out of Saint Vitus, Pentagram and White Zombie, shares an orbit with Reverend Bizarre, Count Raven, Witchfinder General and Corrosion of Conformity, went on to shape Monster Magnet, Eyehategod, Kyuss and Saint Vitus. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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