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) on bass and vocals; and Gary Isom (formerly of Unorthodox) on drums. Weinrich credits them for encouraging him to join the band and become active musically again, after he had abandoned his music career.
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''. Numerous songs by Spirit Caravan were also recorded as songs for The Obsessed. "Kill Ugly Naked" from Jug Fulla Sun appears on various demos and live recordings along with the "Incarnate" compilation. "Fear's Machine" from Jug Fulla Sun was originally written for the Obsessed and appears on the "Incarnate" compilation. "Melancholy Grey" from Jug Fulla Sun was written in the same sessions as 1994's "The Church Within" and appears on the 2013 reissue of that album. "Higher Power" from Dreamwheel appears on the Obsessed's 1982 demo. "Spirit Caravan" from Elusive Truth appears on "Incarnate". "Lifer City" from Elusive Truth appears on various demos and the unreleased Obsessed LP sent to Metal Blade. Former Obsessed drummer Ed Gulli joined Spirit Caravan on drums for the Maryland Doom Fest in June 2015. He was replaced in 2016 by drummer Brian Costantino. Wino announced in 2016 that Spirit Caravan would become the new lineup of The Obsessed.

Members

– guitar and vocals (1996–2002, 2014–present) *Brian Costantino – drums (2016–present)

Former members

*Gary Isom – drums (1996–2002) *Ed Gulli – drums (2015) *Dave Sherman - bass and vocals (1996–2002, 2014–2022); died 2022

Live musicians

*Henry Vasquez from Blood of the Sun and

– drums (2014)

Discography

Albums

* ''Jug Fulla Sun'' CD (1999

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) * ''Elusive Truth'' CD/LP (2001

)

EPs

* "Lost Sun Dance" 7" (as Shine) (1998

) * ''

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'' CDEP/10"EP (1999

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) * "Darkness and Longing" 7" split with

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(1999

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) * "So Mortal Be" 7" (2002

)

Compilations

* ''

The Last Embrace ''The Last Embrace'' is the final album released by American band Spirit Caravan. It was released on 2×CD and 2×LP in 2003 by Meteor City Records. It contains 19 songs from their two albums, '' Jug Fulla Sun'' and '' Elusive Truth'', the th ...

'' 2xCD/2xLP (2004

)

Compilation appearances

* "Lost Sun Dance" (as Shine) on ''Stoned Revolution – The Ultimate Trip'' CD/2LP (1998 Drunken Maria Records) * "Powertime" (as Shine) on ''Metal Injection'' CD (1998 Bad Posture Records) * "The Departure" on ''Rise 13'' CD (1999

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) * " Wicked World" on ''

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'' 2CD (2002

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) * "Dove-Tongued Aggressor", "No Hope Goat Farm", and "Re-Alignment/Higher Power" on ''...And Back to Earth Again'' 3CD (2007

)

References

External Links

* * {{Authority control American doom metal musical groups Heavy metal musical groups from Maryland American stoner rock musical groups Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 American musical trios Heavy metal musical groups from Washington, D.C. 1996 establishments in Maryland 2002 disestablishments in Maryland