The band broke up in the late 1980s and Wino went west to California

The band broke up in the late 1980s and Wino went west to California to join up with Saint Vitus . Wino recorded three albums, an EP, and a live album with Saint Vitus. Around 1989, the Obsessed reformed and signed to Hellhound Records (Vitus’s then current label), which released The Obsessed (originally recorded in 1985) in the following year. This prompted Wino to leave Vitus and focus on the Obsessed full-time, with a new rhythm section consisting of Scott Reeder and Greg Rogers. The band was quickly signed to Hellhound Records and soon released Lunar Womb . Scott Reeder later left to join Kyuss , whereupon he was replaced by Guy Pinhas. After the addition of Pinhas, the Obsessed signed with Columbia Records , through which they released their third album The Church Within to strong critical reviews. To promote The Church Within , the band toured as an opening act for Entombed and Unsane during the first part of 1994. Despite the tour, as well as a large amount of promotion on behalf of Columbia Records (including a 25-minute documentary on the history of the Obsessed), the album did not sell as well as expected. After the demise of the Obsessed, Wino went on to form Shine which changed name to Spirit Caravan and more projects before reuniting with Saint Vitus in 2003 (and again in 2008), while the Obsessed’s rhythm section became the basis for Goatsnake .