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words: Marcos Leal (editing: Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Marcos Leal
On Thursday night Portuguese band Desert’s Smoke opened for the mythical The Obsessed. The room was still far from being filled, but those who attended got a good dose of powerful riffs and psychedelics in a formula that forced the audience to shake their heads, proving once again that they are one of the most interesting proposals within the Portuguese stoner and psychedelic rock world. Their concert, lasting about half an hour, was a good warm-up for the night's headliners who strolled through the room, although some preferred to wait on the esplanade for the night's main band.
When the time for the start of the concert arrived, The Obsessed entered the stage without delay, into an already better audience appointed room, but which, surprisingly, was not sold out, being the national debut of this historic American band with more than 40 years of career.
The Obsessed came back to be in 2016, with Scott 'Wino' Weinrich the only original and founding member of the band, currently accompanied by Brian Costantino on drums, Chris Angleberger on bass and Jason Taylor on rhythm guitar - band members later introduced during the concert - and Wino on vocals and guitar.
Those who went to see The Obsessed would not leave surprised, much less disappointed. The Obsessed delivered what was expected of them, old school doom metal, stoner rock and even upbeat rhythms of an almost punk rock nature that kept the audience in a growing frenzy until the end of the concert, presenting a good catalog of themes that explored the vast repertoire of the band from Maryland, United States, that even managed to present a couple of songs from a new album announced by the band to be released next year.
In the end, the band seems to have left satisfied with the visit to Porto, with Wino having said at one point that he was having a good time with Porto’s audience, who responded affirmatively and who, after the concert, rushed to the merch stand to support and salute the band.
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