The Obsessed - Sacred (Relapse Records) 2017
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If there’s one thing twenty years can teach you, it’s that time is precious. Maybe that’s why Sacred never let’s up for a second, barrelling out of the gates with a righteous stomp and quickly rattles off one soon-to-be-iconic riff after another, Wino delivering just the right blend of seduction and menace as he recants tales that reek of engine grease and sweat. As they confidently steamroll over tar-flecked sludge (“Sodden Jackal”), infectious desert jams (“Stranger Things”) and punk rock bravado (“Be The Night”), it’s clear that the doom world owes plenty to The Obsessed, and perhaps it might still have a thing or two to learn from them yet.