Spirit Caravan
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Spirit Caravan was a Maryland doom
/stoner metal band featuring the guitarist and vocalist Scott Weinrich
.
. The remainder of the band consisted of Dave Shermann (formerly of Wretched
) 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. The band was originally entitled Shine, and they released a demo and 7" under this name. They were forced to change to the band's name when another band of the same name threatened legal action. They changed their name to Spirit Caravan, after an Obsessed song. The band had a lyrical emphasis on spirituality (though not necessarily religion) and global politics. The band split up in 2002.
After the band's demise, Weinrich joined Place of Skulls and founded The Hidden Hand. After The Hidden Hand's demise in 2007, Weinrich rejoined the reactivated Saint Vitus. Sherman went on to found the band Earthride
. Isom joined Internal Void
, Pentagram
, Valkyrie
and Nitroseed.
Their song "Dove-Tongued Aggressor" was featured on the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
soundtrack.
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
/stoner metal band featuring the guitarist and vocalist Scott Weinrich
Scott Weinrich
Robert Scott "Wino" Weinrich is a doom metal guitarist and vocalist. Active since 1976, when he started his first band War Horse, Weinrich is best known for being the frontman and guitarist of the doom metal bands The Obsessed and Saint Vitus...
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Biography
Scott "Wino" Weinrich formed Spirit Caravan after the breakup of The ObsessedThe Obsessed
The Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...
. The remainder of the band consisted of Dave Shermann (formerly of Wretched
Wretched (doom band)
Wretched were a doom metal band from Maryland during the 1990s.-Biography:Wretched was one of many Maryland doom bands to be picked up by Hellhound Records in the early 90s. The band put out three albums on Hellhound before disbanding. Singer Dave Sherman would go on to play bass in Spirit Caravan...
) on bass and vocals; and Gary Isom (formerly of Unorthodox
Unorthodox (band)
-Biography:Unorthodox, which evolved from the by-then-defunct band Obstination, were originally called Asylum. They changed their name to Unorthodox after a band with a similar name achieved national success. They were one of many Maryland bands to be picked up in the early 90s by Germany's...
) on drums. Weinrich credits them for encouraging him to join the band and become active musically again, after he had abandoned his music career. The band was originally entitled Shine, and they released a demo and 7" under this name. They were forced to change to the band's name when another band of the same name threatened legal action. They changed their name to Spirit Caravan, after an Obsessed song. The band had a lyrical emphasis on spirituality (though not necessarily religion) and global politics. The band split up in 2002.
After the band's demise, Weinrich joined Place of Skulls and founded The Hidden Hand. After The Hidden Hand's demise in 2007, Weinrich rejoined the reactivated Saint Vitus. Sherman went on to found the band Earthride
Earthride
-Biography:Earthride formed in 2000 after the demise of Dave Sherman's previous band, Spirit Caravan. They released their self-titled EP the same year on their own Earth Brain label. They recorded their next release, 2002's Taming of the Demons, with Corrosion of Conformity's Mike Dean acting as...
. Isom joined Internal Void
Internal Void
-Biography:Internal Void came together in 1987 after Kelly Carmichael, Eric Little and Adam Heinzmann attended a Saint Vitus concert. The band later recruited J.D. Williams as a vocalist and put out two demo recordings in the late 80s/early 90s...
, Pentagram
Pentagram (band)
Pentagram is a American heavy metal band from Virginia, most famous as one of the pioneers of doom metal. The band was prolific in the underground scene of the 1970s, producing many demos and rehearsal tapes, but did not release a full-length album until reforming in the early 1980s with an almost...
, Valkyrie
Valkyrie (band)
-Biography:Driven by brothers Jake and Pete Adams, Valkyrie draws from pre-metal style to create a rich and earthy stoner metal sound. They formed in summer 2002 as a three-piece consisting of vocalist/guitarist Jake Adams, bassist Eric Seaman, and drummer Luke Shafer. In 2004 Jake's brother Pete...
and Nitroseed.
Their song "Dove-Tongued Aggressor" was featured on the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, abbreviated to THAW, is a video game that was released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC on October 18, 2005. Part of the Tony Hawk series, the game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision.The PC version of the game was ported and...
soundtrack.
Members
- Scott WeinrichScott WeinrichRobert Scott "Wino" Weinrich is a doom metal guitarist and vocalist. Active since 1976, when he started his first band War Horse, Weinrich is best known for being the frontman and guitarist of the doom metal bands The Obsessed and Saint Vitus...
: guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and vocals - Dave Sherman: bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and vocals - Gary Isom: drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
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Albums
- Jug Fulla SunJug Fulla SunJug Fulla Sun is the debut album by Spirit Caravan. It was released on CD in 1999 by Tolotta Records. Some of the songs, such as "Fear's Machine" and "Kill Ugly Naked" were previously recorded by Scott Weinrich's previous band, The Obsessed...
CD (1999 Tolotta RecordsTolotta RecordsTolotta Records was a record label run by Joe Lally of Fugazi. It was based in Arlington, Virginia and has released bands from Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, such as Dead Meadow and Spirit Caravan. The label was founded in 1994 and came to an end in 2002 when Spirit Caravan broke up and...
) - Elusive TruthElusive TruthElusive Truth is the second and final album by Spirit Caravan. It was released on CD and LP in 2001 by Tolotta Records. The opening track, "Spirit Caravan," was previously recorded by Scott Weinrich's previous band, The Obsessed...
CD/LP (2001 Tolotta RecordsTolotta RecordsTolotta Records was a record label run by Joe Lally of Fugazi. It was based in Arlington, Virginia and has released bands from Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, such as Dead Meadow and Spirit Caravan. The label was founded in 1994 and came to an end in 2002 when Spirit Caravan broke up and...
)
EPs
- "Lost Sun Dance" 7" (as Shine) (1998 Tolotta RecordsTolotta RecordsTolotta Records was a record label run by Joe Lally of Fugazi. It was based in Arlington, Virginia and has released bands from Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, such as Dead Meadow and Spirit Caravan. The label was founded in 1994 and came to an end in 2002 when Spirit Caravan broke up and...
) - DreamwheelDreamwheelDreamwheel is an EP by Spirit Caravan. It was released in 1999 on CD by MeteorCity Records and on 10" vinyl by People Like You Records. This was released shortly after their debut album, Jug Fulla Sun.-Track listing:#"Dreamwheel" - 6:15...
CDEP/10"EP (1999 MeteorCity RecordsMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
) - "Darkness and Longing" 7" split with Sixty Watt ShamanSixty Watt ShamanSixty Watt Shaman is an American heavy metal band originally based out of Baltimore, Maryland. The genre of music they are often associated with is stoner rock or stoner metal. They formed in 1996 and recorded and released their first studio album in 1998. The band last recorded in 2002 and last...
(1999 Tee Pee RecordsTee Pee RecordsTee Pee Records is an independent record label located in New York City in the United States, made popular by the signing of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.-Artists :*Ancestors*Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound*The Atomic Bitchwax...
) - "So Mortal Be" 7" (2002 Tolotta RecordsTolotta RecordsTolotta Records was a record label run by Joe Lally of Fugazi. It was based in Arlington, Virginia and has released bands from Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area, such as Dead Meadow and Spirit Caravan. The label was founded in 1994 and came to an end in 2002 when Spirit Caravan broke up and...
)
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 13Rise 13Rise 13: Magick Rock Vol. 1 is a compilation CD of stoner rock and doom metal bands; including Goatsnake, Orange Goblin, Sheavy, Spirit Caravan, and Unida...
CD (1999 Rise Above RecordsRise Above RecordsRise Above Records is a London, England based independent record label owned by Lee Dorrian . It is named after a Napalm Death song from their EP Mentally Murdered. It was formed in the late 1980s and originally made to sell live releases by Napalm Death and S.O.B., but by 1991 had changed to cater...
) - "Wicked World" on Sucking the 70'sSucking The 70'sSucking the 70s is a two disk collection of 1970s songs covered by modern stoner rock bands. It was put out by Small Stone Records in 2002. A second album, Sucking the 70's – Back in the Saddle Again, was released in 2006....
2CD (2002 Small Stone RecordsSmall Stone RecordsSmall Stone Records is an American record label based in Detroit, MI. It was founded in 1995 by Scott Hamilton and is a self-dubbed "heavy rock" label...
) - "Dove-Tongued Aggressor," "No Hope Goat Farm" and "Re-Alignment/Higher Power" on ...And Back to Earth Again 3CD (2007 MeteorCity RecordsMeteorCityMeteorCity Records is an American record label based in Idaho. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
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