Scott "Wino" Weinrich
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Weinrich playing a guitar, 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Scott Weinrich |
| Also known as | Wino |
| Born | September 29, 1961 |
| Origin | Rockville, Maryland |
| Genres | Heavy metal, doom metal, stoner rock, acoustic rock |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Associated acts | War Horse The Obsessed Mentors Saint Vitus Lost Breed Spirit Caravan Place of Skulls The Hidden Hand Shrinebuilder Probot Premonition 13 |
| Website | http://www.scottweinrich.com |
Robert Scott Weinrich (born September 29, 1961), known as Wino, is an American rock singer, guitarist and songwriter.
Active since 1976, when he started his first band War Horse, he is best known for being the frontman and guitarist for The Obsessed and Saint Vitus. Weinrich is also a solo artist, having released three studio albums since 2009.
He has been highly influential in helping develop and codify doom metal's trademark sound, and is also considered an influential figure in the stoner rock and punk rock genres.
Weinrich approached rock music at early age. His early influences were The Monkees and The Beatles, the latter inspired him to play guitar, and later Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix and Black Sabbath. He saw Black Sabbath during the Paranoid tour and described the gig as life-changing. He also cited punk bands like The Stooges, The Dictators and The Saints as big influences.
Weinrich's musical career started out at Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School in Rockville, MD when he started his first band, War Horse. He went on to form The Obsessed in the late 70s. This version of The Obsessed would release a 7" entitled Sodden Jackal in 1983 on Invictus Records and have a track featured on Metal Blade Records's Metal Massacre VI. They also recorded an album entitled "Live at the Wax Museum" in 1982. In the mid 80s he disbanded The Obsessed and moved to California to sing for Saint Vitus. During this time Weinrich also anonymously played bass for The Mentors and filled in on vocals for L.A. hard rock outfit Lost Breed.
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