Lost Breed - Discography (1993-2013)

Back in the 80’s it was fairly common for bands to move to LA to try and make it big. Lost Breed is among the many bands that made that trip from NY to LA. They soon met up with the legendary Scott “Wino” Weinrich, whom at the time had already had 2 Saint Vitus records under his belt, was soon to be releasing a 3rd Saint Vitus record, and was also in the process of restarting The Obsessed back up again. Even with all of those irons in the fire, he started writing and jamming with Lost Breed. With his main roots and influence coming from the Maryland Doom Metal scene, it’s no surprise that Lost Breed fits right in there stylistically. With that said, Wino did lay a nice foundation for the band to build and grow from. Wino only appears on their first Demo and doesn’t appear on either album since at some point he probably realized he had too much going on and 2 bands to focus on were enough. With all of the music out there, it’s going to be a big surprise for people who haven’t heard this band yet. They have extremely unusual songwriting skills that not only make you scratch your head, but also bang your head at the same time. Once the music of Lost Breed settles in, it’s quite the listening experience and after a while you might think to yourself how does something that sounds so complex and disjointed work together so well? So, what does this sound like? We’re still trying to figure this out. In short, it just does, but if you’re looking for a reference point, then start with The Obsessed and some old Soundgarden and play both records at the same time. “The Evil in You and Me” is arguably the first “Doom Rock” album to ever exist. Some might call it “Stoner Rock” (we wouldn’t agree), but whatever it is, it’s pretty groundbreaking.

Doom/Heavy Rock band from Van Nuys, CA. Formed in late 1986 after BLIND LEGION disbanded some members relocated to California from New York and started jamming with several vocalists. They stuck with Wino (of Obsessed/St. Vitus/Spirit Caravan/etc.) in 88 for a demo now called "Wino Daze". Wino left shortly and was replaced for Gary Tocco (Blind Legion singer) and they recorded what would be the supposed first album (now issued on CD by Blood and Iron Records under the name of "World of Power" with 2 added songs with the singer after Gary) in 1989. The album never happened since they didn't found a label, so the band released themselves a debut 7"choosing 2 songs off that recording with Gary on vocals. Another singer change and finally in 1991 they get a contract with German cult label Hellhound Records (Vitus, Obsessed, Count Raven, etc.) and have included an exclusive song of the What the Hell compilation. In 93 comes out the first album "The Evil in You and Me" with mostly re-recorded old songs with different lyrics. 1995 Hellhound strikes back with their second album "Save Yourself' and after that the band slowly fades away…another singer change, name change to Vengeance Brothers and inbetween the name changes they record several studio tracks through the late 90s until 2000, which were later reissued by Blood & Iron and Metal Soldiers labels (co-release) under the title "Bow Down". In the last 10 years the Wino Daze demo saw releases on CD (self released by band member Eric "Ike" Baestlein) and on deluxe vinyl edition by At War with false Noise and the studio albums also were reissued by Shadow Kingdom. The Legacy of Lost Breed lives on!
Bio by F.J. Dias (Blood & Iron)

In 1988 - around the time that Saint Vitus were dropped from SST and in a state of flux - legendary frontman Scott "Wino" Weinrich joined the LA metal band Lost Breed as their singer for around nine months. During that time they played a bunch of gigs and recorded a demo. Wino then hooked up again with Vitus for the next couple of years and Lost Breed went on to do two albums thanks to Wino's connection with Hellhound Records of Germany, Save Yourself and The Evil In You And Me.
Anyway, enough of the history lesson. This recording was bootlegged by Marshall Levy/Mars Hall of Doom/Peace Records of Maryland and has never been widely available until now.
Musically Lost Breed are less all-out "doom" than a lot of the Hellhound bands, though they definitely have their nods to the masters of all, Black Sabbath. Listening to the driving riffing of "Coffin Cheater" and "Soul Chariot" there's most certainly a heavy Randy Rhoades-era Ozzy/early Quiet Riot influence going on, and Wino's soulful vocals and lyrics totally set the band apart. These guys have a craft to writing a song that very few bands possess and I'm amazed that they never became huge. The song "Lost Breed" has to be amongst my favourite pieces of music ever recorded, the lyrics and delivery are absolutely 100% what it's all about for me. "Chosen few, for life we bleed, forever true, a lost breed".
Whilst I'm a huge fan of Wino and own and love everything he's ever put his name to, Lost Breed are genuinely one of my favourite bands of all time and every song they ever recorded is genius as far as I'm concerned, so putting out this record really means a lot to me. This has been a bit of a labour of love and it's taken such a long time because I wanted it to be the best it could be!