Yob

Yob

Clearing The Path To Ascend

Neurot Recordings

***BACK IN STOCK!!!  Received an 8.2 rating from Pitchfork.  Two years after leveling the expectations of critics and listeners alike with Atma, doom powerhouse YOB unleashes Clearing the Path to Ascend, an aptly titled album for what will undoubtedly be the trio’s crowning achievement. As is the YOB way, the tracks here don’t simply offer a vacuous glimpse into the already riff-soaked doom genre—they demand the tandem attention of mind, body, and soul. True ascension requires a destruction of the barriers that prevent movement onward. Unsurprisingly, YOB pummels any and all obstacles with absolute authority, clearing the way for a genuinely visceral listening experience, the culmination of a musical journey approching two decades in length. YOB’s music is not unlike the path that’s led them to their current place among heavy metal’s elite: slowly building from a hushed ethereal vapor into the thunderous and masterful tumult of sonic domination. The ethereal mists of Eugene, Oregon, no doubt provided the perfect catalyst for founding member and vocalist Mike Scheidt to call up the signature of surging doom that has earned YOB its current position as one of the most respected and revered bands in all of heavy metal. While giving due credit to cornerstone influences such as Cathedral, Sleep, Electric Wizard and Black Sabbath, YOB defines a sound wholly singular and utterly devastating in its cathartic enormity.  The echoes of progressive rock and drone that have underscored YOB’s music on past releases are fully realized on Clearing the...

Yob

Catharsis

Profound Lore

Fans across the globe consider Catharsis, the 2003 sophomore album by Oregon’s YOB, to be the band’s best work and one of the finest doom metal releases of the genre. The group even performed Catharsis in its entirety at the 2012 Roadburn Festival to much acclaim. However, as the label that originally issued the album folded, it has remained out of print for years and hard to come by—until now. Profound Lore is proud to unveil the long-awaited reissue of YOB’s sought-after cult classic, ten years after its initial release. Remastered from the original tapes by legendary grunge godfather Tad Doyle, Catharsis sounds heavier and more monstrous than ever. Liner notes by the band’s founder and mastermind Mike Scheidt are complimented by new artwork by designer Aaron Edge, making this CD the definitive edition of one of the most colossal American doom metal releases of the last decade from one of the most important bands in heavy music today.

Yob

Atma

20 Buck Spin

** Available anew on CLEAR VINYL. Limited pressing!! There’s no doubt that Oregon’s YOB is one of the most recognizable names in the underground metal game of thrones. Their 2009 comeback LP The Great Cessation brought them to heights of recognition that they’d always deserved but had never achieved. The world was finally ready for YOB.  “YOB might be one of the best bands in North America.” —New York Times  “Atma is raw, passionate and foreboding and well worth taking the time to check out.” —PureGrainAudio.com  “Six full-lengths in, they inspire no less awe than ever, and one can only stand and pity whoever tries to top them in the rest of this year.” —TheObelisk.net  “This will be high in the top five lists of many doom fans and writers by the end of the year....” —Doomantia.com  “This ability to convincingly unite the old and new schools of doom is a prime key to the success of YOB, against all adversity, with Atma once again serving as bold, mature proof.” —Metal-Army.com