Yob is up, running, and in true metal spirit, completely impossible to stop. The doom metal veterans continue to make the most of their six-year second wind, and are slated to release a new album this coming fall.
Yob hails from Oregon, and they’ve done so for a long, long time. Founder Mike Scheidt put the band together all the way back in 1996. Four solid albums resulted, but you know what they say about all good things – Yob called it a day in early 2006.
…and then they came back in 2008. What was originally meant to be a short-lived touring reunion turned into a full Yob renaissance. The upcoming Clearing the Path to Ascend will be their third post-reunion album, and they show no sign of slowing down.
Four tracks of doom-drenched glory await. Yob’s always been a bit of an oddity as far as metal bands go, and the upcoming album promises to put a few more influences – prog rock and drone among them – on display. However, their song titles show a heck of a lot of metal influence, and not too much else. Check ’em out below.
Clearing the Path to Ascend
01. In Our Blood
02. Nothing To Win
03. Unmask The Spectre
04. Marrow