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Cheers,

Mike S/YOB

Just when we think our new album has done it's damage, here's another new review, this time from deafsparrow.com:

In my humble opinion, Yob is by far the best doom metal band in the United States of America. No contest. Frankly, no one even comes close. If you have any doubts, you either are a person of very poor taste, or haven’t paid enough attention. Their riffs are unequaled. Their power is unquestionable. The  fatness and the volume of them can't be measured. The weight the band puts on our shoulders every time we listen to their music is simply overwhelming. The pace of their songs is incredible, it's perfect. And their songs move slow enough to crush the funeral doom competitors. They could even be lumped amongst such dull sub genre dwellers, the only difference being that Yob’s music doesn’t incite the slumber.  

And yet, in all their unmovable movements, Yob still grooves. Their songs are massive masterpieces, giant structures with evocative majestic feeling. Better yet, when you listen to Yob, you know you are listening to Yob. They’ve carved their own sound. They have a recognizable sound of their own.

 

Much has been said about all the problems plaguing this band’s history. The whole Middian issue has been told and retold enough times for me to drop them of my ‘radar of worthy bands’. (I usually get sick of bands that get too much coverage.) But Yob is a different story because they are that good. And when I heard that The Great Cessation, the band’s fourth full-length, was coming out on Profound Lore I nodded in approval. Good music belongs in the company of good music.

 

All ass-kissing aside, The Great Cessation is another stellar recording for this Portland trio (still a trio despite line issues). To get some credits out; producer Sanford Parker must be congratulated for capturing such enormous sound. Those electric guitars will have your chair rocking and vibrating like it’s possessed. And how about the vocals; monstrous, yet clear. As rhythmic as possible, and yet they are crude and rude.  

The best part about a Yob album is that it packs the long tunes but they all go down like punch. That’s a sign of good doom. You can literally get through a 20 minute song and be left jonesing for more. The Great Cessation culminates with the twenty minute long title track. It’s an anthem, of sorts, with soaring vocals. Hadn’t seen this side of them before. Not a great departure but it shows a new range, a closer frontier for this great band.

.....are about realizing that the personal story and inner narrative are not nearly as interesting as exploring the unlimited depth of the moment in naked raw awareness, every nerve firing here and now as intimate experience without cause or need for definitions of any kind, sailing the NOW without our personal story, if even for a moment. We can embrace love and pain in their fullness without letting that embrace pull us into cycles of grasping at the phantoms of false promises that somehow something "outside" of ourselves can bring peace. There is only one that is not one. No-thing is forever, there is only NOW. We can have love, careers, triumphs and defeats, sorrow and loss, without shutting down or clinging. We can play. This world is a mystery, and it's beauty and horror are endless. I will not add to it by torturing myself with what happened to "me", about "who" I am, about what "I" have or don't have. It is a futile endless chasing of the proverbial carrot. The only thing that makes me weary of being alive is trying to validate my story, validate my existence. In Zen, The Great Cessation is where that struggle is seen for what it is, and it is abandoned. A lifetime of conditioning makes this a hardy task, but what else is there at the end of the day?

Mike S


THE GREAT CESSATION

will we ever see a time
when it’s enough
when we see what we know
isn’t all
of all that is
creating a world
of broken hearts
of tired eyes
living in this shell
like it was forever

close your eyes
and let it go
breathe in the space
before you were born

crashing waves
grief and pain
is washed away
open to
the great cessation
waves wash away
memories
wane and fade
open to
the great cessation

will we ever see a time
without cause
when we see what we know
never was
it never was
churches
altars, shrines
caves in the heart
within the womb
raising our hands
to a sky without end

watch the river pass by
passive on the shore
giving temptation
space to explore
dense guilt and guile
gently put to rest
reverberate through time
lives pass on and pass on
the witness triumphant
the death of the deathless one

From Roadburn Press:

Doom metal giants YOB confirmed for Roadburn 2010; making their European debut appearance.
 
Reunited doom metal giants YOB will be making their European live debut with two different shows at next year's Roadburn Festival, set to be held from  April 15 - 18 at both the 013 venue & Midi Theatre, Tilburg - Holland.
 
Even during their hiatus, YOB have maintained their position in the vanguard of contemporary doom because of the quality and originality of their mind bending doom-metal. Now they have returned and are prepared to reach even greater heights (and doom depths). The band's latest album, "The Great Cessation" is definitely YOB's finest hour. Led by Mike Schiedt's crushing doom riffage and relentless stomp, YOB have easily reclaimed their rightful cosmic doom throne while generating new fans and momentum. 
 
Roadburn will celebrate YOB's return to the fold by offering the band the opportunity to play different shows at both the 013 venue, and the Midi Theatre during the festival.
 
Mike Schiedt comments: "YOB is quite thrilled to announce our first European trip to play the most excellent Roadburn festival in 2010. We have wanted to come over to Europe to play for many years and to have our first show be at Roadburn is beyond incredible for us. We are looking forward to sharing in the atmosphere of the fest with all of the excellent bands and fans that will be in attendance. April will not get here soon enough! DOOM!!!"
 
For more info, please visit  www.myspace.com/yobdoom or www.roadburn.com.

Hell Yes.

9/10-Review by Nick at Lambgoat.Com

After nearly three years of being on hiatus, YOB has returned with their follow-up to 2005's near-masterpiece, The Unreal Never Lived. Expectations were sky-high for the Oregon band's comeback release, as their knack for writing incredibly heavy, psychedelic jams is almost unmatched in the stoner/doom community. So what's the verdict? Is this as stellar as we all had hoped?

Absolutely. In fact, The Great Cessation is hands down the doom album of the year. Argument's could be made for Moss' latest, as well as the sludge/doom hybrid presented by newcomers Lord Mantis, but neither has nailed down the art of the flowing, trance-like riff as successfully as YOB.

Comparison-wise, this record represents the band transitioning into a slightly slower, spacier corner of their brand of doom. The Unreal Never Lived seemed to be split between the more driving song structures of "Quantum Mystic" and "Kosmos" -- honestly, is it even possible for a riff to achieve a higher level of fist-pumping-ness than that of the opening of "Quantum Mystic?" -- and the more down-tempo offerings of "Grasping Air" and "The Mental Tyrant." With The Great Cessation, the balance is shifted further toward the latter side, and the five tracks posses an entirely impressive handle on organically developing songwriting.

"Burning the Altar" opens with waves of psychedelic fretwork over a slow bass groove before launching into the album's first massive riff -- that which is gradually tweaked over the course of the track to maintain its unified direction, but still remain musically interesting. "Silence of Heaven" proves to be a beast of a track on account of its dark mood achieved via overflowing low-end tones and accompanying thick growls. "Breathing from the Shallows" is the record's shortest and most driving track, providing a fitting backdrop for the soaring soloing that comes in shortly after the two minute mark. And then there's the 20 minute closing title track, an expansive and surprisingly melodic mini-opus.

The difference in atmospheres and overall moods between The Unreal Never Lived and The Great Cessation make it a tough call to crown either as superior. But in terms of outside competition, YOB's latest is a no-brainer for the upper echelon of the genre. Anyone with the slightest interest in the sludge, stoner, and doom genres needs to have this.

Bottom Line: YOB has made a hell of a comeback with The Great Cessation, a record that takes their signature sound and makes it a touch slower and sparser than The Unreal Never Lived. It's dark, heavy, well-written, and one of the year's best. 

DOOM!

Hello Folks,

A friend of ours started a Facebook group for folks who are into the band. Check it out and join up if it stirs your fancy!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=94901097798#/grou
p.php?gid=94901097798

Thanks Brian!!

DOOM!!!

Scroll down in the Show No Mercy section in this link and you'll find it. Copy and paste the link.

DOOM!!!

http://pitchfork.com/features/show-no-mercy/7684-show-no-mercy/

This one made us blush:

http://www.theaquarian.com/yob-the-great-cessation/

DOOM!!!

Here's another one!

http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=314442

Cheers! DOOM!!!

Check it out!

http://www.hellbound.ca/2009/07/yob-zen-and-the-art-of-crushing-skulls/

DOOM!!!