Clearing the Path to Ascend
Studio album by
YOB
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2014 (2014-09-04)
GenreDoom metal, sludge metal
Length62:30
LabelNeurot
YOB chronology
Atma
(2011)		 Clearing the Path to Ascend
(2014)		 Our Raw Heart
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!(8/10)[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Pitchfork(8.2/10)[5]

Clearing the Path to Ascend is the seventh studio album by American doom metal band YOB. It was released in September 2014 under Neurot Recordings. Rolling Stone named it the best metal album[6] and the 50th best album overall[7] of the year.

Track list

No.TitleLength
1."In Our Blood"16:56
2."Nothing to Win"11:21
3."Unmask the Spectre"15:25
4."Marrow"18:48
Total length:62:30

Personnel

YOB[8][9]
  • Mike Scheidt – vocal, guitars
  • Aaron Rieseberg – bass
  • Travis Foster – drums
Additional musicians[8]
  • Billy Barnett – hammond organ
Production[8]
  • Billy Barnett – engineer
  • Brad Boatright – mastering
Design[8]
  • Orion Landau – artwork

References

  1. ↑ "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom (2014-09-01). "Album Review 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. ↑ Walschots, Natalie (2014-08-29). "Album Review 2". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  4. ↑ Shepherd, Sam (2014-09-01). "Album Review 3". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  5. ↑ Camp, Zoe (2014-09-04). "Album Review 4". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  6. ↑ "20 Best Metal Albums of 2014". 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "50 Best Albums of 2014". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "YOB Clearing the Path to Ascent". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "YOB Clearing the Path to Ascend". Metal-Archives.com. Metal Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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