Clearing the Path to Ascend
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[5] and the 50th best album overall[6] of the year.
| Clearing the Path to Ascend | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 4, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, stoner metal | |||
| Length | 62:30 | |||
| Label | Neurot | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | (8/10)[2] |
| MusicOMH |   |
| Pitchfork | (8.2/10)[4] |
Track list
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Mike Scheidt – vocal, guitars
- Aaron Rieseberg – bass
- Travis Foster – drums
- Additional musicians[7]
- Billy Barnett – hammond organ
- Production[7]
- Billy Barnett – engineer
- Brad Boatright – mastering
- Design[7]
- Orion Landau – artwork
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References
- "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- Walschots, Natalie (2014-08-29). "Album Reviews 2". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- Shepherd, Sam (2014-09-01). "Album Review 3". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- Camp, Zoe (2014-09-04). "Album Review 1". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- "20 Best Metal Albums of 2014". 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- "50 Best Albums of 2014". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "YOB Clearing the Path to Ascent". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- "YOB Clearing the Path to Ascend". Metal-Archives.com. Metal Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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