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Clearing The Path To Ascend

Yob
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Yob: Jas Murray Interview’s Guitarist/Vocalist Mike Scheidt

20th April 20157th September 2019 Jas Murray Clearing The Path To Ascend, Interview, Jas Murray, Mike Scheidt, Neurot Recordings, Yob

Yob have to be one of the most talked about bands this year, if you don’t know who they are

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YOB: Portland’s Doom Craftsman Announce North American Tour With Enslaved During March 2015

19th December 2014 Lee Edwards Clearing The Path To Ascend, Ecstatic Vision, Enslaved, News, North American Tour 2015, Yob

Following two furiously sold-out nights at renowned Brooklyn rock bar, Saint Vitus, as well as their mammothly efficacious European trek

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YOB Embark On Their Mammoth Euro Tour Today; Clearing The Path To Ascend Released This Week

3rd September 2014 Lee Edwards Clearing The Path To Ascend, Desertfest Belgium, Neurot Recordings, News, Pallbearer, Relapse Records, UK & Euro Tour 2014, Yob

As YOB‘s new album Clearing The Path To Ascend finally sees the light of day via Neurot Recordings on CD, swiftly

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Yob ‘Clearing The Path To Ascend’ CD/LP/DD 2014

3rd September 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, CD, Clearing The Path To Ascend, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Neurot Recordings, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Relapse Records, Review, Yob

It’s been a long, hard road for Yob, an uphill journey beset with obstacles – the first lineup of the

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YOB: New Album ‘Clearing The Path To Ascend’ Now Playing At Pitchfork; UK & Euro Tour Nears

26th August 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Clearing The Path To Ascend, Desertfest Belgium, Neurot Recordings, News, Pallbearer, Pitchfork, Relapse Records, UK & Euro Tour 2014, Yob

As commanding as it is cathartic, Clearing The Path To Ascend, the long-anticipated new full-length from Portland doom technicians, YOB,

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YOB: New Track ‘Unmask The Spectre’ From ‘Clearing The Path To Ascend’ Now Playing At Stereogum

11th August 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Clearing The Path To Ascend, Desertfest Belgium, Neurot Recordings, News, Pallbearer, Pre-Orders, Relapse Records, Stereogum, UK & Euro Tour 2014, Unmask The Spectre, Yob

As the release of Clearing The Path To Ascend, the forthcoming new long player from Oregon doom icons, YOB, dawns,

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YOB: Clearing The Path To Ascend CD Preorder Bundles Now Available; Release Day Looms

30th July 2014 Lee Edwards Clearing The Path To Ascend, Desertfest Belgium, Neurot Recordings, News, Pallbearer, Pre-Orders, Relapse Records, UK & Euro Tour 2014, Yob

Two years after leveling the expectations of critics and listeners alike with Atma, Portland doom bringers, YOB, prepare to unleash

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YOB Reveal Second Video Trailer For Their Upcoming Album, Clearing The Path To Ascend

2nd July 2014 Lee Edwards Clearing The Path To Ascend, Neurot Recordings, New Album Details, New Video, News, Pallbearer, UK & Euro Tour 2014, Yob

Oregon doomsmiths, YOB, will release their long-awaited full-length, the aptly titled Clearing The Path To Ascend, via Neurot Recordings this

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YOB: Doom Metal Trio Announces Mammoth UK/European Tour In Support Of Clearing The Path To Ascend

26th June 2014 Lee Edwards Clearing The Path To Ascend, Desertfest Belgium, Neurot Recordings, News, Pallbearer, UK & Euro Tour 2014, Yob

Long-running Oregon doom metal conjurors and recent Neurot Recordings signees, YOB, will embark upon a massive overseas trek this Fall.

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YOB: Clearing The Path To Ascend Artwork + Track Listing Revealed; Record To See Release This September Via Neurot Recordings

12th June 2014 Lee Edwards Clearing The Path To Ascend, Neurot Recordings, New Album Details, News, Yob

This September, two years after levelling the expectations of critics and listeners alike with Atma, doom trio powerhouse YOB shall

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YOB: Reveal First Video Teaser; New Full-Length To Be Unveiled Via Neurot This Autumn

19th May 2014 Lee Edwards Clearing The Path To Ascend, Neurot Recordings, New Album Details, News, Video Teaser, Yob

Long-running Oregon doom metal conjurors and recent Neurot signees, YOB, are pleased to unveil the first taste of their forthcoming

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