Clearing the Path to Ascend

Clearing the Path to Ascend
Studio album by
YOB
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2014 (2014-09-04)
GenresDoom 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
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Blabbermouth9/10[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Kerrang!StarStarStarStar[6]
Metal HammerStarStarStarHalf star[7]
MetalSucksStarStarStarStarHalf star[8]
musicOMHStarStarStarStar[9]
Pitchfork8.2/10[10]
Sputnikmusic2.8/5[11]

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[12] and the 50th best album overall[13] of the year.

Track listing

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[14]
  • Mike Scheidt – vocal, guitars
  • Aaron Rieseberg – bass
  • Travis Foster – drums
Additional musicians[14]
  • Billy Barnett – hammond organ
Production[14]
  • Billy Barnett – engineer
  • Brad Boatright – mastering
Design[14]
  • Orion Landau – artwork

References

  1. ↑ "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom (September 1, 2014). "Album Review 1". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Heller, Jason (September 2, 2014). "Yob lightens the gloom—ever so slightly—on Clearing The Path To Ascend". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ Horn, Jr., Ray Van. "YOB - Clearing the Path to Ascend". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ Walschots, Natalie (August 29, 2014). "Album Review 2". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ This seventh record still offers plenty for those who want an aural assault. [30 Aug 2014, p.51]
  7. ↑ Myers, Ben (August 19, 2025). "Yob: Clearing The Path To Ascend". Metal Hammer. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ Wingerschmidt, Kip (August 27, 2014). "Yo! Your Yob: Clearing the Path to Ascend to Doom Mastery". MetalSucks. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ Shepherd, Sam (September 1, 2014). "Album Review 3". Musicomh.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  10. ↑ Camp, Zoe (September 4, 2014). "Album Review 4". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ EMERITUS, Athom (September 5, 2025). "YOB - Clearing The Path To Ascend". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  12. ↑ "20 Best Metal Albums of 2014". 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  13. ↑ "50 Best Albums of 2014". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "YOB Clearing the Path to Ascent". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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