TUESDAY, MARCH 24thYOB
w/ Human Impact and Demon Grass
Live at Club Congress
7:00PM|$15 ADV|$18 ADV|16+
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Epic, crushing, and heavy beyond words, YOB has achieved legendary
status in recent years due to their unmatched aesthetic and incredible
body of work. Formed in 1996 in Eugene, Oregon under the leadership of
doom metal mastermind Mike Scheidt on guitars and vocals, the group
initially released a three song demo tape in 2000 that garnered them
international attention. Drawing comparisons to groups like Neurosis,
Sleep and Electric Wizard, YOB succeeded in developing modern sounding
doom metal that hearkened back to the classics.
In 2002, YOB released their debut album Elaborations of Carbon
followed by Catharsis in 2003, a three song record that clocked in at
a colossal 50 minutes. The buzz about YOB was beginning to grow and
the trio began to tour more extensively. Remaining quite prolific
during this period, YOB continued to release an album each year with
The Illusion of Motion coming in 2004 followed by The Unreal Never
Lived in 2005. Despite all the momentum, YOB disbanded in 2006.
In 2008 the band returned from hiatus and has remained strong ever
since with Travis Foster on drums and Aaron Rieseberg on bass.
Reinvigorated and reinspired, YOB released The Great Cessation in
2009. It was doom with a psychedelic twist, a sound that Pitchfork
referred to as “cosmic doom.” At this point in their career, the
band found increased exposure in the media, with The New York Times
going so far as to call them “one of the best bands in North
America” after a performance at Scion Rock Festival.
For 2011’s Atma , YOB took a more organic approach to recording,
opting to track everything at once. In Scheidt’s own words, he
wanted the record to sound “grizzly, with hair on it.” Three year
later, the group released Clearing the Path to Ascend , a record that
upheld their legacy as a top notch doom metal act and was hailed by
Rolling Stone as the #1 metal album of the year.
Now in 2018, the band has announced their newest album ‘Our Raw
Heart’ to be released on Relapse Records. As for how Our Raw Heart
will be received? Mike Scheidt (guitar/vocals) is wise enough to know
that it’s out of his hands. “I think every era of Yob fan will
find something on there to dig—it’s just a matter of whether they
can go on the whole trip or not,” he ventures. “And that’s none
of my business. The music has a life of its own. It goes out there
into the world and it’s gonna be received however it’s
received.”
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