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Sep 3, 2014All dreams must end--but by extension, so must all nightmares. On Clearing The Path To Ascend, Yob has beautifully, brutally conjured a bit of both.
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Sep 4, 2014YOB’s latest record stands as one of their densest, so it's good that the band's greatest asset, their impeccable pacing, remains intact.
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The WireDec 2, 2014The intense volume and solemn pace of the music is given extra weight and dimension by Scheidt's extraordinary vocal. [Oct 2014, p.61]
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Kerrang!Oct 3, 2014This seventh record still offers plenty for those who want an aural assault. [30 Aug 2014, p.51]
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Sep 3, 2014It’s a stealth band, working on the rack of riff and repetition, moving slowly toward loud, intense, orange-sky beauty.
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Sep 3, 2014The amount of technical and emotional ground that YOB are able to carry across these four tracks is phenomenal, and makes Clearing the Path to Ascend the album that marks the band's return to the height of their power.
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Sep 3, 2014This entire album is in a constant state of movement, and could just be their finest moment yet.
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Oct 24, 2014