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
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The A.V. ClubB+
Blabbermouth9/10
Exclaim!8/10
Kerrang!StarStarStarStar
Metal HammerStarStarStarHalf star
MetalSucksStarStarStarStarHalf star
musicOMHStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork8.2/10
Sputnikmusic2.8/5

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 and the 50th best album overall 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
Additional musicians
Production
Design

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.