Yob (band)
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Yob is a doom metal
band from Eugene, Oregon
composed of Aaron Reiseberg, Travis Foster, and Mike Scheidt.
Yob was founded by vocalist/guitarist Mike Scheidt
in 1996. The original incarnation of Yob featured Scheidt alongside bassist Lowell Iles and drummer Greg Ocon. However, by the time of recording the 2001 album Elaborations of Carbon, Yob was composed of Scheidt, bassist Isamu Sato (previously with death metal act Thrombus) and ex-Lightweight drummer Gabe Morley. Sato also operates H.C. Minds whilst Morley plays with Fingertrap.
and held down bass duties in H.C. Minds. The band's first self-titled demo was submitted to Stonerrock.com in 1999. In 2001, Yob recorded its first full-length record for 12th Records in Spokane, Washington
entitled Elaborations of Carbon
. In 2002, Yob secured a recording contract with Abstract Sounds. Their first CD for this label, Catharsis, featured a stronger production and three songs clocking in at 50 minutes. Yob's third full-length release The Illusion of Motion
was released on label heavyweight Metal Blade Records
. Following the release of the album, Yob went on to headline a tour through May and June. The band released their fourth album, The Unreal Never Lived
, in 2005.
Scheidt announced in a press release on January 10, 2006 that Yob was disbanding after almost ten years. Travis Foster and Isamu Sato had left the band in July 2005, and after six months, Scheidt decided to call it off. At the same time, he also announced that he had been working on a new band called Middian
.
In 2008, Yob reformed with the intention of performing a few shows live and releasing an album in 2009, which resulted in The Great Cessation on Profound Lore Records
. The band also appeared in Europe for the first time at the 2010 Roadburn Festival
in Holland.
Yob has toured the United States extensively, alongside bands including Graves at Sea, Lamont
, Tummler, Dove, Orange Goblin
, Origin, Exhumed
, The Locust
, The Accused, Botch
, Isis
, Soilent Green
, Uphill Battle
, Playing Enemy, Will Haven
, and Ghostride.
Scheidt cites a varied range of artists as inspiration for Yob's sound, including Soundgarden
, Neurosis
, Saint Vitus
, Judas Priest
, Black Sabbath
, and various other doom metal bands.
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band from Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
composed of Aaron Reiseberg, Travis Foster, and Mike Scheidt.
Yob was founded by vocalist/guitarist Mike Scheidt
Mike Scheidt
Mike Scheidt is a guitarist and vocalist who lives in Eugene, Oregon that is active in the doom metal, stoner metal, and sludge metal scenes.-Biography:...
in 1996. The original incarnation of Yob featured Scheidt alongside bassist Lowell Iles and drummer Greg Ocon. However, by the time of recording the 2001 album Elaborations of Carbon, Yob was composed of Scheidt, bassist Isamu Sato (previously with death metal act Thrombus) and ex-Lightweight drummer Gabe Morley. Sato also operates H.C. Minds whilst Morley plays with Fingertrap.
History
Previous to founding Yob, Scheidt had operated as a bassist with hardcore acts Chemikill and Dirty SanchezDirty Sanchez (band)
Dirty Sanchez is an electroclash band that formed in Los Angeles in 2001 and includes Jackie Beat, Mario Diaz and DJ BARBEAU.Dirty Sanchez have a very strong following on the West Coast, where they play to full houses. Dirty Sanchez have finished a very successful East Coast tour with Thrill Kill...
and held down bass duties in H.C. Minds. The band's first self-titled demo was submitted to Stonerrock.com in 1999. In 2001, Yob recorded its first full-length record for 12th Records in Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
entitled Elaborations of Carbon
Elaborations of Carbon
-Track listing:# "Universe Throb" - 10:34# "All the Children Forgotten" - 11:01# "Clear Seeing" - 7:26# "Revolution" - 17:06# "Pain of I" - 7:10# "Asleep in Samsara" - 16:50-References:* bands by letter - Y - YOB...
. In 2002, Yob secured a recording contract with Abstract Sounds. Their first CD for this label, Catharsis, featured a stronger production and three songs clocking in at 50 minutes. Yob's third full-length release The Illusion of Motion
The Illusion of Motion
-Track listing:#"Ball of Molten Lead" – 11:07#"Exorcism of the Host" – 12:56#"Doom #2" – 6:09#"The Illusion of Motion" – 26:10...
was released on label heavyweight Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
. Following the release of the album, Yob went on to headline a tour through May and June. The band released their fourth album, The Unreal Never Lived
The Unreal Never Lived
-Track listing:#"Quantum Mystic" - 10:58#"Grasping Air" - 9:02#"Kosmos" - 10:25#"The Mental Tyrant" - 21:24...
, in 2005.
Scheidt announced in a press release on January 10, 2006 that Yob was disbanding after almost ten years. Travis Foster and Isamu Sato had left the band in July 2005, and after six months, Scheidt decided to call it off. At the same time, he also announced that he had been working on a new band called Middian
Middian
Middian was a doom metal band from Portland, Oregon, United States. The band comprised guitarist Mike Scheidt , bass guitarist/vocalist Will Lindsay, and drummer Scott Headrick. They released one album, titled Age Eternal.-Formation:...
.
In 2008, Yob reformed with the intention of performing a few shows live and releasing an album in 2009, which resulted in The Great Cessation on Profound Lore Records
Profound Lore Records
Profound Lore Records is an independent record label founded in May 2004, which "began as the 'hobby-like venture' of a few friends, but over the past six years the label has evolved into a one-man enterprise, shaped a distinct 'aesthetic identity,' and provided owner Chris Bruni with a full-time...
. The band also appeared in Europe for the first time at the 2010 Roadburn Festival
Roadburn Festival
Roadburn Festival is an annual international rock festival in Tilburg in the Netherlands held since 1995.-2012 edition:The event will take place in Tilburg from April 12 to 15 at 013 and Midi Theatre.It was sold out in 7 minutes.Thursday, April 12...
in Holland.
Yob has toured the United States extensively, alongside bands including Graves at Sea, Lamont
Lamont (band)
Lamont is a stoner rock trio founded in 1998 in Allston, Massachusetts, USA.As of 2007 they have been on 4 different record companies, one for each of their 4 albums. Critics have said that their sound is raw 70's AC/DC style Rock and Roll mixed with Iggy Pop vocals and bluesy punk...
, Tummler, Dove, Orange Goblin
Orange Goblin
Orange Goblin are a stoner metal band from the United Kingdom that formed in 1995. The band's lineup currently consists of singer Ben Ward, guitarist Joe Hoare, bassist Martyn Millard, and drummer Chris Turner.-History:...
, Origin, Exhumed
Exhumed (band)
Exhumed is an American death metal band from San Jose, California, most recently signed to Relapse Records. They were formed in 1990, when sole remaining founding member Matt Harvey was at the age of 15. Exhumed spent much of the ensuing decade hacking its way through numerous demos, split CDs,...
, The Locust
The Locust
The Locust is a musical group from San Diego, California, United States known for their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, mathcore complexity, and new wave weirdness.- Style :...
, The Accused, Botch
Botch (band)
Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,...
, Isis
Isis (band)
Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...
, Soilent Green
Soilent Green
Soilent Green is a grindcore and sludge metal band that hails from Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.-Overview:Soilent Green was founded in 1988. Their début album wasn't released until 1995, when Pussysoul came out on Dwell Records...
, Uphill Battle
Uphill Battle
Uphill Battle was an American metalcore band with elements of grindcore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA.-History:Uphill Battle got some recognition releasing their self-titled record on Relapse Records...
, Playing Enemy, Will Haven
Will Haven
Will Haven is a noise metal band from Sacramento, California, USA.-History:In 1995, Will Haven, named after a fictional, self-created character, formed and released a six-track demo. The band was formed from members of Sock, a band that was formed with Shaun Lopez of Far. Will Haven's debut...
, and Ghostride.
Scheidt cites a varied range of artists as inspiration for Yob's sound, including Soundgarden
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...
, Neurosis
Neurosis (band)
Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music...
, Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus (band)
Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1978. They consist of founding members Dave Chandler and Mark Adams , alongside sporadic singer Scott Weinrich and recently added drummer Henry Vasquez...
, Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
, Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
, and various other doom metal bands.
Members
- Mike ScheidtMike ScheidtMike Scheidt is a guitarist and vocalist who lives in Eugene, Oregon that is active in the doom metal, stoner metal, and sludge metal scenes.-Biography:...
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Aaron Reiseberg - bass guitar
- Travis Foster – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Previous members
- Lowell Iles – bass guitar
- Isamu Sato – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Greg Ocon – drums
- Gabe Morley – drums
Albums
- Elaborations of CarbonElaborations of Carbon-Track listing:# "Universe Throb" - 10:34# "All the Children Forgotten" - 11:01# "Clear Seeing" - 7:26# "Revolution" - 17:06# "Pain of I" - 7:10# "Asleep in Samsara" - 16:50-References:* bands by letter - Y - YOB...
(12th Records, 2002) - Catharsis (Abstract Sounds, 2003)
- The Illusion of MotionThe Illusion of Motion-Track listing:#"Ball of Molten Lead" – 11:07#"Exorcism of the Host" – 12:56#"Doom #2" – 6:09#"The Illusion of Motion" – 26:10...
(Metal BladeMetal Blade RecordsMetal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
, 2004) - The Unreal Never LivedThe Unreal Never Lived-Track listing:#"Quantum Mystic" - 10:58#"Grasping Air" - 9:02#"Kosmos" - 10:25#"The Mental Tyrant" - 21:24...
(Metal Blade, 2005) - The Great Cessation (Profound Lore, 2009)
- Atma (Profound Lore, 2011)