The Illusion of Motion
| The Illusion of Motion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 19, 2004[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 2004 | |||
| Venue | Eugene, Oregon | |||
| Studio | Dogwood Studios | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, stoner metal | |||
| Length | 56:28 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade[2] | |||
| Yob chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| BW&BK |    [4] |
| Rock Hard | [5] |
| Metal.de | [6] |
The Illusion of Motion is the third full-length album by the band YOB.[7][1][8]
Critical reception
[edit]Exclaim! wrote that YOB "have outdone themselves on The Illusion of Motion, and despite the album title, [they] will finally gain loads of well-deserved momentum to make them the most talked-about doom band since Sleep."[9] CMJ New Music Report praised the album's "sprawling heaviness."[10]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ball of Molten Lead" | 11:09 |
| 2. | "Exorcism of the Host" | 12:58 |
| 3. | "Doom #2" | 6:11 |
| 4. | "The Illusion of Motion" | 26:10 |
| Total length: | 56:28 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Music
- Mike Scheidt - vocal, guitars
- Isamu Sato - bass
- Travis Foster - drums
- Production[3]
- Billy Barnett - mastering, mixing
- Mike Schiedt - mixing, mastering
- Jeff Olsen - audio engineer
- Isamu Sato - artwork, graphic design
- Jim Thompson - photography
References
[edit]- ^ a b "YOB's Away – Eugene Weekly".
- ^ "Yob "The Illusion of Motion" | Metal Blade Records".
- ^ a b "Yob The Illusion of Motion". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Pratt, Greg (27 October 2004). "YOB - The Illusion Of Motion". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Stappert, Andreas. "YOB - The Illusion Of Motion". Rock Hard. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Sickinger, Norman (4 January 2005). "YOB - The Illusion Of Motion Review". Metal.de. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "YOB | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Yob". All Tomorrow's Parties.
- ^ "YOB The Illusion of Motion". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "Now: This Week's Essential Releases". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 1, 2004 – via Google Books.
