Yob

June sees new music from doom metal band Yob, and we should all be super stoked about it.  The band has always tread in heavy and heady material, pairing Buddhist philosophy with crushing riffs and a kind of metal version of psychedelia.  It's awesome, and new record "Our Raw Heart" adds a dose of near death self reflection into the mix, the result of band front man Mike Scheidt's emergency surgery for acute diverticulitis last year and his ongoing recovery.  Listen to first taste "The Screen" below and pre-order the album here from Relapse.

Yob

Heavy metal has been in a bit of a Renaissance period of late, with a whole slew of releases coming out these last couple of years from new bands and old bands alike the reshape, redefine, revive, and all around revitalize every genre and sub-genre to blast into our ear holes.  Doom, stoner, sludge, black, and on and on have seen bombastic and shredding new albums added to the pool of noise.  It's been pretty damn cool.  "Clearing the Path to Ascend" is the latest album from the three-piece doom-purveyors of Yob, and it's a loud and crunchy monster, a perfect representation of everything that doom metal is supposed to be.  Take a listen to the sprawling wail of "Unmask the Spectre" below and get excited.  Then get the album via Neurot next week.  Hooray!