The Unreal Never Lived

Product Description Doom metal About the Artist Hailing from the ever-gray skies of Eugene, Oregon comes YOB, a band already well on their way to make their mark in the DOOM metal scene worldwide. Formed in 1996 by founding member Mike Scheidt YOB started creating and destroying ideas that would become the foundation for one of DOOM metal?s most shining hopefuls. YOB is prepared to release their sophomore effort on Metal Blade Records titled The Unreal Never Lived, which follows up their tremendously successful Metal Blade debut The Illusion Of Motion. If the bands previous effort didn?t catch your attention then watch out because The Unreal Never Lived is sure to make a lasting impression on fans both new and old with their brand of heavy and unrelenting Doom metal that has secured the band a place in the history of heavy metal. The first three song self-titled demo was submitted to Stonerrock.com in 1999, sending shockwaves into the stoner/DOOM scene worldwide. This demo was a bold statement of intent: uncompromising HEAVY DOOM METAL. Within YOB's sound, which is equal parts SLEEP, Burning Witch, Neurosis, High On Fire and Electric Wizard, YOB has accomplished song craft that is as much their own sound as it is paying homage to the DOOM metal greats of both times of yore and present. In 2001 YOB recorded its first full-length record for 12th Records in Spokane, Washington titled Elaborations Of Carbon. This offering received dozens of rave reviews from magazines/fans worldwide, securing YOB's place as one of the best DOOM metal bands in the scene today. The Lollipop Magazine review of Elaborations Of Carbon says, "Six mighty songs of beautiful doom-laden sound, full and expansive. Inverted, hanging riffs, Melvenoid spacey trudging, Tab-esque motion, and a deep well of compositional creativity...only a complete dupe would say this isn't a good one". 2002 saw YOB secure a recording contract with Lunasound/Abstract Sounds. Their first CD for this label, Catharsis, hit the streets worldwide November 4th, 2003. Featuring a stronger production and three songs clocking in at 50 minutes, those who have heard it proclaim it is the best YOB record yet. That is until the release of the infamous doom metal album The Illusion of Motion, which showed the band expanding even further into the depths of their musical insanity. Enter 2005, after the release of the