Long-running Oregon doom metal conjurors and recent Neurot signees, Yob, will released their new full-length, the aptly titled Clearing The Path To Ascend, via Neurot Recordings this fall. Recorded at Gung Ho Studio in Eugene, notorious for its reserve of vintage equipment, alongside longtime collaborator/iconic sound-sage Billy Barnett, and mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Beastmilk, Nails) at Audiosiege Engineering, Clearing The Path To Ascend is undoubtedly the crowning achievement for a band whose journey now nears two decades of creating music as commanding as it is cathartic.

As is the Yob way, the tracks here don't simply offer a vacuous glimpse into the already riff-soaked doom genre. These songs demand the tandem attention of mind, body, and soul - etching a mark across a sound that finds Yob as formidable and unequaled as they've ever been. The path to ascend is clearly an arduous one, fraught with the peril of mediocrity. Thankfully, Yob pummels that path, climbing upward into a realm that sets the band in a heavy metal place that has been and will always remain wholly their own.

As a precursor to the release, Yob is offering up a second Clearing The Path To Ascend video teaser. Produced by William F. Haldane of Solder House, the near four-minute video details the writing process, concept and emotional journey that embodies the record as a whole.

Clearing The Path To Ascend tracklisting:

"In Our Blood"
"Nothing To Win"
"Unmask The Spectre"
"Marrow"

Teaser:

In related news, Yob will bring their otherworldly riff rituals to the stage later this month on a handful of West Coast live excursions that will include performances in Sacramento, Oakland and Seattle as well as a headlining performance at Portland's Hoverfest alongside Witch Mountain, Lord Dying, Eight Bells and more!

The tour comes in advance of the band's previously announced overseas trek this fall. Slated to commence on September 3rd, 2014 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the band will level twenty-eight cities, the tour coming to a close on October 11th, 2014 at Desertfest in Antwerp, Belgium. Yob will be joined by Little Rock doom bringers, Pallbearer.

Tour dates:

July

25 - Starlite Lounge - Sacramento, CA (with Giant Squid, Will Haven)
26 - Oakland Metro - Oakland, CA (with Black Cobra, Augurs)

August

9 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA (with Wounded Giant, Transient)
23 - Hoverfest - Portland, OR (with Witch Mountain, Lord Dying, many more)

European tour dates with Pallbearer:

September

3 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli de Helling
4 - Bristol, UK - The Fleece
5 - Manchester, UK - Roadhouse
6 - Glasgow, UK - Audio
7 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
8 - London, UK - The Underworld
10 - Dortmund, Germany - FZW
11 - Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
12 - Aarhus, Denmark - Atlas
13 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Truckstop Alaska
14 - Oslo, Norway - Hostsabbat at Betong
16 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
17 - Stockholm, Sweden - Slakthuset
18 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
19 - Leipzig, Germany - Connewitz
20 - Wroclaw, Poland - Firlej
21 - Berlin, Germany - Bi Nuu
23 - Prague, Czech Republic - Klub 007
24 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
25 - Unnsbruck, Austria - PMK
26 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Gaswerk
29 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie

October

2 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz3
3 - Madrid, Spain - Villamanuela
4 - Porto, Portugal - Amplifest
5 - Erandio, Spain - ES ESonora
10 - Athens, Greece - Kyttaro Club
11 - Antwerp, Belgium - Desertfest