The Great Cessation

2009 studio album by YOB

The Great Cessation

Studio album by

YOB

Released

July 14, 2009 (2009-07-14)

Recorded

March–April 2009

Genre

Doom metal, stoner metal

Length

61:53

Label

Profound Lore

YOB chronology

The Unreal Never Lived
(2005)

The Great Cessation
(2009)

Atma
(2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(7.0/10)^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]

The Great Cessation is the fifth full-length album by American band YOB. It was released in July 2009 under Profound Lore and it the first release after reuniting.

The album was reissued on December 8, 2017, with remastered audio by Heba Kadry and new artwork, as well as two extra tracks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burning the Altar"	12:37
2.	"The Lie That Is Sin"	11:19
3.	"Silence of Heaven"	9:48
4.	"Breathing from the Shallows"	7:35
5.	"The Great Cessation"	20:34
Total length:		61:53

2017 reissue bonus tracks^[3]
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Blessed by Nothing"	8:33
7.	"Pain Like Sugar"	5:48
Total length:		76:13

Personnel

Music^[2]^[4]

Mike Scheidt - vocal, guitars
Aaron Rieseberg - bass
Travis Foster - drums
Sanford Parker - synthesizer

Production^[2]

Billy Barnett - mastering
Sanford Parker - engineer, mixing, producer
Mike Schiedt - producer

Design^[2]

Aaron Edge - construction, design, logo

References

^ "YOB The Great Cessation". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "YOB The Great Cessation". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ "Out now on CD/2XLP/Digital".
^ "YOB The Great Cessation". Metal-Archive.com. Metal Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 3 September 2015.