The Illusion of Motion

2004 studio album by Yob

The Illusion of Motion

Studio album by

Yob

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
| Catharsis
(2003)  | The Illusion of Motion
(2004)  | The Unreal Never Lived
(2005)

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Professional ratingsReview 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

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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]

1. ^ a b "YOB's Away – Eugene Weekly".
2. ^ "Yob "The Illusion of Motion" | Metal Blade Records".
3. ^ a b "Yob The Illusion of Motion". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
4. ^ Pratt, Greg (27 October 2004). "YOB - The Illusion Of Motion". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
5. ^ Stappert, Andreas. "YOB - The Illusion Of Motion". Rock Hard. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
6. ^ Sickinger, Norman (4 January 2005). "YOB - The Illusion Of Motion Review". Metal.de. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
7. ^ "YOB | Biography & History". AllMusic.
8. ^ "Yob". All Tomorrow's Parties.
9. ^ "YOB The Illusion of Motion". exclaim.ca.
10. ^ "Now: This Week's Essential Releases". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 1, 2004 - via Google Books.

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YOB

* Mike Scheidt
* Aaron Reiseberg
* Dave French

* Lowell Iles
* Greg Ocon
* Isamu Sato
* Gabe Morley
* Travis Foster

Studio albums|

* Elaborations of Carbon
* Catharsis
* The Illusion of Motion
* The Unreal Never Lived
* The Great Cessation
* Atma
* Clearing the Path to Ascend
* Our Raw Heart

Demos|

* YOB

Splits|

* Label Showcase - Profound Lore Records

Live Albums|

* Live at Roadburn 2010
* The Unreal Never Lived: Live at Roadburn 2012

Related articles|

* Middian
* Age Eternal

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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