The Great Cessation

The Great Cessation
Studio album by YOB
Released	July 14, 2009
Recorded	March-April 2009
Genre	Doom metal, stoner rock
Length	1:01:53
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.

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

Personnel

Music^[2][3]

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

Production^[2]

• Billy Barnett - mastering
• Stanford Parker - engineer, mixing, producer
• Mike Schiedt - producer

Design^[2]

• Aaron Edge - construction, design, logo

References

1. "YOB The Great Cessation". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
2. "YOB The Great Cessation". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
3. "YOB The Great Cessation". Metal-Archive.com. Metal Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 3 September 2015.