---
title: "YOB"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/yob"
genre: "Doom Metal"
formed: 1996
---

# YOB

**YOB** is a doom metal band, active 1996 to present.

Yob is an American doom metal band from Eugene, Oregon, composed of singer/guitarist Michael Scheidt, bassist Aaron Rieseberg and drummer Dave French. Their most recent studio album Our Raw Heart was released in June 2018.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yob_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | YOB |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Eugene |
| Formed | 1996 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal) · [Funeral Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/funeral-doom) · [Post Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/post-metal) · [Stoner Rock](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-rock)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mike Scheidt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-scheidt) | Lead vocals, Electric guitar | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Aaron Rieseberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aaron-rieseberg) | Electric bass guitar | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Dave French](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-french) | Drums (drum set) | 2023 to present | Current |
| [Lowell Iles](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lowell-iles) | Bass | 1996 to 2001 | Former |
| [Travis Foster](https://themetalnet.com/musician/travis-foster) | Drums (drum set) | 2003 to 2023 | Former |
| [Gabe Morley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gabe-morley) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 2002 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | [YOB](https://themetalnet.com/album/68e42692-adbd-4d33-aed6-08d6de147310) | EP |
| 2002 | [Elaborations of Carbon](https://themetalnet.com/album/4bc26cde-8474-36bd-b65d-d27d2eba4119) | Album |
| 2003 | [Catharsis](https://themetalnet.com/album/dca88f5e-371b-3104-bef8-c1ea5b96bae5) | Album |
| 2004 | [The Illusion of Motion](https://themetalnet.com/album/37306dda-1c33-36a7-aa9e-17e6464517ce) | Album |
| 2005 | [The Unreal Never Lived](https://themetalnet.com/album/4a99e72f-573f-3230-b7b3-c26a38d80d7c) | Album |
| 2009 | [The Great Cessation](https://themetalnet.com/album/0bea4ff8-32eb-4ad1-b4a2-b16d12f3bd31) | Album |
| 2011 | [Atma](https://themetalnet.com/album/e50c53a0-6ce1-41a2-b5ee-5a94a1f11010) | Album |
| 2014 | [Clearing the Path to Ascend](https://themetalnet.com/album/87cb1575-2c00-4c2c-ba88-f7cd69c57b6a) | Album |
| 2018 | [Our Raw Heart](https://themetalnet.com/album/35cd0401-747f-42ea-920b-e5f6b844d4fc) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [Sleep](https://themetalnet.com/band/sleep) (listened together)
- [High on Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/high-on-fire) (listened together)
- [Neurosis](https://themetalnet.com/band/neurosis-a9416fb3) (listened together)
- [Ufomammut](https://themetalnet.com/band/ufomammut) (listened together)
- [Om](https://themetalnet.com/band/om) (listened together)
- [Pallbearer](https://themetalnet.com/band/pallbearer) (listened together)
- [Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/earth-60dd41cf) (listened together)
- [Weedeater](https://themetalnet.com/band/weedeater) (listened together)
- [Kylesa](https://themetalnet.com/band/kylesa) (listened together)
- [Acid King](https://themetalnet.com/band/acid-king) (listened together)
- [Windhand](https://themetalnet.com/band/windhand) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quantumyob
- bandcamp: https://yobislove.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hiIe6hmDchjc246cpoAOM
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quantumyob/
- x: https://twitter.com/quantumyob
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Yob/10929
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/561109
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/39276097

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/yob](https://themetalnet.com/band/yob). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt