| Clearing the Path to Ascend | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 4, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, sludge metal | |||
| Length | 62:30 | |||
| Label | Neurot | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | (8/10)[3] |
| MusicOMH | [4] |
| Pitchfork | (8.2/10)[5] |
Clearing the Path to Ascend is the seventh studio album by American doom metal band YOB. It was released in September 2014 under Neurot Recordings. Rolling Stone named it the best metal album[6] and the 50th best album overall[7] of the year.
- ^ "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ Jurek, Thom (2014-09-01). "Album Review 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ Walschots, Natalie (2014-08-29). "Album Review 2". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ Shepherd, Sam (2014-09-01). "Album Review 3". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ Camp, Zoe (2014-09-04). "Album Review 4". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ "20 Best Metal Albums of 2014". 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "50 Best Albums of 2014". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 February 2015.