The Great Cessation

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The Great Cessation
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Studio album by
YOB
ReleasedJuly 14, 2009 (2009-07-14)
RecordedMarch–April 2009
Genre Doom metal, stoner metal
Length61:53
Label Profound Lore
YOB chronology
The Unreal Never Lived
(2005)
The Great Cessation
(2009)
Atma
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media (7.0/10) [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
6."Blessed by Nothing"8:33
7."Pain Like Sugar"5:48
Total length:76:13

Personnel

Music [2] [4]
Production [2]
Design [2]

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