| The Illusion of Motion | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| BW&BK |    [4] |
| Rock Hard | [5] |
| Metal.de | [6] |
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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]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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