The Illusion of Motion

The Illusion of Motion
Studio album by Yob
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]
Yob chronology
Catharsis (2003) The Illusion of Motion (2004) The Unreal Never Lived (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
BW&BK	[4]
Rock Hard	[5]
Metal.de	[6]

The Illusion of Motion is the third full-length album by the band YOB. ^{[7] [1] [8]}

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Music

• Mike Scheidt - vocal, guitars
• Isamu Sato - bass
• Travis Foster - drums

Production ^[3]

• Billy Barnett - mastering, mixing
• Mike Schiedt - mixing, mastering
• Jeff Olsen - audio engineer
• Isamu Sato - artwork, graphic design
• Jim Thompson - photography

References

1. "YOB's Away – Eugene Weekly".
2. "Yob "The Illusion of Motion" | Metal Blade Records".
3. "Yob The Illusion of Motion". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
4. Pratt, Greg (October 27, 2004). "YOB - The Illusion Of Motion". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . Retrieved December 7, 2022.
5. Stappert, Andreas. "YOB - The Illusion Of Motion". Rock Hard . Retrieved December 7, 2022.
6. Sickinger, Norman (January 4, 2005). "YOB - The Illusion Of Motion Review". Metal.de . Retrieved December 7, 2022.
7. "YOB | Biography & History". AllMusic.
8. "Yob". All Tomorrow's Parties.
9. "YOB The Illusion of Motion". exclaim.ca.
10. "Now: This Week's Essential Releases". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 1, 2004 – via Google Books.