Clearing the Path to Ascend

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 and the 50th best album overall of the year.

Personnel

 * YOB
 * Mike Scheidt – vocal, guitars
 * Aaron Rieseberg – bass
 * Travis Foster – drums


 * Additional musicians
 * Billy Barnett – hammond organ


 * Production
 * Billy Barnett – engineer
 * Brad Boatright – mastering


 * Design
 * Orion Landau – artwork