The Great Cessation
{{Infobox album
| name = The Great Cessation
| type = studio
| artist = YOB
| cover = The Great Cessation.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2009|07|14}}
| recorded = March–April 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Doom metal, stoner metal
| length = 61:53
| label = Profound Lore
| producer =
| prev_title = The Unreal Never Lived
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Atma
| next_year = 2011
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Pitchfork Media
| rev1Score = (7.0/10){{cite web|title=YOB The Great Cessation|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13327-the-great-cessation/|website=Pitchfork|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=3 September 2015|ref=pitchfork}}
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|title=YOB The Great Cessation|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-great-cessation-mw0000822258/credits|website=AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=3 September 2015|ref=All}}
}}
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.
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
{{Track listing
| title1 = Burning the Altar
| length1 = 12:37
| title2 = The Lie That Is Sin
| length2 = 11:19
| title3 = Silence of Heaven
| length3 = 9:48
| title4 = Breathing from the Shallows
| length4 = 7:35
| title5 = The Great Cessation
| length5 = 20:34
| total_length = 61:53
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2017 reissue bonus tracks{{Cite web|url=http://www.relapse.com/yob-the-great-cessation-deluxe-reissue/|title = Out now on CD/2XLP/Digital}}
| title6 = Blessed by Nothing
| length6 = 8:33
| title7 = Pain Like Sugar
| length7 = 5:48
| total_length = 76:13
}}
Personnel
;Music{{cite web|title=YOB The Great Cessation|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/YOB/The_Great_Cessation/241433|website=Metal-Archive.com|publisher=Metal Encyclopaedia|accessdate=3 September 2015|ref=metal}}
- Mike Scheidt - vocal, guitars
- Aaron Rieseberg - bass
- Travis Foster - drums
- Sanford Parker - synthesizer
- Billy Barnett - mastering
- Sanford Parker - engineer, mixing, producer
- Mike Schiedt - producer
- Aaron Edge - construction, design, logo
References
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