OUR RAW HEART

A Monstrous creation by Mike at a time when he was recovering from life-saving surgery, as with most of their previous recordings, this band improves upon every release, and this record set them apart from other sludge/doom crowds.

You'll get your usual YOB attack of thick monstrous riffs, but a lot of importance was given to lyrics this time and they are a clear reflection of the state Mike was in, as the majority of it was written while he was in the hospital, the song Beauty in falling leaves opening just sets a somber beautiful mood, and that's just an example, the title track is even more epic, not going to rate individual tracks as this album is best enjoyed as a whole. Also, the album is long clocking well over 72 minutes and requires patience and features YOB's most trying yet beautiful material, makes no mistakes it's a still Doom infused with Sludge metal album, but the lyrics are filled with hope and triumph, it's an emotional journey which I recommend to anyone who likes heavy neurosis inspired music, a very underrated album of the past few years. 5/5