YOB

I'm aware that a lot of these first posts are rudimentary, but I feel as though these are some essentials that necessitate further listening regardless of their 'quintessential' status in the stoner genre of music.

It should also be noted that the purpose of this blog is to discover and dissect music that is fundamentally heavy. In the field of heavy metal music there is a reductionist belief that all quality metal music must be made with the most distortion and the fuzziest tones achievable. That is where this blog comes in: we have a broader definition of heavy. Heavy means different things in different contexts, for some bands this is pristine clean guitars that chime and sustain transparent chords, and others it means a Gibson SG into a Dallas Arbeiter Fuzzface and your vintage Sunn Model-T with the Master up to 11.

In addition, there seems to be a symbiotic relationship between this definition of heavy music and tube amplifiers, which is why there will be immense amplifier worship here as well.

And with that...behold:

Yob--Ball of Molten Lead

Yob currently do not have a bandcamp, but they do have the majority of their material up on Youtube. I have nothing but respect for the band, and I enjoy their entire catalogue.

And: an interview with Mike Scheidt (vocalist and guitarist)

ALSO, notice how Bongripper is playing in the background of the interview!  Random n-bomb from the interviewer? k...



























































and Mike talks about his Monson Guitar:

Mike Scheidt Interview

Enjoy,

King Bong