2009 album from the reunited cosmic Doom Metal band. One of the heaviest and most respected bands in Metal,  Yob are renowned for their unique brand of epic, crushing  sludge doom. Founded in 1996 in Eugene, Oregon, the  band developed a reputation as the heaviest Doom Metal  three-piece ever alongside the legendary Sleep. In 2006,  however, vocalist / guitarist Mike Schedit announced the  group's split after three albums on labels such as Abstract  Sounds and Metal Blade Records.