YOB‘s current US tour started over a week ago and this week swings through the Midwest en route to the Eastern Seaboard. The Eugene, Oregon, cosmic doom stalwarts announced about a week and a half ago they’ll reissue their debut album, 2002’s Elaborations of Carbon, through Relapse Records in the spirit of past album revisits with new artwork, a remaster, and so on. The tour will see them stop through Mutants of the Monster this week and as they head in that direction, they’ve put word out that Dave French (a noted front-of-house sound engineer and formerly drums in Brothers of the Sonic Cloth) has joined on drums as a permanent member of the group.

This isn’t the huge news it might seem to be when one considers that French has been playing with YOB for two years, as the band mentions below, but the current tour is the largest undertaking they’ve done in that time, so it’s a fitting moment to make it official. French stepped in on drums for YOB as life began to return post-pandemic, filling the role formerly occupied by Travis Foster, who had joined in 2003. Guitarist/vocalist Mike Scheidt is as he has been the lone remaining founding member, while bassist Aaron Rieseberg (also Simple Forms) came aboard when the band returned in 2009 after breaking up in ’06. Got all that?

The dates don’t really matter. What’s important is that with French as a permanent member, YOB will proceed on this tour and continue moving forward, and that their announcement gives me an excuse to post a pic by Dutch photographer Paul Verhagen, who is among the all-time champion sweethearts of the universe. Also included are the dates for the tour that I spent half the post talking about.

Dig:

We’re very happy to announce that Dave French is officially joining Yob as our new drummer.

We’ve been friends, neighbors, tour mates and admirers of Dave for over a decade. We first met in 2012 when he was playing drums for Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth. His crushing approach and commitment to detail behind the kit was remarkable. Since then we’ve toured with Dave in multiple scenarios when he was working as a tech or sound engineer for bands like Neurosis, Voivod, Sleep (as well with Om, Boris, Soundgarden, MC50, and many others) over the years.

Dave has been playing drums with us live since 2021 and has brought his focus, energy and inspiration to every moment. We’re thrilled to welcome him to Yob.

(#128248#) Paul Verhagen

YOB US TOUR DATES
Tue 5/30 – St Paul, MN – Turf Club* (SOLD OUT)
Wed 5/31 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown*
Thu 6/01 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck*
Fri 6/02 – Little Rock, AR – Mutants Of The Monster Fest*
Sat 6/03 – Murfreesboro, TN – Hop Springs*
Sun 6/04 – Louisville, KY – Portal*
Tue 6/06 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall*
Wed 6/07 – Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit Hall*
Thu 6/08 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar*
Fri 6/09 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts*
Sat 6/10 – Boston, MA – Middle East (Downstairs)* (SOLD OUT)
Mon 6/12 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge*
Tue 6/13 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge #
Wed 6/14 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry #
Thu 6/15 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Music Hall #
Fri 6/16 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Hell) #
Sat 6/17 – New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues #
Sun 6/18 – Austin, TX – Oblivion Access Festival #
Tue 6/20 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister #
Wed 6/21 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile #
Thu 6/22 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick #
Fri 6/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom #
Sat 6/24 – Oakland, CA – 3rd & Castro #
* = w/ Cave In
# = w/ Pallbearer

YOB is:
Mike Scheidt – Guitar, Vocals
Aaron Rieseberg – Bass
Dave French – Drums

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YOB, Elaborations of Carbon (2023 Reissue)

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