THE
OCEAN
THE
OCEAN is a phenomenal, very unique band that features
influences from various styles of hard and also more
mellow music. They are famous for their hardcore eruptions
as well as their flowing soundscapes that are somewhat
reminiscent of American pioneers Neurosis. But in
the end they are simply THE OCEAN, a band that is
well known in the German underground, not only for
their albums, but also for their excessive live shows.
“It´s
great to have THE OCEAN on the label”, comments
Andreas R. of Metal Blade Europe. “This band
is so talented – they transport a wide array
of emotions through their incredible music. You can´t
be more honest as an artist than THE OCEAN are.”
Comments
THE OCEAN guitarist Robin Staps: "After talking
to various labels over the course of the past months,
we're happy to finally join forces with one of the
most important labels for heavy music out there. Out
of all the parties we've been talking to, Metal Blade
seemed to be the most reasonable about what they can
do for us and how they will go about doing it."
After
more than a year in the making, their upcoming record
"Aeolian", a sequel to 2004's highly acclaimed
"Fluxion", is in its final stages of production.
“All
the instrumental and vocal tracks have been layed
down and we are almost finished with the mix. We have
taken a multiple-singer approach this time, with the
aim of finding the perfect voice for every part. The
result is a number of guest appearances, including
Tomas Hallbom of BREACH, Nate Newton of CONVERGE /
OLD MAN GLOOM and Sean Ingram of COALESCE. Altogether
there are 6 singers featured on the album, covering
the widest possible range of aggressive vocals, from
deep howls to high-pitched shrieking, with our mainman
Meta at the low end and laptopist Nico at the high
end of the vocal spectrum.”
“Aeolian”
will be released on the 25th of November in Germany
and on the 28th of November in the rest of Europe!
More
album details will be revealed soon!
Further
THE OCEAN news:
The
live-video clip of "Queen of The Food-Chain"
by Karl Bongartz is available for download now in
the brand new video section on the website:
http://www.theoceancollective.de/videos.html
www.theoceancollective.com
