The Ocean
The Ocean (a.k.a. The Ocean Collective) is a progressive metal band started… Read Full Bio ↴The Ocean (a.k.a. The Ocean Collective) is a progressive metal band started in 2001 in Berlin, Germany by guitarist Robin Staps. However, the first stable line-up was formed only in 2009 during recording sessions of Heliocentric and Anthropocentric.
As for 2013, 4 of 5 band members are from Switzerland, while its founder continues to live in Berlin. In addition, Chris Breuer, a touring bass player who also made a recording appearance on Pelagial, is a citizen of Berlin too. Breuer is touring member who is filling in for Louis Jucker (who has gone on hiatus due to his desire to finish university studies) for all shows in 2013, also has recorded some parts for band's 6th album "Pelagial" released in the same year.
The Ocean was founded in 2001 by guitarist and songwriter Robin Staps. During the following two years, about 40 musicians joined and left the band until a stable line-up was established. July 2002 saw The Ocean play their first concert at Berlin's now defunct semi-legal Eimer Club. Shortly after, the band released their eponymous debut album featuring Islands/Tides, a 30-minute-long song that also constituted the substance of their early live shows.
After a brief tour with Swedish crust punk outfit Coma in early 2003, the band signed to Make My Day Records, which then released Fogdiver, an EP consisting of five instrumental songs—despite the fact that on stage, at least two singers could be found. Unlike its predecessor, this recording received considerable acclaim from critics throughout a variety of genres.
During winter and spring 2004, The Ocean recorded what was to become the material for their two following albums. The calmer and more atmospheric half of this recording session was released as Fluxion in August 2004; a joint effort of Make My Day and Throne Records. While the fact that the band now used vocals on their recordings seemed to make the music more accessible to some, it also caused many other critics to consider the album a step backwards in terms of innovation and originality. In interviews, the band would comment on this by pointing out the perceived closed-mindedness of some of the reviewers and their supposed inability to deal with the harshness and brutality the anti-Christian, anti-theistic vocals now added to The Ocean's sound.
After signing to Metal Blade Records in summer 2005, all the remaining songs from the session were released as Aeolian. Since Fluxion and Aeolian had originally been planned as a double CD with a mellow and a brutal part — a plan that did not work out — Aeolian came across as very different from its predecessor. Unlike on previous albums, classical instruments and electronic sounds were hardly used here, making the record sound rather minimalistic. But whereas Fluxion had featured only one singer, seven of them could be found on Aeolian, among them Nate Newton, Sean Ingram, and Tomas Hallbom, whose names were also used extensively for the album's promotion campaign. According to the band, Meta's voice on Fluxion had created a monotony that was to be avoided on Aeolian. March 2006 saw the North American release of the album. Later that year, a joint vinyl version of Fluxion and Aeolian was released by Throne Records, featuring three records in different colors. Recently in late 2007, they released a new 2 disc album entitled Precambrian. In April 2008, The Ocean embarked on a year long tour through Europe and North America with bands like Intronaut, Opeth, and At The Gates. In April 2009 it was announced that primary Precambrian vocalist, and full time touring member Mike Pilat was leaving the band for personal reasons and other commitments.
On November 17, 2009, Robin Staps announced that a replacement vocalist had been found, Loïc Rossetti. The Ocean released two albums in 2010, Heliocentric on April 9 and Anthropocentric on November 9. Taken together, the two albums "represent a fundamental and philosophical critique of Christianity," with Heliocentric describing the internal battles within the Catholic Church over the heliocentrism of Copernicus and Galileo, and Anthropocentric critiquing the fundamentalist Protestant view of Creationism.
They announced that their first live DVD would be filmed on the 29 January 2011 in Berlin at the Museum für Musikinstrumente and will only contain tracks from their album Precambrian.
On August 3, 2011, The Ocean announced via its Facebook page that Robin Staps had been working on new material for an upcoming album. They stated that recording would get under way in early 2012 and hinted at the possibility of releasing another double album. In a September 2012 article on the website MetalSucks, Robin stated that the new album was due for an April or May release in 2013 and would have very few if any vocals, but elaborated that Loïc remains the vocalist of the group despite the change in style.
The band released Pelagial on April 29, 2013 in the United States. The CD version contained two discs - one has the songs with vocals, the other is purely instrumental.
On October 20, 2013, the band announced the departure of guitarist Jonathan Nido and drummer Luc Hess. It was later announced that Paul Seidel of the band War From A Harlots Mouth would replace Hess after the current tour. Additionally on the 8th of December Robin Staps announced via the bands Facebook page that Australian Damian Murdoch would be the bands new guitarist.
As for 2013, 4 of 5 band members are from Switzerland, while its founder continues to live in Berlin. In addition, Chris Breuer, a touring bass player who also made a recording appearance on Pelagial, is a citizen of Berlin too. Breuer is touring member who is filling in for Louis Jucker (who has gone on hiatus due to his desire to finish university studies) for all shows in 2013, also has recorded some parts for band's 6th album "Pelagial" released in the same year.
The Ocean was founded in 2001 by guitarist and songwriter Robin Staps. During the following two years, about 40 musicians joined and left the band until a stable line-up was established. July 2002 saw The Ocean play their first concert at Berlin's now defunct semi-legal Eimer Club. Shortly after, the band released their eponymous debut album featuring Islands/Tides, a 30-minute-long song that also constituted the substance of their early live shows.
After a brief tour with Swedish crust punk outfit Coma in early 2003, the band signed to Make My Day Records, which then released Fogdiver, an EP consisting of five instrumental songs—despite the fact that on stage, at least two singers could be found. Unlike its predecessor, this recording received considerable acclaim from critics throughout a variety of genres.
During winter and spring 2004, The Ocean recorded what was to become the material for their two following albums. The calmer and more atmospheric half of this recording session was released as Fluxion in August 2004; a joint effort of Make My Day and Throne Records. While the fact that the band now used vocals on their recordings seemed to make the music more accessible to some, it also caused many other critics to consider the album a step backwards in terms of innovation and originality. In interviews, the band would comment on this by pointing out the perceived closed-mindedness of some of the reviewers and their supposed inability to deal with the harshness and brutality the anti-Christian, anti-theistic vocals now added to The Ocean's sound.
After signing to Metal Blade Records in summer 2005, all the remaining songs from the session were released as Aeolian. Since Fluxion and Aeolian had originally been planned as a double CD with a mellow and a brutal part — a plan that did not work out — Aeolian came across as very different from its predecessor. Unlike on previous albums, classical instruments and electronic sounds were hardly used here, making the record sound rather minimalistic. But whereas Fluxion had featured only one singer, seven of them could be found on Aeolian, among them Nate Newton, Sean Ingram, and Tomas Hallbom, whose names were also used extensively for the album's promotion campaign. According to the band, Meta's voice on Fluxion had created a monotony that was to be avoided on Aeolian. March 2006 saw the North American release of the album. Later that year, a joint vinyl version of Fluxion and Aeolian was released by Throne Records, featuring three records in different colors. Recently in late 2007, they released a new 2 disc album entitled Precambrian. In April 2008, The Ocean embarked on a year long tour through Europe and North America with bands like Intronaut, Opeth, and At The Gates. In April 2009 it was announced that primary Precambrian vocalist, and full time touring member Mike Pilat was leaving the band for personal reasons and other commitments.
On November 17, 2009, Robin Staps announced that a replacement vocalist had been found, Loïc Rossetti. The Ocean released two albums in 2010, Heliocentric on April 9 and Anthropocentric on November 9. Taken together, the two albums "represent a fundamental and philosophical critique of Christianity," with Heliocentric describing the internal battles within the Catholic Church over the heliocentrism of Copernicus and Galileo, and Anthropocentric critiquing the fundamentalist Protestant view of Creationism.
They announced that their first live DVD would be filmed on the 29 January 2011 in Berlin at the Museum für Musikinstrumente and will only contain tracks from their album Precambrian.
On August 3, 2011, The Ocean announced via its Facebook page that Robin Staps had been working on new material for an upcoming album. They stated that recording would get under way in early 2012 and hinted at the possibility of releasing another double album. In a September 2012 article on the website MetalSucks, Robin stated that the new album was due for an April or May release in 2013 and would have very few if any vocals, but elaborated that Loïc remains the vocalist of the group despite the change in style.
The band released Pelagial on April 29, 2013 in the United States. The CD version contained two discs - one has the songs with vocals, the other is purely instrumental.
On October 20, 2013, the band announced the departure of guitarist Jonathan Nido and drummer Luc Hess. It was later announced that Paul Seidel of the band War From A Harlots Mouth would replace Hess after the current tour. Additionally on the 8th of December Robin Staps announced via the bands Facebook page that Australian Damian Murdoch would be the bands new guitarist.
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The Ocean Lyrics
Abyssopelagic I: Boundless Vasts We sink through boundless vasts of blue. When we come home,…
Abyssopelagic II: Signals of Anxiety Last night I had a dream. I saw her in the…
Anthropocentric As the symbols of The metaphysics of the hangman are taken…
Atlantic yes this one time you've been bold but don't you get…
Austerity Pouring whiskey in dried-out bodies Coarsely hewn by wood a…
Bathyalpelagic I: Impasses There is movement in these depths. There's a place for ever…
Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish In Dreams And when the day arrives, I will be petrified. Pressure is…
Bathyalpelagic III: Disequilibrated We sink through boundless vasts of blue. When we come…
Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated We sink through boundless vasts of blue. When we come home…
Benthic: The Origin of Our Wishes We are now on the threshold Hold your breath and close…
Boreal in absence of reason lost all we believed in we kneel to…
Calymmian What have you done with me? You ruined everything and you …
Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence Fellow man! Your whole life, like a sandglass (Will always b…
Catharsis Of A Heretic I refuse to shroud my past. These walls in here allow…
Comfort Zones Inside our squalid homes: a safe place behind security doors…
Dead On The Whole We draw your eyes to our images: Carrot and stick. We've…
Demersal: Cognitive Dissonance And there was a great earthquake And the sun turned black…
Ectasian There's a stubble field On which a black rain falls There …
Eoarchaean Where does it come from And how was it made? Who died…
Eocene Charity is your demand But you never showed me any lenience …
Epiphany I will pray to the Son; He Was crucified for me. And…
Equinox Yes, the hopeless are those who never lose their hope. And…
Firmament And God said, Let there be lights In the firmament Of the…
For He that Wavereth One is supposed to be submerged into [Incomprehensible] Som…
For He that Wavereth... "They will cry aloud at last that the truth is…
For He That Wavereth… One is supposed to be submerged in belief Somehow by a…
Hadean Sitting out the goose step Of the long march of the…
Hadean: The Long March Of The Yes-Men Sitting out the goosestep Of the long march of the Yes-men …
Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe I can feel these circles will always touch in more…
Heaven TV There is no comfort in the idea of the eternal…
Holocene Brace yourself You feel nothing But you see Your limbs are b…
Inertia I enwrap myself in black sheets to match the sky And…
Isla Del Sol Grow to the sun. We fell on rock. Awoke with broken bones.…
Jurassic | Cretaceous Pieces are shattered once again You're no longer innocent An…
Killing The Flies Air filled with sand lashing in my face I can't see…
Mesoarchaean There are moments in life When man with his louse ridden…
Mesopelagic: Into the Uncanny The light is fading everything dissolves in blue As we beco…
Metaphysics Of The Hangman On their long journey that leads them toward the light; Wins…
Necrobabes.com You're my fetish My favorite toy Pierced with needles I'm…
Neoarchaean What have you done with me? You ruined everything And you do…
One With The Ocean Let them carry me away To any place that they have…
Orosirian For the great blue cold now reigns Adamantly taking hold of…
Palaeoarchaean Free man, you shall forever cherish the ocean! The sea is…
Palaeocene Broken bones, onward The seed to be in defect Open void, sil…
Paleoarchean: Man & The Sea Free man, you shall forever cherish the ocean! The sea is…
Parabiosis release revive reverse retire the hearse give grace it's tou…
Pleistocene We all can only take so much Some more than others And…
Preboreal no grasp on reality, attention shaping identities we've lost…
Ptolemy Was Wrong On their long journey that leads them toward the light; Wins…
Put Your Hand In The Hand Put your hand in the hand of the man Who stilled…
Queen of the Food Chain You sure know the rules To turn all heads to your…
Queen Of The Food-Chain You sure know the rules To turn all heads to your…
Rhyacian A City of the blind Their vile inhabitants Abashed by thei…
Sewers of the Soul The soul must have its chosen sewers to carry away…
She was the Universe I had a dream which was not all a dream: The…
Statherian [Instrumental with a quote from the movie the life of…
Stenian At this time of the year The skies are mostly grey…
Subatlantic take heed it's getting warm pay heed to the alarm take heed …
Subboreal there's a faint longing for something that's long lost and…
Swallowed By The Earth Tonight the earth opened up And swallowed quite a lot Of a…
Swoon Mild rays of the sun will burn your eyes After dwelling…
The Almightiness Contradiction If He knew it all, If He knew everything there is…
The City In The Sea Lo! Death has reared himself a throne In a strange city…
The First Commandment Of The Luminaries The sun's a luminary whose egress Is an opening of the…
The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov Baseness Even if I did not believe in life, If I lost…
The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts It is not for us to resolve things That are not…
The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain of Faith The Devil's sows in you A tiny grain of faith, And it…
The Grand Inquisitor IV: Exclusion From Redemption Are you ready to face your greatest mistake: the one that…
The Greatest Bane We are divine. We are divine. Deities of the modern age. …
The Human Stain Bread and games... or should we say: sugar and chains? The…
The Ocean I'm so confused I'm so confused by you and I dont know I…
The Origin Of God A prime mover only shifts the problem. If every complex str…
The Origin Of Species Guess it's quite hard to believe That we all come from…
Tonian I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW I FEEL CAN'T SHOW YOU WHAT…
Triassic You feel so disconnected And yes I get it But there is…
Une Saison En Enfer Sick of the sun Corroded by the rain Stolen laurels in fel…