Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Heliocentric

"And God said let there be lights." The Ocean - HeliocentricApril 12th, 2010Progressive MetalMetal Blade RecordsBerlin, Germany After the past week we finally come to the end of Discography Deep Dive as it relates to The Ocean with their fifth full length record, Heliocentric. Dropping in 2010, this album came out at the exact perfect …

Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Precambrian

"We're distracted with excuses, why we can't reach for the stars, and so we never spring to arms." The Ocean - PrecambrianNovember 27th, 2007Progressive Metal / Sludge MetalMetal Blade RecordsBerlin, Germany Coming to the fourth album from German progressive metal sextet The Ocean we are treated to the group's longest and most ambitious effort yet. …

Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Aeolian

"Lo! Death has reared himself a throne!" The Ocean - AeolianNovember 28th, 2005Progressive Sludge Metal / Metalcore / Post MetalMetal Blade RecordsBerlin, Germany We continue Discography Deep Dive this month with the third album from German post metal and progressive metal outfit The Ocean, Aeolian. Upon revisiting the discography of this band I was shocked …

Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Fluxion

The Ocean - FluxionNovember 2004Progressive Sludge Metal / Post MetalMake My Day RecordsBerlin, Germany 2004 would mark The Ocean Collective's return with a revamped lineup and a much more ambitious sophomore effort than their thirty minute instrumental debut, Fogdiver. Fluxion clocks in nearly an hour across nine tracks of sonically mysterious, complex and textured riffology. …

Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Fogdiver

The Ocean - FogdiverSeptember 1st, 2003Progressive Metal / Post MetalMake My DayBerlin, Germany The Ocean, or The Ocean Collective as they are sometimes known, have been around the block for quite some time. Active since 2000 the band, which originally started as a four piece, has since ballooned to include a six member lineup. While …

Album Review: Charlie Griffiths – Tiktaalika

Charlie Griffiths - TiktaalikaJune 17th, 2022Progressive MetalInsideOut MusicLondon, England, UK In 2020 I decided to check out the band Haken for the first time. I had heard of them numerous times both online and from friends of mine in real life who are super into progressive metal, and I was pleased with what I heard. …

Album Review: The Ocean Collective – Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic

"You feel so disconnected and yes, I get it, but there is just no point in further confrontation, dysfunctional communication skills." The Ocean Collective - Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / CenozoicSeptember 25th, 2020Progressive / Sludge MetalMetal Blade RecordsBerlin, Germany When I was a teenager I had a huge phase of getting into sludge metal bands, especially …