Theory: The clean guitar melody in the beginning of Eocene is the same as the one in the Bridge of Jurassic|Cretaceous, because it's supposed to resemble mammalian activity during the Mesozoic. The first mammals were small rodent-like animals who were nocturnal to avoid the dinosaurs, and I think the reoccurrence of that melody (which is very trippy and subtle, just like the existence of mammals during the Mesozoic) is a metaphor that mammals begin to rise and primates start to evolve. Like, this one melody made it through the chaos that was Palaeocene. It survived. The Ocean's Albums are always perfectly composed and thought-out in every detail.
Maybe you are right, or maybe you are overthinking it. It is not the first time The Ocean uses the same phrase or melody in various songs of an album. Anyway it's an interesting point of view from you. Cheers! to the best band ever!
I dont know for me interpretation is just interpretation Just like we interpret nature It being wrong doesn’t make the interpretation any less beautiful. (What i dislike thought is what is done in some classes where you take poetry smash it’s skull in to death with a big ass rock skin it, cut it up put it in a bowl shuffle it and pull an explanatory text out of it. It’s fucking necromancy and make me want to bring in roadkill and use it to talk about life in nature to make a point Sorry let my frustration talk a bit too loud at the end there
@@profefelipemedina3753 Is very usual to reuse some melodies in conceptual progressive albums, nothing new here. Haken do it in every album, even using melodies of previous albums.
@@reedy_9619 What makes the fascination of dissecting poetry even funnier to me is that most poets you "learn" from in class tend to have a reason, thought process or a particular topic about their work which they often openly discuss at lectures and so on. Why any form of poetry/art requires minutus detail scraping is beyond me. As you mention though, interpretation is just that and people will form their own thoughts and personal feelings behind any work of art or topic. We've all had the feeling from a piece of art; be it music, painting, poems that the art was made for you and you alone. The feeling you get when you're listening to a piece of music from a relatively unheard of artist and you get the sense you may be the only person in your entire country that is listening to it is an example. Another being a song you will listen to regularly but for some reason will never share it with anyone. That feeling of personal ownership or deep emotional connection to a work of art no matter what it is, is likely the reason behind some questionable analysis of poetry you might hear in a classroom or a lecture hall. Some interpretations are just ugly. However, OPs was not, and was rather quite beautiful.
@@giantrobot5804 It's depth. Sound's like you prefer more shallow stuff. I along with others find shallow stuff less than satisfying ...most of the time. There are times it's nice to listen to shallow less dense music though for sure. Perhaps you can imagine it as an image with less depth of view allowing you only to see a few meters vs another in which you can see layer after layer all the way to the horizon and people arguing over what they see.
Was introduced to these guys by a couple of mates last night and have been going through their material for the last 9 hours, almost forgot the beauty and excitement that comes with new GREAT music. Triassic has got me the most so far, massive Oceansize feel in that track 🤘
@@brzofil Dino Don't? Go there lol? You're close enough over there and you're up you got tons and tons of petrified creatures and what not ,dragon's, giant frogs and serpents hmmm. But those experts say it's a dinosaur that they created with CGI just like that outer space stuff cover up the reality of what the fossils are revealing for those with eyes to see all the good stuff they actually fine never sees the light of day and if it does it has a lie holding all its weight.
@@IRieAsAVirus37 I'm actually riding a gitant slug Frog, it has tooths like sabertooth, reaching out from its mouth, and leave big oozy crap on the ground when moving around, I am dressed in black kimono
I was traveling with Intronaut new album...the next recommendation was this album. I was intrigued by the album cover, and I thought this shit has to be good...and how much I love discover these gems, this makes a man rich! Insane record! Incredible trip! Another favorite.
Saw them live in Oslo a few days ago. I didn't know any of their songs, but they were so awesome live that I looked them up immediately. They're talented, have a great stage presence, and their music speaks for itself. My favorite of this album is definitely Miocene/Pliocene, which was breathtaking live. Not gonna lie, I was there for Karnivool but the Ocean definitely stole the show!
Haha, its similar for me. I wanted to go for Karnivool the year prior, sadly i red that the tour got delayed yet again. Lateron I checked out the new date, saw that they will be accompanied by The Ocean and I was hyped immidatly, since i already knew them. Srsly underrated group, they have a very unique attempt to metal. Their vocalist is a god damn machine, his screams are haunting. And i agree, Mioscene//Plioscene is an absolute beast live. The athmosphere, undescribable.
Niiice. Had always trouble to describe people how they sound like besides of saying that they're amazing but tool meets gojira is actually very fitting👌😁
We all can only take so much Some more than others And our individual tolerance for stress For loneliness is so subjective But there’s no tolerance at all For hopelessness Yes you sure did your best to smile When I dragged you once more to the aisle But all the serenity Just served to augment your pain You’ve always been intrigued by death and the other side You got yourself to close To the abyss and no one of the closest ones around you Realized How your stare turned empty How the flickering Faded from your eyes And emptiness invaded Yes you sure did your best to smile When I dragged you once more to the aisle but all the serenity just served to augment your pain And no one could tell the moment When you disassembled When your restless heart froze And you sank below the ice Eyes wide open Your saviors soul is consumed by guilt Your faith in him won’t be saving you My whole life I’ve been searching Digging deep Turning over every stone Questioning everything I know Maybe there’s no fire Deep behind these mountains This light is something else We are just atoms Colliding crashing Melting merging Existing spinning Colliding burning Out…
How good is this!!! I mean, HOW FUCKING GOOD IS THIS!!!!! I don't know where to start. Loic's vocals, the bass!, the rythmic synth stabs, the lyrics, grinding guitars and the sheer inventiveness. Blew me away. Been listening to these guys since Fluxion, I think this is the best thing they have done. Can't wait to see them live again.
This band makes such dynamic songs and it’s absolutely beautiful to hear so many different sounds in one song. They can go from hard hitting to chill flawlessly. Amazing 💜🤘💜
@@divinefallfromgrace On the nose with those comparisons. Best album in the last decde for me. Phenominal. Gets all my "metal-music spots" in all the right places.
Had a weird urge to substitute both albums together over the soundtrack from Fantasia's Rite of Spring and the original Land Before Time. Felt absolutely surreal.
Now if only they could tour again. Was lucky to see them in support of BTBAM back in '11. Venues are dying left and right, it sucks. Just wanna go to shows again.
They have tentatively scheduled a tour in for early next year. Depending on what the state of the world is, of course. They have said that if it needs to be rescheduled for later next year they all tickets will be transferable 🤘🏻
@@GodlyMullet Imperial Triumphant holds the top spot for me right now with Ulcerate at number 2. I'll need to give this a few more listens before deciding its place. Its fucking great tho
@@zachward6497 For sure Triumphant, Ulcerate and this album should be in top 3! I have had high hopes about Gojira, but after I heard the new single, I don't think so, not anymore! Also, if you a fan of funeral doom - new Bell Witch is from another universe!
@@FaceOfOden Bell Witch made a helluva album, not my favorite funeral doom release this year though, that would go to Convocation. Epic shit. This year has been full of top notch releases. Some others in my top 10 are Pyrrhon, Paysage D'hiver, The Spectral Lore and Mare Cognitum split, Atramentus (More Funeral doom), and Gaerea. I'd rec any of them dude. After one listen of this album though I'd put it top 5 for now. I see it only moving up though.
I have no words, it's fantastic. I was in love with the last album, after three time, I find this one incredible too. Love from France, I bought my ticket to see you in Nantes, hope it won't be cancelled...
For sure, the ocean are one of my favs since their first album back in the days. Dudes, listen to all the other bands from their label Pelagic Records. Hidden gems! Impressive catalog
Amazing. This was my most anticipated album in a long time, and after a month of release I can safely say that this is up there as one my favourite albums of the last decade. I have been a fan of The Ocean since I saw them support Opeth with Cynic. Aeolian got me into them big time and the distance this Collective has traveled in terms of music writing and putting all they've learnt through the years together to create this masterpiece is just an amazing feeling. This albums been on repeat now almost daily since its release. Fantastic work, I cannot praise this enough. Hits all the right spots.
@@mola55e5 Had a blast that night.. Very fond memory of me and my buddy screaming for Cynic to play How Could I after they asked for request. Sean just points to us with his stick nods his head with a look like "you're goddamn right we're gonna play How Could I" and he just rips the intro off. Met Paul and Mikael that night too and few of the Ocean guys were hanging around but didn't speak with them. Glad I seen Cynic several times they're a true great metal band. RIP Sean
Never fail in creating essential albums, I've been in since Fogdiver, never been at all underwhelmed by any release by The Ocean/The Ocean Collective, quite the opposite and in the best possible way. Another masterpiece is the two words that sum up Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic, cheers!
Haven't heard yet, but it's got some competition. Ulcerate and Imperial Triumphant killed it this year. Very eager to hear what the the ocean brought to the table.
The opening track is the song Flaw wish they always could have written. The Ocean score again as one of the most innovate bands in the genre today. Cheers.
I like the second part of the chorus better actually. Paul launches into the same rhythm but with full on ride action. The vocals Loïc delivers there are bone chilling too. I just today posted the entire Guitar Pro tab on UG for the song. It's amazing what layers you hear once you start listening for details.
I love it how the intro 'Triassic'' is so similar to the intro from 'Calymmian' from the Precambrian album. it really ties all these albums together! Loving all these layers in the songs
Congrats on having a species named after you guys. You are probably over the moon! I've been listening since about 2005, and I can't get enough of your sound. Or the science.
@@patrickbalkany7989 there was a brittle star fossil discovered. Due to their excellent work in raising awareness to ecological time periods, it was named Ophiacantha oceani, after the band.
dislikes are from those who dislike it, I really don't understand why these regurgitated comments always get traction. Just enjoy the damn thing and stop caring about others.
@@franlovelsimic8421 Maybe because the dislikes came before the tracks went live, so they hadnt heard it and therefore couldnt know if they disliked it.
Almost an Oceansize-like sound at times. Very tasty. Could do without the extended moments of harsh vocals. This band sounds tremendous with clean vocals through the impassioned wails but I feel like the growls grate just a bit. Incredible musicality and songwriting though. Seeing this band with Katatonia, Soen, Cellar Darling, Oceans of Slumber in December 2022.
@@declanpossnett2481 depends who you've purchased from the ocean/palegic records stuff will come from mainland Europe but I bought a t-shirt and CD from metal blade records in Ohio so its been posted but not left the US yet.
It's a rather delicate album. Going back and forth from post to black metal, keeping their unique style in the way. For now thumbs up and then listen again tomorrow. Nice job The Ocean Collective.
Conceptual very post Ebbs and flows of influences are found throughout the album at times Sonic prudishness brutishness a and others of tonal purity. The last song Holocene reminds me of samaels lessons in magic number one. I will definitely have to check out other albums by the ocean and that's a whole I would like to say that I really been thoroughly impressed at the evolving of Metal Blade records. There are many new bands and artists different styles of music that some may not even come to recognize as metal. Master boot record is a great example of this~
Just realised part of holocene goes back into triassic lyrically Anyway I hope the ocean record a live dvd of both phanerozoic's then I can drive my family mad by watching it on repeat.
I guess it's yet another period of life flourishing after the Ice Age just like Triassic was a period of new life after the Permian extinction. At least I think they drew a parallel there due to that reason.
First listen through, and I think it's safe to say this is my favourite The Ocean album EVER. And that's sayin' something, as the likes of 'Anthropocentic' and 'Peligial', and others, are masterpieces. Fuckin' hell, Robin, Loïc et. co., outstanding work!!
The ocean, gojira and rivers of nihil, my top 3 bands at moment
Tour? Maybe with Archspire?
Theory:
The clean guitar melody in the beginning of Eocene is the same as the one in the Bridge of Jurassic|Cretaceous, because it's supposed to resemble mammalian activity during the Mesozoic.
The first mammals were small rodent-like animals who were nocturnal to avoid the dinosaurs, and I think the reoccurrence of that melody (which is very trippy and subtle, just like the existence of mammals during the Mesozoic) is a metaphor that mammals begin to rise and primates start to evolve.
Like, this one melody made it through the chaos that was Palaeocene. It survived.
The Ocean's Albums are always perfectly composed and thought-out in every detail.
Maybe you are right, or maybe you are overthinking it. It is not the first time The Ocean uses the same phrase or melody in various songs of an album. Anyway it's an interesting point of view from you. Cheers! to the best band ever!
I dont know for me interpretation is just interpretation
Just like we interpret nature
It being wrong doesn’t make the interpretation any less beautiful.
(What i dislike thought is what is done in some classes where you take poetry smash it’s skull in to death with a big ass rock skin it, cut it up put it in a bowl shuffle it and pull an explanatory text out of it. It’s fucking necromancy and make me want to bring in roadkill and use it to talk about life in nature to make a point
Sorry let my frustration talk a bit too loud at the end there
@@profefelipemedina3753 Is very usual to reuse some melodies in conceptual progressive albums, nothing new here. Haken do it in every album, even using melodies of previous albums.
@@reedy_9619 What makes the fascination of dissecting poetry even funnier to me is that most poets you "learn" from in class tend to have a reason, thought process or a particular topic about their work which they often openly discuss at lectures and so on. Why any form of poetry/art requires minutus detail scraping is beyond me. As you mention though, interpretation is just that and people will form their own thoughts and personal feelings behind any work of art or topic.
We've all had the feeling from a piece of art; be it music, painting, poems that the art was made for you and you alone. The feeling you get when you're listening to a piece of music from a relatively unheard of artist and you get the sense you may be the only person in your entire country that is listening to it is an example. Another being a song you will listen to regularly but for some reason will never share it with anyone. That feeling of personal ownership or deep emotional connection to a work of art no matter what it is, is likely the reason behind some questionable analysis of poetry you might hear in a classroom or a lecture hall. Some interpretations are just ugly. However, OPs was not, and was rather quite beautiful.
@@giantrobot5804 It's depth. Sound's like you prefer more shallow stuff. I along with others find shallow stuff less than satisfying ...most of the time. There are times it's nice to listen to shallow less dense music though for sure.
Perhaps you can imagine it as an image with less depth of view allowing you only to see a few meters vs another in which you can see layer after layer all the way to the horizon and people arguing over what they see.
Came for the dinosaurs, stayed for the sound!
Me 2. Glad I did !!
Jurassic | Cretateous is insane. Fav song on this album for sure
Definitely top 3 Ocean songs for me. It does not get old
Tool meets Linkin Park, i'll allow it
I always think of VOLA with this song
Lie Awake
It won´t be long
Lie Awake
It´s coming close
The ocean is a hidden gem! What fucking great band!! So authentic and complete their concept sound and production are amazing!!!
They are not really a hidden gem, though, anyone with even a passing interest in the scene would have heard of them, and rightfully so :)
Was introduced to these guys by a couple of mates last night and have been going through their material for the last 9 hours, almost forgot the beauty and excitement that comes with new GREAT music. Triassic has got me the most so far, massive Oceansize feel in that track 🤘
One day all this can be yours... really a lot from Oceansize
I'm sure by now you've gotten to Pelagial. It is literally about the size of the ocean.
@@justinlamb2864 sure have, and was equally as blown away as I was by the rest of their recordings
Absolutely incredible album, you guys are a continuous source of innovative and essential music. Never stop doing what you do
First time listening to this group. Everything I love about music is in this album.
Your username is particularly humourous to me 😄👍
Absolutely truth speaking dinosaur, i read ur mind ur psyops assasin dressed like an EZio in AC|| and now yt gives me ad bye
@@brzofil Dino Don't? Go there lol? You're close enough over there and you're up you got tons and tons of petrified creatures and what not ,dragon's, giant frogs and serpents hmmm. But those experts say it's a dinosaur that they created with CGI just like that outer space stuff cover up the reality of what the fossils are revealing for those with eyes to see all the good stuff they actually fine never sees the light of day and if it does it has a lie holding all its weight.
@@IRieAsAVirus37 I'm actually riding a gitant slug Frog, it has tooths like sabertooth, reaching out from its mouth, and leave big oozy crap on the ground when moving around, I am dressed in black kimono
I was traveling with Intronaut new album...the next recommendation was this album. I was intrigued by the album cover, and I thought this shit has to be good...and how much I love discover these gems, this makes a man rich! Insane record! Incredible trip! Another favorite.
Intronaut's last record there is particularly beastly...
The sound of the snare in this record should be taught in universities.
Saw them live in Oslo a few days ago. I didn't know any of their songs, but they were so awesome live that I looked them up immediately. They're talented, have a great stage presence, and their music speaks for itself. My favorite of this album is definitely Miocene/Pliocene, which was breathtaking live. Not gonna lie, I was there for Karnivool but the Ocean definitely stole the show!
Haha, its similar for me.
I wanted to go for Karnivool the year prior, sadly i red that the tour got delayed yet again.
Lateron I checked out the new date, saw that they will be accompanied by The Ocean and I was hyped immidatly, since i already knew them.
Srsly underrated group, they have a very unique attempt to metal.
Their vocalist is a god damn machine, his screams are haunting.
And i agree, Mioscene//Plioscene is an absolute beast live. The athmosphere, undescribable.
in the end i was blown away more by The Ocean then by Karnivool. (who were absolutely amazing, none the less) **
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Happy 4th anniversary! I've been listening to this for years, and it got me through the hardest times.
I think my wife is jealous that I've absolutely fallen in love with this band. Bloody brilliant music, lads.
I get a little bit of a "lateralus" flavoring with their chilled out moments. It sounds exquisite. Well done boys! 🤙
tool meets gojira type shit
Niiice. Had always trouble to describe people how they sound like besides of saying that they're amazing but tool meets gojira is actually very fitting👌😁
I listen on repeat again and again et each time it becomes better.......great great great album !!!
Love the dichotomy from your last album. From the death of a species, to the everlasting desire to live.
This album is a freakin masterpiece. My new favorite band.
We all can only take so much
Some more than others
And our individual tolerance for stress
For loneliness is so subjective
But there’s no tolerance at all
For hopelessness
Yes you sure did your best to smile
When I dragged you once more to the aisle
But all the serenity
Just served to augment your pain
You’ve always been intrigued by death and the other side
You got yourself to close
To the abyss and no one of the closest ones around you
Realized
How your stare turned empty
How the flickering
Faded from your eyes
And emptiness invaded
Yes you sure did your best to smile
When I dragged you once more to the aisle but all the serenity just served to augment your pain
And no one could tell the moment
When you disassembled
When your restless heart froze
And you sank below the ice
Eyes wide open
Your saviors soul is consumed by guilt
Your faith in him won’t be saving you
My whole life I’ve been searching
Digging deep
Turning over every stone
Questioning everything I know
Maybe there’s no fire
Deep behind these mountains
This light is something else
We are just atoms
Colliding crashing
Melting merging
Existing spinning
Colliding burning
Out…
Jesus is the truth, the way and the light. No one goes to the Father except through Him.
There are no words to describe this album. What a journey!!! Easily Album of the Year.
Had the chance to see them live and chat with them too, great and humble guys
How good is this!!! I mean, HOW FUCKING GOOD IS THIS!!!!! I don't know where to start. Loic's vocals, the bass!, the rythmic synth stabs, the lyrics, grinding guitars and the sheer inventiveness. Blew me away. Been listening to these guys since Fluxion, I think this is the best thing they have done. Can't wait to see them live again.
This band makes such dynamic songs and it’s absolutely beautiful to hear so many different sounds in one song. They can go from hard hitting to chill flawlessly.
Amazing 💜🤘💜
I got some “Cult Of Luna” vibes from this album, as well as some “some of the strongest material this band has released to date” vibes
Toojira
I can hear Neurosis influences in 'Palaeocene'.
Tool, Neurosis, Cryptopsy, Trip Hop and a splash of Black Metal too.
@@divinefallfromgrace On the nose with those comparisons. Best album in the last decde for me. Phenominal. Gets all my "metal-music spots" in all the right places.
@@blainemono3544 exactly what I was going to say ! Then on other titles, it feels like a mix between Tool, Leprous, Neurosis & Architecs maybe...
Had a weird urge to substitute both albums together over the soundtrack from Fantasia's Rite of Spring and the original Land Before Time. Felt absolutely surreal.
I get to see these guys live with Leprous this Saturday, and I am STOKED!!! 🤘😄🤘
Now if only they could tour again. Was lucky to see them in support of BTBAM back in '11. Venues are dying left and right, it sucks. Just wanna go to shows again.
They have tentatively scheduled a tour in for early next year. Depending on what the state of the world is, of course. They have said that if it needs to be rescheduled for later next year they all tickets will be transferable 🤘🏻
What a beautiful piece of work. The ocean are such a fresh sound in metal. I love it
Just discovered these guys yesterday and fucking badass. Love the writing. Jurassic/ Cretaceous made me a fan!
You've gotta check out Pelagial and Phanerozoic 1. Fuck it, just check out their whole album library.
My favorite band and I’ve been listening to metal for 30+ years. These guys set the bar so high it can’t be reached!!!
start with Heliocentric/Anthropocentric . then Pelagial, then Phan 1.
check everything they've done, there's no bad album
You gotta see them live if possible- they are just fantastic people too- thats always a nice bonus.
Man, this was an unbelievable experience, what an amazing record. AOTY for sure.
It's between this and Imperial Triumphant's Alphaville for me. An absolutely amazing record no less though!
@@GodlyMullet Imperial Triumphant holds the top spot for me right now with Ulcerate at number 2. I'll need to give this a few more listens before deciding its place. Its fucking great tho
@@zachward6497 For sure Triumphant, Ulcerate and this album should be in top 3! I have had high hopes about Gojira, but after I heard the new single, I don't think so, not anymore! Also, if you a fan of funeral doom - new Bell Witch is from another universe!
@@FaceOfOden Bell Witch made a helluva album, not my favorite funeral doom release this year though, that would go to Convocation. Epic shit. This year has been full of top notch releases. Some others in my top 10 are Pyrrhon, Paysage D'hiver, The Spectral Lore and Mare Cognitum split, Atramentus (More Funeral doom), and Gaerea. I'd rec any of them dude. After one listen of this album though I'd put it top 5 for now. I see it only moving up though.
@@zachward6497 Gaerea as well yes! But I think their first record is better! Anyway, bands you mentioned are top as well!
Since ISIS, i hadn't find any metal band with a more solid and authentic concept. They're Majestic!
I have no words, it's fantastic. I was in love with the last album, after three time, I find this one incredible too.
Love from France, I bought my ticket to see you in Nantes, hope it won't be cancelled...
My expectations for this album were high, but damn, The Ocean still managed to amaze me
This has pretty much everything one looks for in prog/post.
Very well done.
La larga espera acabó, ¡una hermosura de disco! Excelente trabajo de inicio a fin 🤘🏽🤩💞💞💞
el mejor,al menos para mi.
For sure, the ocean are one of my favs since their first album back in the days. Dudes, listen to all the other bands from their label Pelagic Records. Hidden gems! Impressive catalog
Amazing. This was my most anticipated album in a long time, and after a month of release I can safely say that this is up there as one my favourite albums of the last decade. I have been a fan of The Ocean since I saw them support Opeth with Cynic. Aeolian got me into them big time and the distance this Collective has traveled in terms of music writing and putting all they've learnt through the years together to create this masterpiece is just an amazing feeling. This albums been on repeat now almost daily since its release. Fantastic work, I cannot praise this enough. Hits all the right spots.
That is a dream line up for a show... You are so fortunate, especially now that Cynic is basically gone... That must've been an insane show!
@@mola55e5 Had a blast that night.. Very fond memory of me and my buddy screaming for Cynic to play How Could I after they asked for request. Sean just points to us with his stick nods his head with a look like "you're goddamn right we're gonna play How Could I" and he just rips the intro off. Met Paul and Mikael that night too and few of the Ocean guys were hanging around but didn't speak with them. Glad I seen Cynic several times they're a true great metal band. RIP Sean
The drumming on Jurassic | Cretaceous and Eocene is phenomenal! Best album of 2020 so far.
Clicked because the cover was cool. Couldn't have expected this brilliant music.
It is such a varied album, I definitely will be coming back to it in the years to come.
Never fail in creating essential albums, I've been in since Fogdiver, never been at all underwhelmed by any release by The Ocean/The Ocean Collective, quite the opposite and in the best possible way. Another masterpiece is the two words that sum up Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic, cheers!
these guys know how to make a damn good album, instant classic. so many different sonic textures to love for different reasons
pretty good album. ranking of songs:
Pleistocene
Paleocene
Triassic
Oligocene
Jurassic / Cretaceous
Holocene
Eocene
Miocene / Pliocene
I found Trirassic to be too blant.
Miocene / Pliocene is literally my favourite :D
I´m about to start to listen this. Right now, this is the moment.
You always break my heart. So much beauty, so much art breaks my heart.
Really love this album, def their best yet.
Yes, folks. This is the album of the year.
Haven't heard yet, but it's got some competition. Ulcerate and Imperial Triumphant killed it this year. Very eager to hear what the the ocean brought to the table.
Along with Loathe.
Enslaved are also releasing their new album in a week!
@@deepdickchopra3662 amazing one! One of the greatest discoveries of 2018. So glad it gained more attention this year with the Pelagic repress.
I love the ocean but for me it's Elder - Omens. No need to argue about whats better though. :P
The opening track is the song Flaw wish they always could have written. The Ocean score again as one of the most innovate bands in the genre today. Cheers.
yeah, the vocal melodies on this sound a lot like Flaw (their old, good stuff). I wonder if its a coincidence or they actually listened to Flaw.
Now that's a comparison I never thought I'd hear. But it's a good and apt one.
I thought of Flaw as well.
"Calmly" waiting for AOTY to drop. I can hear the dinosaurs coming already!
It was so worthy
@@educostanzo The dinosaurs came and went in one song. And that's basically the beginning of the album.
@@Stroopwafels112 Two songs. The Triassic period is also full of them. Maybe not so much on the lyrics. ;)
@@educostanzo dinos did not appear during the Trissiac ; they were the Dinosoromorpha, ancestors of dinos
What's aoty
37:26 this is one (probably THE ONE) of the most beautiful parts of the whole album, is truly gorgeous, it give me chills
I like the second part of the chorus better actually. Paul launches into the same rhythm but with full on ride action. The vocals Loïc delivers there are bone chilling too. I just today posted the entire Guitar Pro tab on UG for the song. It's amazing what layers you hear once you start listening for details.
I'm ᵗʰᶦˢ close to buying the whole geologic time scale and making it my next road trip
Thank youtube recommendations for introducing me into a band which is now in my top 5!
I can't stop listening 😭 this is AOTY for sure. I'm obsessed!!
How the duck have I never heard of these geniuses , what a trip man, awesome album (d is an f for those with scrunched-up faces 🤪)
A masterpiece! Love from a geologist working on the Cretaceous and Paleocene/Eocene!
Ver a un amigo tuyo triunfar es de lo mejor que te puede pasar . Grande David , grande grupo !
The Ocean: Hey we released a new album. Time for you to listen it on full volume
Me: Yes honey
Take care of your hearing.
Breathlessly, "My love, how I have missed you..."
they say great art comes from pain so whenever i hear something this great i always think what those poor bastards must have gone through
Channeling the pain into art can be very cathartic for the creator though, so hopefully the burden is lifted somewhat.
Yes sir ehhh but ahh yes!!!
Je ne connais pas et je veux tout connaître je viens de recevoir une claque super vraiment bravo 🎸🤘
Phenomenal and Rad! A different type of banger. This and the self titled album of Oceans of Slumber are my AOTy contenders.
The oceans of slumber album is absolutely incredible.
Incredible, once again.
I'm so happy to be contemporary.
Thank you.
Thank you, youtube algorithm! A masterpiece!
Ja, gefällt mir sehr gut. Eine Entdeckung! Die wissen definitiv, was sie tun. Danke!
Wow!!! This band always blows me away!! Such great music and concept I hope I get to see them live one day!!
you must- they are such great people as well as great musicians-
I love it how the intro 'Triassic'' is so similar to the intro from 'Calymmian' from the Precambrian album. it really ties all these albums together! Loving all these layers in the songs
Also Silurian has some Calymmian flavour mid-song, i dig these kind of things!
Glad im not the only one who caught that, first listen reminded me of Calymmian
I can't stop listening to this, it's just magnificent. The Ocean are getting better and better. Waaaaay better than the new TOOL album imo!!
they are also becoming more tool influenced
Heard these guys on mastodons Spotify. Glad I did! Good shit! New fan!
This will go down in ancient history as the greatest album of all times.
This will go down in prehistoric history as the greatest album of all time
Not in a world Where Parallax 2: Future Sequence exists. But it's great nonetheless.
@@CheddarGetter it's all subjective
@@incitatus953 lol of course
Dan Larkin that’s stiff competition!! BTBAM and The Ocean are my 2 favorite bands so I can’t argue with ya 🤘🤘🤘
This gets better the further I dive into it. Mind-blowing album....this band,. should be heard by many more who appreciate good art.
I am like wow I like this album even more than the last one so far and then the double bass at 13:58 got me so hyped.
They have a bit of meshuggah and nuerosis in theee, which i love
This album is going to be amazing
Dinosaur go 🦖☄️💥
Brotein ikr
Honestly the use of horns in metal is amazing. Glad you used some in this album. Really give metal a fresh flavor.
I was such a huge fan of the previous album and didnt even know that ocean did a follow up! im excited!
masterpiece
Congrats on having a species named after you guys. You are probably over the moon! I've been listening since about 2005, and I can't get enough of your sound. Or the science.
what do you mean haha??
@@patrickbalkany7989 there was a brittle star fossil discovered. Due to their excellent work in raising awareness to ecological time periods, it was named Ophiacantha oceani, after the band.
@@joshuasavoy4937 wow thats really cool
Dislikes are from those who wish they had this much talent.
dont get how you dislike something you havent even heard, thats trolls for you
I was going to say anybody who dislikes this wants their head looking at! It’s an outstanding album!
@@tommo2994 if they don't like it, let them dislike
dislikes are from those who dislike it, I really don't understand why these regurgitated comments always get traction. Just enjoy the damn thing and stop caring about others.
@@franlovelsimic8421 Maybe because the dislikes came before the tracks went live, so they hadnt heard it and therefore couldnt know if they disliked it.
Merci pour cet excellent album 🤘🖤
I waited for this album for a long time. Its composition has incredible nuances. A beauty from start to finish. Every album is crazy
Almost an Oceansize-like sound at times. Very tasty. Could do without the extended moments of harsh vocals. This band sounds tremendous with clean vocals through the impassioned wails but I feel like the growls grate just a bit. Incredible musicality and songwriting though.
Seeing this band with Katatonia, Soen, Cellar Darling, Oceans of Slumber in December 2022.
Got my vinyl yesterday. Masterpiece.
Gustavo Tenorio waiting on mine to arrive. Went for the clear vinyl, this will have to suffice until then
Great Album!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thanks i will use this while I wait for my CD to arrive from US to UK
Are they shipped from the US? I purchased some TO merch recently and it came from Belgium (only took around a week, from their store)
@@declanpossnett2481 depends who you've purchased from the ocean/palegic records stuff will come from mainland Europe but I bought a t-shirt and CD from metal blade records in Ohio so its been posted but not left the US yet.
@@jamesthemachinedean ah yes, anything from Metal Blade will be the US! Hope it doesn't take too long for you dude
@@declanpossnett2481 cheers man, 3 weeks I reckon but who knows with the global situation.
@@jamesthemachinedean I've only just received a BTBAM t-shirt that I ordered around 5-6 weeks ago, hopefully you don't have to wait that long...
From this listen, "Pleistocene" is my favorite. Great stuff, kudos and thanks. 🤟👏
best off for me to
Just watched the live, AOTY. Amazing job, keep up! You guys inspire lots of people. This album is one to be remembered.
It's a rather delicate album. Going back and forth from post to black metal, keeping their unique style in the way. For now thumbs up and then listen again tomorrow. Nice job The Ocean Collective.
Should have dropped this in late December just to fuck with all the year end lists (would be worth the wait, surely)
Miocene | Pliocene just blew my mind.
My favorite too!
I agree! My favorite geological era on the timescale 👌🏼
I finally got around to reading the lyrics to Jurassic/Cretaceous, there is a reason I have a plate that is 6EXTNCT
Conceptual very post Ebbs and flows of influences are found throughout the album at times Sonic prudishness brutishness a and others of tonal purity. The last song Holocene reminds me of samaels lessons in magic number one. I will definitely have to check out other albums by the ocean and that's a whole I would like to say that I really been thoroughly impressed at the evolving of Metal Blade records. There are many new bands and artists different styles of music that some may not even come to recognize as metal. Master boot record is a great example of this~
Check out the 'Peligial' album sir, and MBR/Rémy is incredible. 🤟
What a monumental album. Thanks for making such quality music with KILLER riffs \m/
15:05 the keyboard melody is so damnnnnn killer
Sweet jams to chill out and evolve to.
Ничтяк ☠️🤘🏻👍🏻
Just realised part of holocene goes back into triassic lyrically
Anyway I hope the ocean record a live dvd of both phanerozoic's then I can drive my family mad by watching it on repeat.
It goes back to Jurassic | Cretaceous as well.
I guess it's yet another period of life flourishing after the Ice Age just like Triassic was a period of new life after the Permian extinction. At least I think they drew a parallel there due to that reason.
well well... now I know what i'm going to listen to for the next couple of days. It's going to be the best loop ever!
First listen through, and I think it's safe to say this is my favourite The Ocean album EVER. And that's sayin' something, as the likes of 'Anthropocentic' and 'Peligial', and others, are masterpieces. Fuckin' hell, Robin, Loïc et. co., outstanding work!!
this is my album of the year
thanks to all involved ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
Literally just heard of this band through a Gojira group page! We'll see....
What a phenomenal record. Truly outstanding! These guys are geniuses.
I've got goosebumps in anticipation!