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The Ocean Announces European Tour For 2021 With Support from Svalbard, pg. lost & Hypno5e

August 13, 2020

The Ocean Announces European Tour For 2021

With Support from Svalbard, pg. lost & Hypno5e

On 25th September, The Ocean will release their 8th full-length, Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoicvia Metal Blade Records (CD / digital) and the band’s own Pelagic Records (vinyl). In 2018, The Ocean released Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic – the first half of a sprawling but superbly cohesive paleontology concept album. Now, the group is ready to release the eagerly-awaited concluding parts of the Phanerozoic journey.

The Ocean have now announced a European tour set to kick off January 7th in Wiesbaden, Germany. Check below for full dates. Support comes from PG. LOST, HYPNOSE and SVALBARD.

The Ocean comments: “This tour has been planned for a long time already and despite the unprecedented situation we’re all currently going through, we decided to announce it and put tickets on sale now. We hope that this will serve as a strong positive statement for bands, promoters and music fans alike. As this develops, we have to assess, analyse and make the right decisions for everyone involved. The tour going ahead in early 2021 relies on many elements to fall into place, and if it can’t go ahead, then we have a backup routing in place already for later in the year, and all tickets purchased for this tour will be transferrable to that. Be assured that we will keep assessing this situation as we head later into 2020, and be in communication with everyone. Much love and we hope to see you guys out there in January!“ 

THE OCEAN

PG.LOST • HYPNO5E • SVALBARD

07/01 – DE Wiesbaden, Schlachthof 

08/01 – FR Colmar, Grillen

09/01 – FR Paris, La Machine

10/01 – FR Nantes, Ferrailleur

11/01 – FR Toulouse, Le Rex 

12/01 – ES Bilbao, Stage Live

13/01 – PT Lisbon, LAV

14/01 – ES Madrid, Caracol

15/01 – ES Murcia, Gamma

16/01 – ES Barcelona, Boveda

17/01 – FR Bordeaux, Krakatoa

18/01 – FR Lyon, CCO

19/01 – CH Fribourg, Fri-Son

20/01 – CH Lucerne, Sedel

21/01 – AT Vienna, Viper Room

22/01 – CZ Prague, Nova Chelmnice

23/01 – DE Berlin, Festsaal 

25/01 – DK Copenhagen, Pumpehuset

26/01 – DE Hamburg, Bahnhof Pauli

27/01 – DE Leipzig, Conne Island

28/01 – DE Munich, Backstage

29/01 – DE Essen, Zeche Carl

30/01 – DE Osnabruck, Kleine Freiheit

31/01 – NL Zwolle, Hedon

01/02 – DE Cologne, Volta

02/02 – BE Brussels, Botanique

03/02 – NL Utrecht, De Helling

04/02 – UK Bristol, The Fleece

05/02 – UK Glasgow, Slay

06/02 – UK Manchester, Club Academy

07/02 – UK London, 229

08/02 – UK Brighton, Patterns

For a first preview of Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic, the first single, “Jurassic | Cretaceous” (featuring Katatonia‘s Jonas Renkse), can be heard at: metalblade.com/theocean – where the record can also be pre-ordered in the following formats:

– deluxe edition CD (tri-fold digipak)

– instrumental CD (remus spine digipak w/ UV gloss)

– box set completion bundle (tri-fold vocal version CD digipak, instrumental version CD digipak, 2 posters, pin, and sticker)

* exclusive bundles with shirts and merch items, plus digital options are also available! 

Widely hailed as their finest work to date, Phanerozoic I brimmed with moments of wide-eyed melodic brilliance, alongside the expected warping and weaving of post-metal conventions. “The first part of ‘Phanerozoic’ really is a ‘no-regrets’ album, which is quite rare,” says guitarist Robin Staps. “Maybe even the first time I can ever say that.” 

In contrast with the compositional directness of Phanerozoic I, the new album – Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic – is a vastly more progressive and perverse piece of work. “‘Phanerozoic II’ is more experimental, more eclectic in musical style and direction, and more varied in terms of tempos, beats, guitar work and the use of electronics,” notes Staps. “This was an intentional choice: we wanted Part I to feel rather streamlined and to have a strong cohesion between the individual songs. We wanted to create a certain vibe to linger from the first until the last note throughout the whole record. We kept the weirder, more daring and more progressive material for Part II.” 

Tracked in Iceland, Spain and Germany and produced by esteemed studio guru Jens Bogren, Phanerozoic IIis underpinned by some of the most imaginative and challenging music that The Ocean – completed by drummer Paul Seidel, keyboard maestro Peter Voigtmann, bassist Mattias Hagerstrand and guitarist David Ramis Åhfeldt – have made yet. Divided into two sections – Mesozoic and Cenozoic – the album once again showcases the detail and depth that have become two of The Ocean‘s most enduring trademarks. While ostensibly delving into the extraordinary realities of the Earth’s shifting temporal tides, Staps and his comrades have long drawn hazy parallels between their chosen subjects and the emotional experiences that their music strives to convey. Phanerozoic IIis essentially an album about time, with some very poignant and pointed allusions to the modern worldwoven into the new music’s spiritual fabric.

Staps explains, “The outcome is a record that is a real journey. It starts in one place, and concludes in a totally different place. In a way, it relates to 2013’s ‘Pelagial’, which was similar in that it was also a journey: but a more guided, focused and predictable one. ‘Phanerozoic II’ on the other hand is closer to the experience of free fall.”
Vinyl Pre-Order:

Pelagic Records – http://bit.ly/theoceanPZIIpelagic

The Ocean online: https://www.facebook.com/theoceancollective

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