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Release date: 26 April 2013
Style: Symphonic sludge metal, Hardcore

Rating:

8.3 | 79 votes

Owners:

71 have it
40 want it


Disc I
01. Epipelagic
02. Mesopelagic: Into The Uncanny
03. Bathyalpelagic I: Impasses
04. Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish In Dreams
05. Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated
06. Abyssopelagic I: Boundless Vasts
07. Abyssopelagic II: Signals Of Anxiety
08. Hadopelagic I: Omen Of The Deep
09. Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe
10. Demersal: Cognitive Dissonance
11. Benthic: The Origin Of Our Wishes

Disc II [Instrumental]

Top 20 albums of 2013: 14

Review
Lyrics (9)


Line-up
Loïc Rossetti - vocals
Robin Staps - guitars, vocals
Jonathan "Jona" Nido - guitars
Luc Hess - drums, percussion
Louis Jucker - bass


Additional info
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Amon Amarth, Be'lakor, Daylight Dies).

Staff review by
R'Vannith

Rating:
8.6
It's clear that The Ocean are out to leave an impression with their latest release. It takes their imagery to its fullest expression yet, combined with lyrical inspiration taken from the 1979 sci-fi film "Stalker." Before you is a listening experience that aims at a thought provoking dive into an environment to which The Ocean are entirely accustomed. The question is do they achieve this goal; is it worth the plunge? Let me tell you, you're going to want more than to just dip your toes into this one.

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published 05.05.2013 | Comments (11)

Staff pick by
Darkside Momo

14.05.2013 Precambrian part II, at last!! Well, quality-wise, that is; musically it's a different beast...

Are you ready to dive in the deepest of waters?

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Found in 14 lists
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Alex Lemon My 2013 List  | #133
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tea[m]ster tea[m]ster's 2013 List...hop in, the water's warm...  | #59
Red_Travis My Top Albums Of 2013 (so Far)  | #15
Horlan 2013 In Music Or Just Another Pointless Subjective List.  | #5
Divergenceless Gems From 2013, Now with Pad Thai!  | #14
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Pazdzioch - 10.04.2013 at 15:46  
Rating: 7 Instrumental version of this album streaming here.
Moose - 26.04.2013 at 09:24  
Rating: 10 No experience with this band before, but I just listened to a couple of tracks on youtube, and they sounded amazing! Gotta check out the rest of the album now.
Mr. Doctor - 26.04.2013 at 11:34  
 
Written by Moose on 26.04.2013 at 09:24
No experience with this band before, but I just listened to a couple of tracks on youtube, and they sounded amazing! Gotta check out the rest of the album now.

Check out Precambrian, one of their best and well known releases.
Czerny Reiter - 26.04.2013 at 20:01  
  Anthropocentric is where it's at for me with this band. The vocal performances are stellar and the balance between harshness and melody is superb.

That said, I hope they keep up with the quality in this release. I've got to make some time to listen to it.
Sovereign - 27.04.2013 at 17:45  
Rating: 9 This record ist amazing. never heard any of their songs before but it blew me away right from the beginning.
tea[m]ster - 28.04.2013 at 19:23  
  I better get on this...slacking....
Pazdzioch - 28.04.2013 at 20:00  
Rating: 7 What I've heard so far certainly doesn't deserve such a high ratings.
MarioCalnSnchez - 29.04.2013 at 19:54  
Rating: 9 Really a good record.
infernaldeath87 - 30.04.2013 at 15:01  
Rating: 9 I have Precambrian and it's spectacular, and I plan on getting Anthropecentric too, which is amazing to say the least. This album is very fresh sounding and just about follows the same formula as their previous efforts. I'll get this pretty soon since it just came out today in the US.
Korah - 01.05.2013 at 00:27  
Rating: 10
Written by Pazdzioch on 28.04.2013 at 20:00

What I've heard so far certainly doesn't deserve such a high ratings.

Please focus on the "Bathyalpelagic" part and you will understand I think.
Dark Doom - 01.05.2013 at 11:29  
Rating: 10 Really great sludge stuff \m/
Slayerus23 - 02.05.2013 at 04:03  
Rating: 9 The instrumental version works better since it's the original one.
Nefarious - 03.05.2013 at 22:27  
  Haven't made up my mind fully on this yet, it's a little hit & miss. I'll have to give it a few more spins. The Bathyalpelagic section is fantastic though.
Frankthetank727 - 03.05.2013 at 23:27  
Rating: 10 I have been wishy-washy with their music since Precambrian, but, I know what happened for me is once I accepted that they were never going to do something like Precambrian again, I have felt differently about them. I thought Anthropocentric/Heliocentric were weak, but they really stepped it up with Pelagial.I simply can't get enough of this album; its heavy when it needs to be and its lighter when it needs to be--its very dynamic and its rare to hear these kind of dynamics in alot of metal these days. Solid album!
lial87 - 11.05.2013 at 16:32  
Rating: 10 Mindblowing
lial87 - 21.05.2013 at 16:24  
Rating: 10 An example of a perfect piece of music.

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