The Ocean - Metal Storm

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Reviews Articles

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	Herod (SUI) They Were None
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	Fallujah The Flesh Prevails
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23.07 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 4 Issue #2 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

20.07 - Hellfest 2014 - A report!

13.07 - Agalloch - Gothic Theatre, Englewood, USA - 8 Jul 2014

13.06 - Iced Earth, Sabaton, ReVamp - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 14 May 2014

06.06 - Roadburn Festival - Day 4: Afterburner

03.06 - God Is An Astronaut - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 18.05.2014

29.05 - Mai Äss or Freak Kitchen in Estonia, 15-17.05.2014

20.05 - Paganfest America Part V - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 15 May 2014

Shoutbox

05:45 - Mattybu
Goodnight :) song will be up tomorrow

05:45 - Ilham
I'm off to bed Mattyboop. Gnight!

05:35 - Mattybu
No iced tea juice boxes is all I need

05:29 - Ilham
You have a problem. Let us help you.

05:23 - Mattybu
MetalDoomMaster knows what's up, no need to be prejudiced against my juice box drinking

05:21 - MetalDoomMaster
I love that song

05:17 - Ilham
Matty lay off the juice boxes.

Events Now online Today

30.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (33)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (29)

08.08 - Portugal
Vagos Open Air 2014 (22)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (14)

13.08 - Romania
Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2014 (14)

13.08 - Germany
Summer Breeze Open Air 2014 (11)

22.01 - USA
70000 Tons Of Metal 2015 (11)

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39 - Brian Gibson
27 - Cassie Dallas
41 - Daniel Lloyd "Dani Filth" Davey
36 - Falke
26 - Fredrik Widigs
39 - Håvard "Mortiis" Ellefsen
28 - HansFyrste
39 - Henning Pauly
41 - Jarno "Onraj 9mm" Anttila
38 - Jon Crosby
35 - Jonas "Skinny Disco" Kangur
32 - Marco Palazzi
64 - Mark Clarke
25 - Sergey Babich
30 - SophiaX
38 - Thab Picard
34 - Thomas Huschka
56 - Thurston Joseph "Mirror" Moore
46 - Tommie "Snowy Shaw" Helgesson
45 - Trevor Peres

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The Ocean

Popularity index: 327
186 fans

Also known as	The Ocean Collective
Country:	Germany
Label:	Metal Blade Records

Links:	Official website Myspace Facebook

Formed in:	2000

2000-2002	Sludge metal
2003-2004	Symphonic sludge metal
2005-	Hardcore
2005-2006	Sludge metal
2007-	Symphonic sludge metal

Line-up

Current members:
2000-	Robin Staps - guitars, vocals
2009-	Loïc Rossetti - vocals
2013-	Paul Seidel - drums
2013-	Damian Murdoch - guitars
2013-	Chris Breuer - bass
Former musicians:
2002-2007	Andreas Hillebrand - guitars
2002-2007	Nico Webers - vocals
2002-2007	Mathias "Meta" Buente - vocals
2002-2007	Torge Liessmann - drums, percussion
2002-2007	Jonathan Heine - bass
2004-2007	Nate Newton - vocals
2005-2006	Gordon Hünies - bass
2007	Jan Oberg - vocals
2007	Caleb Scofield - vocals
2007	Jason Emry - vocals
2007	Matthew Beels - guitars
2007	Hannes Huefken - bass
2007-2009	Mike Pilat - vocals, bass
2008-2013	Luc Hess - drums, percussion
2008-2013	Jonathan "Jona" Nido - guitars
2009-2013	Louis Jucker - bass
Studio musicians:
2004	Tove Langhoff - clarinet
2004	Rebekka Mahnke - cello
2004	Demeter Braun - violin
2005	Carsten Albrecht - vocals
2007	Walid Farruque - guitars
2007	Dwid Hellion - vocals
2007	Tomas Svensson - samples
2007	Jonas Olsson - tambourine
2007	Daniel Eichholz - glockenspiel
2007	John Gürtler - saxophone
2007	Katharina Sellheim - piano
2007	Christoph Von Der Nahmer - violin
2007	Karina Suslov - viola
2007	Stefan Heinemeyer - cello
Live musicians:
2002-	Gerd Kornmann - percussion
2007-	Rene Nocon - vocals
Guest musicians:
2005	Tomas Hallbom Liljedahl - vocals
› 2007	-//-
2005	Sean Ingram - vocals
2007	Eric Kalsbeek - vocals

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

2003 \| 7.4	Fogdiver [EP]
2004 \| 8.2	Fluxion
2005 \| 7	Burst / The Ocean [Split] [EP]
2005 \| 7.4	Aeolian
2007 \| 8.7	Precambrian
2010 \| 8.2	Heliocentric
2010 \| 8.1	Anthropocentric
2012 \| 9	The Grand Inquisitor [EP]
2013 \| 8.5	Pelagial
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Photo galleries

19.07.2013	Summer Slaughter US Tour 2013 - The Regancy, San Francisco, CA - 19th July 2013 by 8bitglitch
25.11.2011	Textures, The Ocean - The Garage, London, United Kingdom, 25.11.2011 by Ivor
19.06.2011	Hellfest Open Air 2011 - Clisson, France, 19.06.2011 by Ivor
28.11.2008	Opeth, Cynic, The Ocean - Toulouse, France, 28.11.2008 by Jeff
20.06.2008	Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 20th-22nd June 2008 by Darkside Momo
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The Ocean at Summer Slaughter US Tour 2013 San Francisco, CA

News / Concerts / Interviews

News

11.05.2014	The Ocean - Stream Live Clip
11.04.2014	The Ocean - Confirm UK & Ireland Summer Tour
16.01.2014	The Ocean - Announce Co-Headlining North American Tour With Scale The Summit
21.12.2013	The Ocean - German Tour Confirmed
08.12.2013	The Ocean - Announce New Guitarist
29.10.2013	The Ocean - Jonathan Nido And Luc Hess Leaving After Current Tour
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Interviews

19.12.2008

with Mike Pilat (vocals)

Concerts

02.08.2014	GER, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2014 (33)
31.07.2014	ESP, Viveiro - Resurrection Fest 2014 (3)
06.08.2014	CZE, Jaroměř - Brutal Assault 2014 (29)
14.08.2014	GER, Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze Open Air 2014 (11)

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Forum topics

103d ago	The Ocean - Confirm UK & Ireland Summer Tour in News (1)
154d ago	The Ocean - Aeolian in Albums (5)
169d ago	The Ocean - Pelagial in Albums (27)
175d ago	The Ocean - Pelagial in Reviews (17)
189d ago	The Ocean - Announce Co-Headlining North American Tour With Scale The Summit in News (2)
214d ago	The Ocean - German Tour Confirmed in News (1)
228d ago	The Ocean - Announce New Guitarist in News (3)
262d ago	The Ocean - Collective Oblivion [DVD] in Albums (1)
263d ago	The Ocean - Jonathan Nido And Luc Hess Leaving After Current Tour in News (1)
289d ago	The Ocean - Upcoming DVD Detailed in News (1)
331d ago	The Ocean - Gets Reprimanded By Summer Slaughter Tour Organizer in News (14)
366d ago	The Ocean - European Tour Announced in News (2)
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