The Ocean - Metal Storm

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Human Fortress	Rhapsody Of Fire

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07.03 - Sabaton - New Album Trailer Online

07.03 - Hour Of Penance - Announce New Album Title And More

07.03 - Diabulus In Musica - Premiere New Video And Song

07.03 - Pryapisme - To Re-Release First Album On Vinyl

07.03 - Noctem - New Video Online

07.03 - Antipope - New Music Video Unveiled

06.03 - Gus G. - New Video Online

06.03 - Barren Earth - To Enter Studio

06.03 - Patria - New Album Details Unveiled, Single Available For Streaming

06.03 - Delain - Release Lyric Video For New Song

Reviews Articles

	The Distorting Glass The Germ. [EP]
	Corpsessed Abysmal Thresholds
	Shattered Hope Waters Of Lethe
	Descend Wither
	Silent Force Rising From Ashes
	Manowar Kings Of Metal MMXIV
	Tortorum Katabasis
	Hell Curse & Chapter
	Descend Into Despair The Bearer Of All Storms
	Slough Feg Digital Resistance

02.03 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Four - Metal Plus ... Fufu Drinks

23.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Three - Shore Leave Plus Metal

22.02 - So You Want To Be An MS Reviewer? Mastering The Art Of The Craft

19.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Two - At Sea

07.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day One: The Voyage

30.01 - Amon Amarth, Enslaved, Skeletonwitch - Revolution Live, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 26 Jan 2014

30.01 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 3 Issue #7 - Awesome New Demos and EPs

18.01 - A Year In Metal - 2013: Highlights Through The Eyes Of The MS Staff, Elite & Official Contributors

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New Tool album is 100% complete according to Adam Jones it seems :3

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thoughts on anathema's serenades? i really like it. probably my 3rd favorite anathema at the moment

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I doid from the bottle (well glass ) but pure

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I had it once in this way and then I was almost on Moon.

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20.06 - France
Hellfest Open Air 2014 (35)

31.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (24)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (21)

20.07 - Slovenia
Metaldays 2014 (18)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (12)

27.06 - Belgium
Graspop Metal Meeting 2014 (12)

10.04 - The Netherlands
Roadburn Festival 2014 (11)

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(1961-2008) - Andrew "ZZ Top" Girnyk
54 - Doogie White
46 - Ed Warby
34 - Felipe Andreoli
38 - Florian Müller
51 - Iain Andrew Jackson Finlay
44 - Janne "RunQ" Tolsa
29 - Jeff Maurer
29 - Jeroen "Jerre" Vingerhoed
60 - Kenny Aronoff
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25 - Reuben Christopher "Matron Thorn" Jordan
28 - Steve Dukuslow
29 - Thomas Erak
37 - Trine Elise Johansen
45 - Warrel Dane
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The Ocean

Popularity index: 341
170 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 - 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 \| 8.3	Fluxion
2005 \| 7	Burst / The Ocean Split [EP]
2005 \| 7.3	Aeolian
2007 \| 8.7	Precambrian
2010 \| 8.2	Heliocentric
2010 \| 8.1	Anthropocentric
2012 \| 8.5	The Grand Inquisitor [EP]
2013 \| 8.4	Pelagial
	Detailed discography ››

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

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
08.10.2013	The Ocean - Upcoming DVD Detailed
28.09.2013	The Ocean - Release Excerpt From 'Pelagial' DVD
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Interviews

19.12.2008

with Mike Pilat (vocals)

Concerts

07.03.2014	USA, San Francisco, CA
08.03.2014	USA, Los Angeles, CA
09.03.2014	USA, San Diego, CA
10.03.2014	USA, Tempe, AZ
11.03.2014	USA, El Paso, TX
14.03.2014	USA, Grand Prairie, TX - South By So What ?! 2014
15.03.2014	USA, Houston, TX
16.03.2014	USA, Metairie, LA
17.03.2014	USA, Tampa, FL
18.03.2014	USA, Pembroke Pines, FL
19.03.2014	USA, Orlando, FL
21.03.2014	USA, Atlanta, GA
22.03.2014	USA, Louisville, KY
23.03.2014	USA, Chicago, IL
24.03.2014	USA, Pontiac, MI
25.03.2014	USA, Cleveland, OH
26.03.2014	USA, Pittsburgh, PA
27.03.2014	USA, Washington, DC
29.03.2014	USA, New York, NY
30.03.2014	USA, Cambridge, MA
01.04.2014	CAN, Montreal, QC
02.04.2014	CAN, Toronto, ON (1)
03.04.2014	CAN, London, ON
31.07.2014	GER, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2014 (24)
06.08.2014	CZE, Jaroměř - Brutal Assault 2014 (21)

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Forum topics

14d ago	The Ocean - Aeolian in Albums (5)
30d ago	The Ocean - Pelagial in Albums (27)
35d ago	The Ocean - Pelagial in Reviews (17)
49d ago	The Ocean - Announce Co-Headlining North American Tour With Scale The Summit in News (2)
75d ago	The Ocean - German Tour Confirmed in News (1)
88d ago	The Ocean - Announce New Guitarist in News (3)
122d ago	The Ocean - Collective Oblivion [DVD] in Albums (1)
123d ago	The Ocean - Jonathan Nido And Luc Hess Leaving After Current Tour in News (1)
150d ago	The Ocean - Upcoming DVD Detailed in News (1)
191d ago	The Ocean - Gets Reprimanded By Summer Slaughter Tour Organizer in News (14)
226d ago	The Ocean - European Tour Announced in News (2)
325d ago	The Ocean - Another New Song Online in News (2)
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