The Ocean - Metal Storm

Human Fortress	Rhapsody Of Fire
Tad Morose	Unisonic

21.12 - The Ocean - German Tour Confirmed

21.12 - Junius - Releasing New EP

21.12 - James LaBrie - Announces New EP, Title Track Online

21.12 - Manowar - Release Date Set For 'Kings Of Metal MMXIV'

21.12 - Gamma Ray - Update From The Studio

21.12 - The Unguided - Unveil New Video

21.12 - Uriah Heep - To Film DVD At Special One-Off Show

21.12 - Skull Fist - New Song Streaming Online

20.12 - Cattle Decapitation - Writing Material For New Album

20.12 - Stratovarius - Release New Video

20.12 - Nightwish - 'Romanticide' Clip From New DVD

20.12 - Within Temptation - New Video Unveiled

Reviews Articles

	Weedpecker Weedpecker
	Red Release The Panic
	Iron Mask Fifth Son Of Winterdoom
	New Keepers Of The Water Towers Cosmic Child
	Ewigheim Nachruf
	/ The Original Seed Of Decadence / Age Of Aquarius [Split]
	Switchblade (ISR) Heavy Weapons
	Everlasting March Of Time
	Human Fortress Raided Land
	Funeralium Deceived Idealism

06.12 - Finntroll, Metsatöll, Blackguard - Denver, USA - 30 Nov 2013

23.11 - Battlecross, Diamond Plate - Summit Music Hall, Denver, USA - 7 NOV 2013

16.11 - Damnation Festival 2013 - Leeds, England, 2nd November 2013

07.11 - Hypocrisy - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 15.09.2013

04.11 - The Wrong Side Of Heaven Tour - Colorado Springs, USA - 27 Oct 2013

02.11 - Watain, In Solitude, Tribulation - Rickshaw Theater, Vancouver, BC - 22 Oct 2013

29.10 - Deicide, Broken Hope - Gothic Theatre, Colorado, USA - 13 Oct 2013

17.10 - Serj Tankian - Saku Arena, Tallinn, Estonia, 16.10.2013

Shoutbox

08:16 - Cynic Metalhead
Guys falling asleep. Here its chilling mornin'.

02:38 - MechanisT
Will be following suit. Bubbye.

02:37 - Zaphod
Aye, I'm off though, gonna read a book until I fall asleep in about 5 hours. see ya

02:31 - MechanisT
Totally agreed with the "don't take themselves seriously" part. All in all, SYL's good fun without trying to sound too pretentious.

02:29 - Zaphod
Yup, lucky for us, he expresses it brilliantly ;)

02:27 - MechanisT
True that. Seething anger and violence. Devin's one pissed dude.

02:27 - Zaphod
And yet it's always very emotional.

Events Now online Today

31.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (21)

20.06 - France
Hellfest Open Air 2014 (21)

20.07 - Slovenia
Metaldays 2014 (12)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (12)

10.04 - The Netherlands
Roadburn Festival 2014 (11)

04.02 - Serbia
Iced Earth: European Tour 2014 (10)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (9)

Musicians' birthdays:

37 - Carsten Frank
25 - Emanuel "Cebbe" Isaksson
26 - Eva (I)
40 - Florent Taillandier
49 - Guillermo Sanchez
41 - Hans Nilsson
43 - Jason Filipchuk
29 - Lori Lewis
33 - Manos Kompos
47 - Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer
36 - Marian Stoenica
47 - Pavel Vacek
49 - Peter "Peavy" Wagner
38 - Piotr "Pit" Kędzierzawski

RIP:

2009 - Mick Cocks

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The Ocean

Popularity index: 359
158 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-	Paule 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 \| 7.5	Fogdiver [EP]
2004 \| 8.3	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 \| 8.4	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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News / Concerts / Interviews

News

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
15.08.2013	The Ocean - Gets Reprimanded By Summer Slaughter Tour Organizer
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Interviews

19.12.2008

with Mike Pilat (vocals)

Concerts

21.02.2014	GER, Leipzig
22.02.2014	GER, Potsdam
23.02.2014	GER, Braunschweig
24.02.2014	GER, Wiesbaden
25.02.2014	GER, Aschaffenburg
26.02.2014	GER, Augsburg
27.02.2014	GER, Bochum
28.02.2014	GER, Rostock
01.03.2014	GER, Osnabrück
31.07.2014	GER, Wacken - Wacken Open Air 2014 (21)

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