The Ocean
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Line-up
| 2000- | Robin Staps - guitars, vocals |
| 2009- | Loïc Rossetti - vocals |
| 2015- | Mattias Hägerstrand - bass |
| 2018- | Peter Voigtmann - keyboards, samples |
| 2018- | David Ramis Åhfeldt - guitars |
| 2002-2007 | Nico Webers - vocals |
| 2002-2007 | Andreas Hillebrand - guitars |
| 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 | Hannes Huefken - bass |
| 2007 | Matthew Beels - guitars |
| 2007 | Jason Emry - vocals |
| 2007 | Jan Oberg - vocals |
| 2007-2009 | Mike Pilat - vocals, bass |
| 2008-2013 | Luc Hess - drums, percussion |
| 2008-2013 | Jonathan "Jona" Nido - guitars |
| 2009-2013 | Louis Jucker - bass |
| 2013-2015 | Chris Breuer - bass |
| 2013-2016 | Damian Murdoch - guitars |
| 2013-2025 | Paul Seidel - drums |
| 2004 | Rebekka Mahnke - cello |
| 2004 | Demeter Braun - violin |
| 2004 | Tove Langhoff - clarinet |
| 2005 | Carsten Albrecht - vocals |
| 2007 | Walid Farruque - guitars |
| 2007 | Tomas Svensson - samples |
| 2007 | Jonas Olsson - tambourine |
| 2007 | Daniel Eichholz - glockenspiel |
| 2007 | Stefan Heinemeyer - cello |
| 2007 | John Gürtler - saxophone |
| 2007 | Katharina Sellheim - piano |
| 2007 | Christoph Von Der Nahmer - violin |
| 2007 | Karina Suslov - viola |
| 2010 | Céline Portat - viola |
| 2010 | Mitch Hertz - guitars |
| 2010 | Estelle Beiner - violin |
| 2010 | Sheila Aguinaldo - vocals |
| 2010 | Esther Monnat - cello |
| 2002- | Gerd Kornmann - percussion |
| 2007- | Rene Nocon - vocals |
| 2015- | Irakli Mamrikishvili - keyboards |
| 2015- | Dalai Theofilopoulou - cello |
| 2022 | Gabriel "Gabbo" Dubko - vocals |
| 2005 | Sean Ingram - vocals |
| 2005-2007 | Tomas Liljedahl - vocals |
| › 2013 | -//- |
| › 2020 | -//- |
| 2007 | Dwid Hellion - vocals |
| 2007 | Eric Kalsbeek - vocals |
| 2007 | Caleb Scofield - vocals |
| 2010 | Dalai Theofilopoulou - cello |
| › 2015-2020 | -//- |
| 2018-2020 | Jonas Renkse - vocals |
Discography
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2004 | Fluxion | 8.1 |
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2005 | Aeolian | 7.4 |
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2007 | Precambrian | 8.4 |
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2010 | Heliocentric | 8.1 |
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2010 | Anthropocentric | 8.2 |
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2013 | Pelagial | 8.6 |
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2018 | Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic | 8.5 |
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2020 | Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic | 8.3 |
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2023 | Holocene | 7.7 |
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2003 | Fogdiver [EP] | 7.4 |
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2012 | The Grand Inquisitor [EP] | 8.4 |
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2001 | Islands / Tides [Demo] | 7 |
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2002 | Queen Of The Food-Chain [Demo] | |
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2005 | Queen Of The Food-Chain / Inertia [Single] | 6 |
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2005 | Burst / The Ocean [Split] | 6.8 |
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2010 | Falling Down II Compilation [VA] | |
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2010 | Anthropocentric / Heliocentric [Boxset] | 8.5 |
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2013 | Collective Oblivion [DVD] | 8.7 |
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2015 | Transcendental [Split] | 7.7 |
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2017 | In The Twilight, These Rocks Have Teeth [VA] | |
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2021 | Phanerozoic Live [Live] | 8.6 |
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2022 | The Others (Lustmord Deconstructed) [VA] | 6.8 |
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2023 | Preboreal [Single] | 8 |
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2023 | Subatlantic [Single] | 7.4 |
| 2005 | One With The Ocean | 6.7 | |
| 2011 | The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts | 9.7 | |
| 2011 | She Was The Universe | 9.5 | |
| 2013 | Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish In Dreams | 6.3 | |
| 2018 | Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence | ||
| 2019 | Permian: The Great Dying | ||
| 2020 | Palaeocene | ||
| 2023 | Parabiosis | 8 | |
| 2023 | Subatlantic | 7 |
Latest reviews
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Holocene
8.1
The Ocean may have just accomplished one of the greatest feats of foreshadowing in music; after releasing an album that finished on a surprisingly soft song called “Holocene”, they followed it up with a surprisingly soft album called Holocene.
Review by musclassia ›› |
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Plenty of artists have dabbled with dark ambient, but few have become as synonymous with the genre the way that Lustmord did. And out of all genres, dark ambient has been one that metal has interwoven with quite often. Now, the metal world celebrates...
Review by RaduP ›› |
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In late September 2019, I gave a glowing review to a new album with monochrome artwork released by an established post-metal band. Given all the chaos that has come with 2020, I'm experiencing a surprising degree of déjà vu right now....
Review by musclassia ›› |
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Pelagial
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...
Review by R'Vannith ›› |
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News
| 05.02.2025 | The Ocean - Part Ways With Drummer |
| 15.10.2024 | The Ocean - Confirm Special Shows In Europe |
| 19.02.2024 | The Ocean - Touring Australia In June |
| 04.11.2023 | The Ocean - Announce North American Tour |
| 15.06.2023 | The Ocean - Announce Euro Tour With This Will Destroy You |
| 19.04.2023 | The Ocean - Launch New Single |
| 18.11.2018 | with Robin Staps, Paul Seidel |
| 19.12.2008 | with Mike Pilat (vocals) |
Concerts
| 19.06.2025 | FRA, Clisson - Hellfest Open Air 2025 (4) |
| 04.09.2025 | USA, Atlanta, GA - ProgPower USA 2025 (1) |
Forum topics
| 19.11.2024 | The Ocean - Pelagial in Albums | 39 |
| 08.02.2023 | The Ocean - Aeolian in Albums | 9 |
| 21.09.2020 | The Ocean - Precambrian in Albums | 3 |
| 13.05.2017 | The Ocean - Fluxion in Albums | 2 |
| 13.05.2017 | The Ocean - Anthropocentric in Albums | 12 |
| 30.12.2016 | Special/Limited/Collector's Edition Thread in General metal forum | 12 |
| 03.11.2015 | Mono / The Ocean - Transcendental [Split] [EP] in Albums | 2 |
| 11.10.2015 | The Ocean - Stream Song From Split With Mono in News | 2 |
| 16.09.2015 | The Ocean - Announce Split EP With Mono in News | 1 |
| 29.11.2014 | Post Metal Redux in Metal arena | 2 |
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