Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic

After 5 years of touring on Pelagial, THE OCEAN deliver their long-awaited 8th studio album, split into two volumes to be separately released in 2018 and 2020 respectively, titled Phanerozoic. The Phanerozoic eon succeeded the Precambrian supereon, spanning a 500 million-year period leading to the present day. It has witnessed the evolution and diversification of plant and animal life on Earth, and the (partial) destruction of it during 5 mass extinction events. Conceptually and musically, The Ocean’s Phanerozoic is the missing link between the albums Precambrian and Heliocentric / Anthropocentric.

Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic is the first of two releases -- the second is forthcoming in 2020.

Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic continues the Ocean's brand of sonically dense post-metal. Having honed this musical palette over their entire car...

It's been five years since THE OCEAN's last LP, and three since the group appeared on the "Transcendental" split EP with MONO. Brainiac post-metalheads rejoice, for THE OCEAN COLLECTIVE (best known simply as THE OCEAN) is back, releasing the first of a proposed two-album project, "Phanerozoic", inte...

The Ocean return with yet another chapter in their epic catalogue. Find out what we thought of Phanerozoic I in our full review.

The ways in which the soft and heavy personas of Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic combine mark The Ocean Collective as masters of creative duality.

A review of Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic by The Ocean, available November 2nd worldiwide via Metal Blade Records.

The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic review: Brilliant post metal for the geek inside you…