Symphonic black metallers …AND OCEANS have released “Vigilance and Atrophy”, the second track from their new album, ‘Cosmic World Mother’. The song can be heard at THIS LOCATION.
Vocalist Mathias Lillmåns comments: “‘Vigilance and Atrophy’ shows the melodic side of …AND OCEANS. A song laden with guitar melodies and draped in spacious synths, it introduces you to the more epic soundscapes of ‘Cosmic World Mother.’ While being a pretty up-beat song, the words were written during one of the darkest times in my life, in a place somewhere in between, in an insomnia fueled trance like state.”
‘Cosmic World Mother’, will be released on May 8. Pre-orders are available HERE.
Tracklist:
1. The Dissolution of Mind and Matter (04:09)
2. Vigilance and Atrophy (04:38)
3. Five of Swords (05:02)
4. As the After Becomes the Before (05:13)
5. Cosmic World Mother (04:37)
6. Helminthiasis (04:26)
7. Oscillator Epitaph (03:54)
8. In Abhorrence Upon Meadows (02:29)
9. Apokatastasis (04:21)
10. One of Light, One of Soil (03:17)
11. The Flickering Lights (05:24)
Total: 0:47:30
The cover artwork of ‘Cosmic World Mother’ was created by Adrien Bousson.
Symphonic black metal formation …AND OCEANS have released the first track of their new album. “The Dissolution of Mind and Matter” was premiered on Finland’s Radio Rock yesterday and is now streaming at the official Season of Mist Youtube Channel in the form of a lyric video HERE. The video was created by Guilherme Henriques.
It’s been 17 years since …AND OCEANS released their last record. The Finns return with a newfound energy, which can be heard on ‘Cosmic World Mother’, out on May 8th, via Season of Mist. Pre-orders are available in the Season of Mist shop HERE.
Vocalist Mathias comments: “The first single “The Dissolution of Mind and Matter” is a song that describes the new “…AND OCEANS” album very well. Fast beats, melodic guitar riffs, atmospheric synths and harsh vocals in both English and Swedish. Lyric wise, the song also gives you quite a hint how to unlock the concept of ‘Cosmic World Mother’. Enjoy this banger of a song!”
Tracklist:
1. The Dissolution of Mind and Matter (04:09)
2. Vigilance and Atrophy (04:38)
3. Five of Swords (05:02)
4. As the After Becomes the Before (05:13)
5. Cosmic World Mother (04:37)
6. Helminthiasis (04:26)
7. Oscillator Epitaph (03:54)
8. In Abhorrence Upon Meadows (02:29)
9. Apokatastasis (04:21)
10. One of Light, One of Soil (03:17)
11. The Flickering Lights (05:24)
Total: 0:47:30
The cover artwork of ‘Cosmic World Mother’ was created by Adrien Bousson.
Pictures by: Serena Solomon // Dark Art Conspiracy
Finnish symphonic metal masters …AND OCEANS have finished the recordings for their upcoming studio album. The band recently re-signed to Season of Mist and will release their new full length in the spring of 2020, after 18 years of silence. The Finns also published a studio report, which can be viewed HERE.
…AND OCEANS singer Mathias Lillmåns comments:
“We are stoked to tell you that after 18 years of silence we have finished the recording, mix and master of the 5th full-length …AND OCEANS album.
“The album was recorded in four different locations. Drums and bass at our rehearsal place with gear from Juho Räihä’s mobile SoundSpiral Audio studio. Vocals were engineered by Räihä himself at SoundSpiral Audio’s main location outside Kouvola. Our keyboard player Antti decided he would do all his parts in his mancave of a studio by himself. The guitars, the mix itself and finally the master were done at Wolfthrone Studios by Owe Inborr.
“We have to admit that it was quite a puzzle to get this production pieced together, but after all tracks delivered to Wolfthrone everything started to fall into place. We are truly satisfied with the results and this is going to be a mammoth of an album to watch out for.
“…AND OCEANS is back! With a vengeance.”
The year was 1995, the fumes of Scandinavian black metal was poisoning the air and the second wave of black metal had taken a new form. AND OCEANS emerged the scene with an exceptional and unique symphonic approach to the music. Still seeking the musical path to take, the Finns delivered a few demos before signing to Season of Mist 22 years ago.
At this point the band had already found its path to walk, shaping the music and lyrics away from the regular black metal outfits and topics with ambient parts and lyrics twisting the reality, using different languages and provoking and confusing both the media and fans.
1998 the debut album ‘The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts’ received strong feedback in the media and the word got out in a fast pace, which lead to a split album ‘WAR’ with label mates BLOODTHORN; an album featuring new songs and covers. A new perplex album ‘The Symmetry of I, The Circle of O’ was already in the making and which in 1999 pushed the boundaries even further.
Entering the Abyss Studios with the Tägtgren brothers in 2000 changed the whole band once again. The album A.M.G.O.D. was musically very far from the early symphonic black metal delirium with its electronic post-modern approach.
After touring with MARDUK, MORTICIAN, VADER etc. the band re-entered the Abyss Studios to record a more of an elementary album featuring industrial and power electronics vibes. In 2002, when the last album ‘Cypher’ was released, the band had reached its full circle and decided to call it a day.
17 years later, and after many discussions and questioning, AND OCEANS decided to re-form for a couple of gigs. It seems like the era for AND OCEANS hadn’t come to an end after all. A new album is on the run, new performances are in the pipeline, a new deal with ‘already familiar’ Season of Mist has been signed – one could say they’re back.
Finnish symphonic metal formation AND OCEANS have announced that vocalist Kim ’Kena’ Strömsholm has stepped down from the band, due to personal reasons. The band remains on friendly terms with their former vocalist and are wishing Kena all the best for future endeavors. A replacement has already been found in singer Mathias Lillmåns, who is also known from his work with FINNTROLL and DISPYT.
AND OCEANS comment: “We are glad to announce that we have found a new singer. We want to welcome our old friend Mathias Lillmåns to the band. He doesn’t really need an introduction, but he’s best known for his work with FINNTROLL and numerous other bands. We’re excited to have him on board, as he is taking this position with all the seriousness it should be taken. He has big shoes to fill. We’ve started working on the vocal arrangements with Mathias and we are still entering the studio in October. The band will be taking some time to prepare for the recording process and to make the best AND OCEANS record so far.”
Mathias Lillmåns comments: “I first heard about AND OCEANS exactly 20 years ago. ‘The Dynamic Gallery Of Thoughts’ record had just been released and I was totally blown away by it. Never in my life would I have imagined that something this well-written and produced would come out of our little home town, Pietarsaari. And never ever would my teenage mind have guessed that I would find myself in the situation I am in now. Years went by and I watched the progress of the band as both a fan and a friend of the guys. Heck… We even had some side-projects together. I guess it was a given fact and no surprise that the guys called me up when it was time to pass Kena’s torch on. Here we are years later, ready and stronger than ever to unleash a new AND OCEANS album upon the world. This is going to be awesome!”
Pictures by: Serena Solomon // Dark Art Conspiracy
Season of Mist is proud to announce the resigning of Finnish symphonic metal formation AND OCEANS. The Finns are currently working on new material and will enter the studio later this year. The new studio effort will be released by Season of Mist in 2020.
AND OCEANS comment: “It feels odd being back where it all started 22 years ago, and nearly with the same crew and staff. Damn we are old. But still energetic enough to plunge into the old black metal storm with wholehearted reverence and unconditional vengeance. There’s always room in the soul for some darkly wise tunes and that’s something we’re gonna prove you guys on our next album, which will be recorded during late autumn 2019.”
The year was 1995, the fumes of Scandinavian black metal was poisoning the air and the second wave of black metal had taken a new form. AND OCEANS emerged the scene with an exceptional and unique symphonic approach to the music. Still seeking the musical path to take, the Finns delivered a few demos before signing to Season of Mist 22 years ago.
At this point the band had already found its path to walk, shaping the music and lyrics away from the regular black metal outfits and topics with ambient parts and lyrics twisting the reality, using different languages and provoking and confusing both the media and fans.
1998 the debut album ‘The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts’ received strong feedback in the media and the word got out in a fast pace, which lead to a split album ‘WAR’ with label mates BLOODTHORN; an album featuring new songs and covers. A new perplex album ‘The Symmetry of I, The Circle of O’ was already in the making and which in 1999 pushed the boundaries even further.
Entering the Abyss Studios with the Tägtgren brothers in 2000 changed the whole band once again. The album A.M.G.O.D. was musically very far from the early symphonic black metal delirium with its electronic post-modern approach.
After touring with MARDUK, MORTICIAN, VADER etc. the band re-entered the Abyss Studios to record a more of an elementary album featuring industrial and power electronics vibes. In 2002, when the last album ‘Cypher’ was released, the band had reached its full circle and decided to call it a day.
17 years later, and after many discussions and questioning, AND OCEANS decided to re-form for a couple of gigs with a few new members: Kauko Kuusisalo (AEGRUS, GLORIA MORTI, GOREPHILIA) on drums, Petri Seikkula (BAPTISM) and Antti Simonen (MORIAN, ALGHAZANTH) on keyboards. Seems like the era for AND OCEANS hadn’t come to an end after all. A new album is on the run, new performances are in the pipeline, a new deal with ‘already familiar’ Season of Mist has been signed – one could say they’re back.
MAGENTA HARVEST, the Finnish death metal band featuring current and former members of FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN, MYGRAIN and …AND OCEANS, released its debut EP on February 18, the four tracks — “Spawn Of Neglect”, “Sermon”, “Killing Sign” and “A Familiar Room”.
MAGENTA HARVEST was formed in 2005 as a two-man project featuring Timo Kontio (HAVOC UNIT, …AND OCEANS) on guitar and Janne Manninen (MYGRAIN, …AND OCEANS) on drums. In 2009, second guitarist Timo Hanhikangas (TOTAL VOMIT EXPERIENCE) and bassist Jonas Frilund (CHTHONIAN) joined the band. Another year went by before Mathias Lillmåns (FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN) agreed to front the group.
MAGENTA HARVEST states: “[Lillmåns‘ addition to the band] was easy because we had discussed about this with Mathias already a few years earlier, but the decision wasn’t that clear at first because Mathias were quite busy with his other musical activities and we thought also that there was no need for any singer before we had the rest of band in order and also some stuff ready to work with.
“When Mathias joined the band he actually came directly to the studio. Of course he didn’t have any lyrics ready then, but luckily we got help from Jan (ex-FINNTROLL).
“Now at this point when the demo is ready, we can honestly say that this isn’t a project anymore but a real band.”
MAGENTA HARVEST
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