With Out of Your Happiness, OCEANS ON ORION step away from post-breakup bravado and into something far more vulnerable. Their new single, featuring guitar wizard Dani Sophia on lead guitar, doesn’t rage – it bleeds. It captures the moment you realize someone you loved has moved on to a joy you’ll never share, and you’re left wrestling with the echo.
“Why did you choose to leave me out of your happiness?” It’s a question that never finds an answer, only a wall of guitars, crushing riffs, lingering memories, and a voice suspended between love and resentment.
If No Romeo burned the diary, Out of Your Happiness reads what’s left in the ashes. It’s intimate, almost uncomfortably close, a confessional carried by melody, not asking for sympathy, but for release.
Oceans on Orion fuse technical metal precision with emo-punk urgency, wrapping emotional storytelling in powerful riffing, soaring hooks, and brutally honest lyrics. Their glam-tinged, genre-bending approach has earned them placements on playlists like New Nordic Metal & Hard Rock, and stages across Europe – including Rock the Camp 2025 — alongside bands such as Ice Nine Kills, Five Finger Death Punch, Orphaned Land, and Walkways.
OCEANS ON ORION have released their new single and official visualizer for ‘Met My Match’.
The band shared about the song:
If you’ve ever sent a 2 a.m. text you instantly regretted, our new single Met My Match is your anthem. This isn’t a breakup song – it’s the wreckage after impact, the echo of the last word you wish you hadn’t said, and the self-awareness that hits harder than any goodbye.
Met My Match isn’t about healing. It’s about admitting the damage – loudly, shamelessly, and realizing that sometimes your worst instincts are mirrored back at you. It’s for fans of honesty over elegance, for anyone who’s ever lost themselves loving someone who didn’t feel the same.
Following What Hurts the Most, Oceans On Orion trade numbness for raw exposure. This song has that all-in guy-liner pop-punk energy we miss from the 2000s, combined with our signature 80s flair, punchy lyrics, and more heartbreak than is age-appropriate. Fast, catchy, and desperate, with djent-heavy guitars tearing through the polished façade.
This is the second track from our upcoming album. We’ll be releasing a new song every month this year – so follow along and use the pre-save link to stay in the loop!
OCEANS ON ORION will release their new single ‘What Hurts The Most’ on July 25th, taken from the band’s next album.
‘What Hurts The Most’, the first single from an album that’s long overdue, almost didn’t happen. When the war started and Lev, like many others, returned to the army, everything stopped. The music. The plans. The momentum. And this record nearly became a casualty. One no one would know about. One no one would mourn.
On October 7th, work on Oceans on Orion’s next album stopped completely. It suddenly felt irrelevant. Insignificant. In the months that followed, the world moved on. But we didn’t.
We found people who could step in and help. We adapted. We compromised. We accepted that if this album was going to survive, it would come out differently than we imagined. Scarred, imperfect, but alive. We struggled through. Inch by inch. Sometimes feeling guilty for even thinking about music at all.
The first song we finished is called ‘What Hurts The Most’. It’s a breakup song, but not in the usual sense. It’s about the quiet realization that even after all the pain, the silence, the distance, you’d still say yes to the person who broke you. And how that truth is harder to face than the heartbreak itself. This track is heavy, but it’s honest. It carries the weight we’ve been carrying. The burden of unfinished art that refused to be silenced.
Mixed by Jonathan Kossov.
Written, arranged, and recorded by a family that refused to stop being a band. ‘What Hurts The Most’ comes out July 25th!
This is the first single from the band’s next album. It’s not just a release. It’s a sign that they’re still here. That art survives war. It has to.
OCEANS ON ORION bring a fresh take on Breaking the Habit by Linkin Park, infused with scorching djent-style riffs, Nu-Metal energy, and a cyberpunk touch.
The video, set in a dystopian war zone, gives Breaking the Habit a cinematic and intense twist, launching this Linkin Park classic straight into the chaos of 2025!
Lev Kerzhner (frontman) says:
“Let’s start with a confession. As a kid, I didn’t like Nu-Metal.
For me, Linkin Park was one of those bands that “ruined the fun of the ‘80s”—too heavy, too weird, and what was up with all the rap thing?! But everything changed when, right before finishing my military service, I gave Meteora another listen.
Needless to say, I fell in love. And ever since, I’ve carried this little dream of doing my own version of one of its tracks.
I chose Breaking the Habit after hearing it during a previous Linkin Park tribute. That’s when I realized this song—with its minimalistic arrangement and flawless writing—was the perfect canvas to experiment with. So, I put together a demo! And then I got called up for reserve duty. Because that’s just how this year has been.
Luckily, I had Aviram Ze’evi on drums, my buddy Yadin Moyal laying down some killer session guitars, and the cyberpunk-inspired keys of Tal Galefsky (formerly of Moonskin). On top of that, an incredible guest appearance by my soul sister from the distant north, Danny Ly Ziser. All wrapped up in an Oceans On Orion-style production, mixed by the one and only Yonatan Kossov.
Get ready for a thrilling ride as OCEANS ON ORION unleash their heaviest single to date “Tame” on May 19th, featuring special guest vocalist Aliki Katriou!
“Tame” showcases the band’s unique blend of melodic metal, clean vocals, and growls. The overall impact leaves an undertone reminiscent of 80s metal, but entirely in tune with today’s heavier, modern aesthetic. The emotion-laden lyrics of the song express the protagonist’s desire for freedom and individuality, refusing to be tamed by others’ expectations and restrictions.
With exceptional vocal performances by Lev and Aliki, the song offers a modern take on the tried and true “Beauty and the Beast” concept. Aliki, the versatile and enigmatic vocalist of Eight Lives Down, whose unique growl tone, ranging from guttural growls to clean, melodic singing, blends with Lev’s signature clean singing switching from harmonies to extreme contrast with great effect.
The music video for “Tame” brings the song’s message to life with powerful, monolithic visuals, set to a desolate raw concrete landscape against which Lev and Aliki rebel. As the video unfolds, they struggle to break free from the metaphoric chains that bind them, symbolizing their defiance against being tamed and their determination to live life on their own terms.
Experience the raw energy and passion of “Tame” – an anthem for the untamed and unstoppable spirits among us.
Oceans on Orion’s debut album “Start from Nothing” was released on March 24th, 2023 via LMH Records.
OCEANS ON ORION will release their debut album “Start from Nothing” on March 24th via LMH records. Today the band has revealed the cover artwork and tracklisting.
‘Start from Nothing’ is the debut album of Israeli modern rockers, Oceans on Orion. Standing at the melting point of multiple genres, audiences, and generations, Oceans on Orion unique blend of 80s golden era guitar-vocals, modern riffing, and powerful stage performance, packs a punch and a promise for old school metallers, emo kids new and old, as well as heavier music lovers.
The 9 song release was preceded by 5 singles released in 2022-2023, featuring the anthemic, “Tomorrows Rain”, and “Weaponized Misery”, a powerful duet with Ran Yerushalmi, from fellow Israeli Alt-metal band, Walkways.
Thematically, the album explores relationships – with oneself, with a partner, with authority, and with expectations. While some songs scream into the void, expressing the frustration and heightened emotions these subjects invoke, others offer encouragement, motivation, and more often than not, a challenge.
One such moment is the very opening line of the album, “If you’re too scared to start from nothing, nothing is all that you deserve”. It dares us to take the offensive, to turn the tables, to de-victimize ourselves and build “a life worth living, come together, on the broken pieces of our past.” as taken from the closing track, “Confront yourself”.
With standout tracks like “Tomorrow’s Rain”, Start from Nothing,” “Love,” and “Weaponized Misery” the album showcases lead singer Lev Kerzhner’s powerhouse vocals, and the band’s songwriting versatility.
Album tracklist: Start From Nothing Weaponized Misery Tomorrow’s Rain The Flaw Indifferent Light Love Tame Killing The Messenger Confront Yourself
This record has been a labor of love, with years of writing, rehearsing, and refining going into every song. The band members poured their hearts and souls into every note, striving to create something that truly reflects who they are as artists and people.
A must-listen for fans of Modern Metal, Emo, Alternative, and 80s golden era metal.
Artwork by Pierre-Alain D. // 3mmi Design, whose mesmerizing art perfectly accompanies our album and its vibes.
‘Start From Nothing’ was produced and recorded by Lev Kerzhner, XIN, Aviram Zeevy, Guy Schwartz, Sergei Metalheart, and Omer Logan Cohen.
Mixed by: Yonatan Kossov
Mastered by: Matej Gobec (The Cosmosonic Studios)
Oceans on Orion is a Modern Metal band from Tel Aviv, delivering a unique blend of metalcoreinspired riffing, 80’s golden era vocal harmonies, solid songwriting, and powerful lead vocals and guitar. Known for their solid, captivating and energetic live performances and video productions. The band has played multiple single/double feature and festival shows in Israel and UK since 2019 and has a strong following base. Oceans on Orion has released multiple videos leading up to their debut album TBR on March 24th, 2023 via LMH Records.
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