The Ocean
| a.k.a. | The Ocean Collective, T.O.C. |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Formed | 2000, Berlin |
| Genres | Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal |
| Labels | Metal Blade Records |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Website |
Line-up (members)
- Robin Staps : Guitars (2000-present)
- Loïc Rossetti : Vocals (2009-present)
- Paul Seidel : Drums (2013-present)
- Mattias Hagerstrand : Bass (2015-present)
- David Ramis Åhfeldt : Guitars (2018-present)
Former members
- Markus Gundall : Vocals (2001-2002)
- Gerd Kornmann : Percussion (2001-2006)
- Jonathan Heine : Bass (2001-2007)
- Torge Ließmann : Drums (2001-2007)
- Carsten Albrecht : Vocals (2004-2006)
- Ercüment Kasalar : Vocals (2004-2006)
- Sean Ingram : Vocals (2004-2006)
- Mathias "Meta" Buente : Vocals (2004-2006)
- Nico Webers : Vocals, Samples (2004-2007)
- Tomas Hallbom : Vocals (2004-2007)
- Nate Newton : Vocals (2004-2007)
- Matthew Beels : Guitars (2007)
- Jona Nido : Guitars (2009-2013)
- Louis Jucker : Bass (2009-2013)
- Luc Hess : Drums (2009-2013)
- Chris Breuer : Bass (2013-2015)
- Damian Murdoch : Guitars (2013-2016)
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The Ocean Discography
| Album | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islands/Tides | Demo | 2001 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Same | Demo | 2002 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Fogdiver | Album | Sep 1, 2003 | - | 0 | 0 | |
 | Fluxion | Lyrics | Album | Aug 23, 2004 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Queen of the Food-Chain/Inertia | Single | Oct 2005 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Burst / the Ocean split | Split | Oct 24, 2005 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Aeolian | Lyrics | Album | Nov 28, 2005 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
 | Precambrian | Lyrics | Album | Nov 5, 2007 | 83.3 | 4 | 0 |
 | Heliocentric | Lyrics | Album | Apr 13, 2010 | 88.3 | 3 | 0 |
 | Anthropocentric | Lyrics | Album | Nov 9, 2010 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthropocentric / Heliocentric | Boxed set | Nov 9, 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Grand Inquisitor | Lyrics | EP | Apr 3, 2012 | - | 0 | 0 | |
 | Pelagial | Lyrics | Album | Apr 30, 2013 | 92.9 | 21 | 1 |
| Collective Oblivion | Boxed set | Dec 10, 2013 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Transcendental | Split | Oct 23, 2015 | 80 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic | Lyrics | Album | Nov 2, 2018 | 86.7 | 9 | 0 |
 | Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic | Lyrics | Album | Sep 25, 2020 | 93.3 | 3 | 0 |
 | Holocene | Lyrics | Album | May 19, 2023 | 87 | 5 | 0 |
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Best The Ocean Songs
| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesopelagic: Into the Uncanny | Pelagial (2013) | 98 | 5 |
| 2 | Abyssopelagic II: Signals of Anxiety | Pelagial (2013) | 97.5 | 4 |
| 3 | Epipelagic | Pelagial (2013) | 98.3 | 3 |
| 4 | Permian: The Great Dying | Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic (2018) | 98.3 | 3 |
| 5 | Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe | Pelagial (2013) | 96.3 | 4 |
| 6 | Bathyalpelagic I: Impasses | Pelagial (2013) | 96.7 | 3 |
| 7 | Jurassic | Cretaceous | Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic (2020) | 95 | 5 |
| 8 | Devonian: Nascent | Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic (2018) | 95 | 4 |
| 9 | Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated | Pelagial (2013) | 95 | 3 |
| 10 | Abyssopelagic I: Boundless Vasts | Pelagial (2013) | 95 | 3 |
| 11 | Holocene | Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic (2020) | 93.8 | 4 |
| 12 | Pleistocene | Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic (2020) | 92.5 | 4 |
| 13 | Hadopelagic I: Omen of the Deep | Pelagial (2013) | 93.3 | 3 |
| 14 | Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence | Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic (2018) | 93.3 | 3 |
| 15 | Preboreal | Holocene (2023) | 93.3 | 3 |
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