Pelagial

by The Ocean

Pelagial cover art

'Pelagial' is a masterful concept album that mimics a descent from the ocean surface to the abyss. As the tracks progress deeper, the music becomes heavier, darker, and more crushing, mirroring the increasing pressure. It is a brilliant fusion of songwriting and concept, showcasing The Ocean's ability to weave complex progressive metal with visceral sludge intensity.

Genres

  • Progressive Metal
  • Atmospheric Sludge Metal

Tracklist

  1. Epipelagic
  2. Mesopelagic: Into the Uncanny
  3. Bathyalpelagic I: Impasses
  4. Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams
  5. Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated
  6. Abyssopelagic I: Boundless Vasts
  7. Abyssopelagic II: Signals of Anxiety
  8. Hadopelagic I: Omen of the Deep
  9. Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe
  10. Demersal: Cognitive Dissonance
  11. Benthic: The Origin of Our Wishes
  12. Epipelagic (Instrumental Version)
  13. Mesopelagic: Into the Uncanny (Instrumental Version)
  14. Bathyalpelagic I: Impasses (Instrumental Version)
  15. Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams (Instrumental Version)
  16. Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated (Instrumental Version)
  17. Abyssopelagic I: Boundless Vasts (Instrumental Version)
  18. Abyssopelagic II: Signals of Anxiety (Instrumental Version)
  19. Hadopelagic I: Omen of the Deep (Instrumental Version)
  20. Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe (Instrumental Version)
  21. Demersal: Cognitive Dissonance (Instrumental Version)
  22. Benthic: The Origin of Our Wishes (Instrumental Version)