Pelagial

by The Ocean

Pelagial cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 April 2013
  • Label: Pelagic
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 1:46:26
  • Community rating: 4.18/5 from 9 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'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

Descriptors: progressive, complex, conceptual, aquatic, monolithic

Tracklist

  1. Epipelagic (01:12)
  2. Mesopelagic: Into the Uncanny (05:56)
  3. Bathyalpelagic I: Impasses (04:24)
  4. Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams (03:18)
  5. Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated (04:27)
  6. Abyssopelagic I: Boundless Vasts (03:27)
  7. Abyssopelagic II: Signals of Anxiety (05:05)
  8. Hadopelagic I: Omen of the Deep (01:07)
  9. Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe (09:17)
  10. Demersal: Cognitive Dissonance (09:05)
  11. Benthic: The Origin of Our Wishes (05:55)
  12. Epipelagic (Instrumental Version) (01:12)
  13. Mesopelagic: Into the Uncanny (Instrumental Version) (05:56)
  14. Bathyalpelagic I: Impasses (Instrumental Version) (04:24)
  15. Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams (Instrumental Version) (03:18)
  16. Bathyalpelagic III: Disequillibrated (Instrumental Version) (04:27)
  17. Abyssopelagic I: Boundless Vasts (Instrumental Version) (03:27)
  18. Abyssopelagic II: Signals of Anxiety (Instrumental Version) (05:05)
  19. Hadopelagic I: Omen of the Deep (Instrumental Version) (01:07)
  20. Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe (Instrumental Version) (09:17)
  21. Demersal: Cognitive Dissonance (Instrumental Version) (09:05)
  22. Benthic: The Origin of Our Wishes (Instrumental Version) (05:55)

Credits

  • Philippe Glandien - arranged by [additional string and piano arrangements]
  • Seldon Hunt - artwork, design [gatefold-vinyl version]
  • Chris Breuer - bass guitar
  • Louis Jucker - bass guitar
  • Catherine Vay - cello [additional studio musician]
  • Marcel Schulz - design [booklets]
  • Luc Hess - drums
  • Robin Staps - guitar [guitars], effects [samples]
  • Vincent Membrez - keyboards [keys]
  • Jens Bogren - mixed by, mastered by
  • Craig Murray - photography by
  • Julien Fehlmann - recorded by, engineer [drums and strings]
  • Isabelle Gottraux - viola [additional studio musician]
  • Regula Schwab - violin [additional studio musician]
  • Lo茂c Rossetti - vocals

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