THE OCEAN: Full Album Stream Via MetalSucks
New Full Length To Drop November 9

Today MetalSucks.com will begin streaming Anthropocentric, the upcoming full-length from German progressive/atmospheric metal enigmas THE OCEAN, in its entirety. The stream will remain active until November 8, the day before the official North American release date.

Check out Anthropocentric HERE.

Anthropocentric is the sequel to the band's Heliocentric long player, released earlier this year. Where Heliocentric tells the story of the rise of the heliocentric world view -- the idea that the earth revolves around the sun -- and the effects this discovery had on Christian belief and occidental culture, Anthropocentric challenges the views of creationists and other modern fundamentalists who still believe that the earth is at the center of the universe and no more than 5,000 years old. "Anthropocentric continues the critique of Christianity, inspired by the questions that Dostoyevsky asked and some of the answers that Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Dawkins gave," notes guitarist Robin Staps.

Musically heavier than Heliocentric, Anthropocentric covers a similar sonic and dynamic range as its predecessor by including a number of calm, acoustic moments, but these are, for the most part, orchestrated with guitars, and not so much with piano and strings. "The album is a pretty big production, and still has a very earthy, organic feel to it," says Staps. "We've spent a great deal of time on the basic sound this time around -- the drums, bass, guitars and vocals -- and at this stage I am pretty confident that this will pay off in the end!"

Anthropocentric will be released on November 9 via Metal Blade Records.

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Only Ocean from Maine is real.

this right here

I was just listening to Ocean (ME) on the way back from NJ last week. That CD is so wonderfully depressing, I'm suprised I didn't swerve into a tree.

I can't wait for the day when people stop using the word "drop" in reference to the release of an album.

this ain't teh hippity hopp kidz.

MAD BASS DROPZ YO

I'm only here to agree about Maine.

i like both oceans, but the last album by THE OCEAN was not good. Hopefully they figured it out.

This album is pretty damn good. Maybe not as good as Precambrian but certainly much better than Heliocentric. New vocalist's singing voice still is not a favorite of mine, but it works a little better on this album.

OCEAN (ME) is awesome.

THE OCEAN is not my thing.

OCEANO is fucking terrible.

Heliocentric, sort of sucked. This album still as sucky parts but has more good than sucky.