Ascendants (album)

2015 studio album by Oceano

Ascendants

Studio album by

Oceano

Released| March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Recorded| 2014, @ The Nook Recording Studio, New Lenox, Illinois
Genre| Deathcore[1]
Length| 28:03
Label| Earache
Oceano chronology
| Incisions
(2013)  | Ascendants
(2015)  | Revelation
(2017)

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Ascendants is the fourth studio album by American deathcore band Oceano. It was released on March 23, 2015, via Earache Records.[2]

## Background

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Adam Warren of Oceano commented "This album is an evolution of our brand of heaviness. It is our most focused release ever and contains a concept that elevates the band onto a higher plane."[3]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Ultimate Guitar| [4]

AllMusic gave the album a 0/5 rating with the review stating "the sound of Ascendants is pure pummeling deathcore, more closely aligned with the monstrous attack displayed on their 2009 debut, Depths."[1] Ultimate Guitar suggested the album as unoriginal, stating "there's very little that makes Ascendants feel like new music."[4]

The album was described as dark, grim, brooding, hopeless deathcore with an impressive demonstrated range of vocals.[5] Connor Welsh of New Transcendence wrote "it showcases a band not just at the peak of their performance, but towering with immensity and an iron rule over the remainder of [the] heavy music scene."[6] Metalsucks had described the album as "having the same sound, the same rhythm, the same everything."[7]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Nephilim"| 1:32
2.| "Transient Gateways"| 3:10
3.| "The World Engine"| 3:12
4.| "Dead Planet"| 3:24
5.| "The Taken"| 3:08
6.| "Dawn of Descent"| 4:28
7.| "The Dulce Incident"| 2:50
8.| "Arc of Creation"| 3:05
9.| "External Existence"| 3:14
Total length:| 28:03

## Personnel

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Band line-up

* Adam Warren – vocals, lyrics
* Michael Kasper – lead guitar
* Scott Smith – rhythm guitar
* Chris Wagner – bass
* Chason Westmoreland – drums

Production[8][9]

* Dusty Peterson – Cover art
* Mark Leary – Layout
* Nick Nativo – Producer, engineer
* Oceano – Producer
* Will Putney – Mixing, Mastering
* Michael Kasper – Engineer
* Scott Smith – Engineer

## Charts

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Chart  | Position (2015)

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US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] | 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 41

## References

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1. ^ a b c Jurek, Thom (March 23, 2015). "Ascendants – Oceano | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
2. ^ Perilla, Johnny (March 8, 2016). "Oceano announce tour w/ Traitors (NY dates)". NextMosh.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
3. ^ "Oceano To Release 'Ascendants' Album In March". Blabbermouth.net. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
4. ^ a b "Ascendants Review: The further minimalizing of melody and defined riffs may have been... | Oceano | compact discs | Reviews @". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
5. ^ "Review: Oceano – Ascendants". Pig Squeals and Breakdowns. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
6. ^ "REVIEW: Oceano – Ascendants [2015". New-Transcendence. February 25, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
7. ^ "Oceano's Ascendants: Like An Everflowing Deuce". MetalSucks. March 12, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
8. ^ "Ascendants Oceano". allmusic.com. March 23, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
9. ^ "Oceano – Ascendants". allmusic.com. March 23, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
10. ^ "Oceano Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
11. ^ "Oceano Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

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Oceano

* Adam Warren
* Scott Smith
* Chris Wagner

* Jeremy Carroll
* Andrew Mikhail
* Tristan McCann
* Eddie Harris
* Michael Kadper
* Kevin Hare
* Mike Southcomb
* Devin Shidaker
* Daniel Terchin
* Nick Conser
* Jason Jones
* Andrew Holzbaur
* Matt Kohanowski

Studio albums|

* Depths (2009)
* Contagion (2010)
* Incisions (2013)
* Ascendants (2015)
* Revelation (2017)
* Living Chaos (2024)

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