Oceano (band)

American deathcore band

Oceano

Origin| Cook County, Illinois, U.S.
Genres|

* Deathcore
* djent

Years active| 2006–present[1]
Labels| Sumerian, Earache
Members| Adam Warren
Scott Smith
Chris Wagner
Past members| Jeremy Carroll
Jeff Erickson
Derek Hildreth
Nico LaCorcia
Andrew Mikhail
Tristan McCann
Eddie "Doom" Harris
Michael Kasper
Kevin Hare
Mike Southcomb
Devin Shidaker
Daniel Terchin
Nick Conser
Jason Jones
Chason Westmoreland
Andrew Holzbaur
Marquis Green
Mike Shanahan
Matt Kohanowski
Website| Oceano on Facebook

Oceano is an American deathcore band from Cook County, Illinois. Formed in 2006, the band signed to Earache Records and released their debut album, Depths, on April 7, 2009. Their second album, Contagion, was released on November 9, 2010. Their fourth album Ascendants was released March 23, 2015. Their fifth studio album Revelation was released on May 19, 2017. It was their first release with their new label, Sumerian Records. Their sixth studio album, Living Chaos, was released on August 30, 2024.

Following the departure of lead guitarist Jeremy Carroll in 2009, the band no longer had any of its original members. Vocalist Adam Warren is the longest tenured member of the band, having been with Oceano since joining in 2007.

## History

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Upon its formation in early 2006, Oceano was originally a four-piece grindcore band formed by Jeremy Carroll, which consisted of Carroll on guitar, Jeff Erickson on bass, Derek Hildreth on drums and Eddie Harris on vocals.[2]

Jeremy Carroll was fired from the band in January 2009 due to personality conflicts between members.[3][4] Carroll's leaving left no original members from the original Oceano lineup in the band. On February 3, 2010, Andrew Mikhail also departed from the band.[5][6][7]

In January 2012, a rumor spread that the band was disestablishing, which was confirmed as false by Earache. Instead, an announcement was made that the band actually was going on a short hiatus after their performance at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival due to vocalist, Adam Warren, becoming a father.[8] After some time spent away from the band, however, Oceano decided not to disband, and to continue touring. Prior to performing as a part of the roster for the US summer Scream It Like You Mean it tour they revealed that they had begun writing their next album, Incisions, due in 2013.[9] The first lyric video from the album, "Slow Murder", was released on January 28, 2013. On January 12, 2015, the band released a new song titled "Dead Planet" from their fourth album Ascendants which was released on March 23, 2015.[10] On February 17, 2017, the band announced via Facebook that they had signed over to Sumerian Records. They released their fifth album, Revelation, on May 19.[11]

On August 17, 2022, Oceano released a single titled "Mass Produced", their first new song since 2017.[12]

On February 19, 2024 the band announced a 15th anniversary tour for Depths with support from Within the Ruins, I Declare War, By The Thousands, The Last Ten Seconds of Life and A Wake In Providence.[13] the band would also recruit Alex Nourse (who has previously worked with Worm Shepherd) as a touring drummer to replace Matt Kohanowski who left in 2022.[14] It was also around that time where Evan Gillen would start to fill in for bass duites live.[15]

On June 6, 2024, Oceano released the single "Wounds Never Healed", along with the announcement that the single and "Mass Produced" are from on the sixth studio album, Living Chaos, which was released on August 30, 2024.[16] Another tour was announced that will take place in late 2024 for the new album with support from To the Grave, Half Me and Vctms.[17] Another single from the album titled "The Price of Pain" was released on July 11, 2024.[18]

## Musical style and lyrics

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Oceano is a deathcore band, a mixture of the genres metalcore, hardcore, and death metal. They also (particularly in their earliest material) had a slight influence from grindcore. Blast beats, sonic double bass, slow heavy breakdowns and low death metal growls and occasionally the shrieked vocals typical in metalcore are present. The lyrics range from anti-religion to misanthropy. The band has been inspired by acts like Dying Fetus, Cannibal Corpse, Decapitated, Behemoth, The Acacia Strain, Deicide, Hatebreed, Suicide Silence, Meshuggah, and Slayer.

## Members

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Current lineup

* Adam Warren – vocals (2007–present)
* Scott Smith – guitars (2014–present)
* Chris Wagner – bass (2014–present)

Touring members

* Alex Nourse – drums (2024–present)
* Evan Gillen – bass (2024–present)

Former members

* Eddie "Doom" Harris – vocals (2006–2007)
* Jeff Erickson – bass (2006–2007)
* Derek Hildreth – drums (2006–2007)
* Nico LaCorcia – drums (2007)
* Kevin Hare – bass (2007–2008)
* Michael Southcomb – drums (2007–2008)
* Jeremy Carroll – lead guitar (2006–2009)
* Tristan McCann – lead guitar (2009)
* Andrew Mikhail – rhythm guitar (2007–2010)
* Devin Shidaker – lead guitar (2010–2013)
* Daniel Terchin – drums (2008–2013)
* Nick Conser – rhythm guitar (2010–2014)
* Jason Jones – bass (2008–2014)
* Chason Westmoreland – drums (2014–2015)
* Mike Shanahan – third guitar (2014–2015)
* Michael Kasper – lead guitar (2013–2016)
* Andrew Holzbaur – drums (2015–2017)
* Matt Kohanowski – drums (2017–2022)

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Timeline

## Discography

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions

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Heat.
[19] | US
Indie.
[20] | US
Rock
[21] | US
Hard Rock
[22]
Depths |

* Released: April 7, 2009
* Label: Earache
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 16 | — | — | —
Contagion |

* Released: November 9, 2010
* Label: Earache
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 3 | 25 | 50 | 17
Incisions |

* Released: October 1, 2013
* Label: Earache
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 12 | — | — | 21
Ascendants |

* Released: March 23, 2015
* Label: Earache
* Formats: CD, digital download

| — | — | — | 14
Revelation |

* Released: May 19, 2017
* Label: Sumerian
* Formats: CD, digital download

| — | — | — | —
Living Chaos |

* Released: August 30, 2024
* Label: Sumerian
* Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

| — | — | — | —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Demos

* Demo 2006[23]
* Demo 2007
* Demo 2008

## References

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1. ^ "Oceano". Facebook.com. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
2. ^ "Oceano – discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
3. ^ "Oceano Parts Ways With Guitarist". metalunderground.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
4. ^ Oceano. Tartarean Desire
5. ^ Oceano guitarist quits band. The Gauntlet
6. ^ Oceano guitarist quits. Metalrage.com
7. ^ Oceano guitarist quits band. Lambgoat.com
8. ^ Shotwell, James. "UPDATE: Earache Claims Oceano NOT Breaking Up, Going On "Hiatus" Instead". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
9. ^ Oceano Not Splitting Up After All. Blabbermouth.net
10. ^ LukeC. "Oceano announce new record – News". Killyourstereo.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
11. ^ "Oceano Announce May Release For New Album "Revelation"". ThePRP. March 29, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
12. ^ "Oceano Share Devastating New Track 'Mass Produced'". August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
13. ^ Kennelty, Greg (March 25, 2024). "OCEANO, THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE & A WAKE IN PROVIDENCE Announce US Tour Dates". Metal Injection.
14. ^ "Alex Nourse". Metal Archives.
15. ^ Gillen, Evan (April 10, 2024). "I'm honored to share that I'll be filling in on bass for @oceanometal for the east coast / west coast shows of the 15 years of "Depths"". Facebook.
16. ^ "Oceano Reveal Details Of New Album Living Chaos and Share Brutal Single 'Wounds Never Healed'". Rock Sound. June 7, 2024.
17. ^ "Get VIP & tickets to The Living Chaos tour ft Oceano, To The Grave, Vctms and Half Me using the link below! See you there!". Facebook. June 10, 2024.
18. ^ "Oceano Release New Track "The Price Of Pain"". MetalSucks. July 11, 2024.
19. ^ "Oceano – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
20. ^ "Oceano – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
21. ^ "Oceano – Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
22. ^ "Oceano – Chart History: Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
23. ^ "Oceano : Demo 2006". Spirit-of-metal.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017.

## External links

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* Oceano on Facebook
* Early footage of Oceano playing live (2007) on YouTube

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Oceano

* Adam Warren
* Scott Smith
* Chris Wagner
* Matt Kohanowski

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

Studio albums|

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

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