...and Oceans

The Profile

...and Oceans are a Finnish symphonic black metal band formed in the mid-1990s. After acclaimed early albums and an experimental electronic/industrial turn, they went quiet under the name Havoc Unit before reuniting to release Cosmic World Mother (2020) and As In Gardens, So In Tombs (2023).

Finnish symphonic black metal band formed in the mid-1990s; early albums The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts (1998) and The Symmetry of I, the Circle of O (1999); electronic/industrial phase with A.M.G.O.D. (2001) and Cypher (2002); renamed Havoc Unit and released h.IV+ (Hoarse Industrial Viremia) in 2008; reunion in 2017; comeback album Cosmic World Mother (2020); As In Gardens, So In Tombs released in 2023.

A Finnish symphonic black metal band formed in the mid-1990s, ...and Oceans surged with early albums, shifted toward industrial/electronic sounds in the early 2000s, and later went quiet under the Havoc Unit name. Reunited in 2017, they returned with Cosmic World Mother (2020), praised as a cohesive and powerful comeback. The review highlights strong symphonic elements, dynamic pacing, and nods to their experimental era. As In Gardens, So In Tombs followed in 2023.