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The Ocean

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German progressive/post-metal band led by Robin Staps, known for large-scale concept albums that combine post-metal, sludge and post-rock elements. Loic Rossetti is featured as vocalist on multiple later records.

Reviews on DeBaser highlight the band's conceptual ambitions (Heliocentric/Anthropocentric diptych, Pelagial suite), frequent use of long compositions and orchestral/textural elements (strings, piano), and identify Robin Staps as the primary composer and leader. Loic Rossetti's vocals receive mixed responses in reviews.

DeBaser reviews praise The Ocean's ambition, compositional scale and technical execution across several concept albums. Robin Staps is consistently identified as the band's leader and main composer. Reviewers note strong post-metal/post-rock and sludge influences. Common criticisms concern occasional lack of conceptual cohesion and mixed opinions on Loic Rossetti's vocals.

For:Fans of post-metal, progressive metal and concept-album listeners seeking ambitious, intellectual metal

 “Pelagial,” the latest musical creation released by the German band led by the tireless Robin Staps, is a long composition of fifty-three minutes, divided into eleven tracks only for the listener’s convenience.

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 Heliocentric is this. It is not just a record, but a complex work in which the different band members have poured all their knowledge to craft a cultural piece.

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 The German band thus combines art and culture, addressing complex themes that, at a superficial glance, might not seem to perfectly align with the music.

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