Ascendants (album)

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Ascendants
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Studio album by
Oceano
ReleasedMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Recorded2014, @ The Nook Recording Studio, New Lenox, Illinois
Genre Deathcore [1]
Length28:03
Label Earache
Oceano chronology
Incisions
(2013)		Ascendants
(2015)		 Revelation
(2017)

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

Contents

Background

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Ultimate Guitar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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

No.TitleLength
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

Band line-up
Production [8] [9]

Charts

ChartPosition (2015)
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 41

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "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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