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)
Singles from Ascendants
  1. "Dawn of Descent"
    Released: January 12, 2015

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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