Oceans of Slumber | |
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![]() Oceans of Slumber performing at Trees Dallas 2018 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Century Media Records (2015-2022) Season of Mist (2023-ongoing) [7] |
Members | Dobber Beverly Cammie Gilbert-Beverly Semir Özerkan Alex Davis Chris Kritikos |
Past members | Ronnie Allen Uaeb Yelsaeb Sean Gary Anthony Contreras Keegan Kelly Mat V. Aleman Jessie Santos Alexander Lucian Chris Jones |
Website | oceansofslumber |
Oceans of Slumber is an American heavy metal band from Houston, Texas, formed in 2011. [8]
Their self-released debut album Aetherial was released in February 2013. [9] [10]
Lead vocalist Cammie Gilbert joined the band in 2014, after previous vocalist Ronnie Gates left. [11] Gilbert became the primary lyrics writer for the group after joining. [12]
In 2015, the band signed with Century Media Records. [13] In 2016, they toured with Ne Obliviscaris and Enslaved on a 34 date European tour. [14]
In March 2016, they released their second album, Winter, which received positive reviews from The Houston Press and Metal Injection. [15] [16]
On December 17, 2017, they released the lead single "The Decay of Disregard" off of their upcoming album The Banished Heart. [17] The second single was "The Banished Heart". The third single "No Color, No Light" in February 2018, featuring Tom S. Englund from Evergrey. [18] The album was released on March 3, 2018. [19] [20] The album was included on the list of "50 Best albums of 2018 So Far" by Metal Hammer. [21] The band has been called a "female fronted Opeth" by Noisey. [22] In 2018, the band toured with Insomnium. [23] In 2019, they joined Swallow the Sun as support for their European tour. [24]
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