The Divinity of Oceans

The Divinity of Oceans
Studio album by Ahab
Released	22 July 2009
Genre	Funeral doom metal
Length	66:56
Label	Napalm Records
Ahab chronology
The Call of the Wretched Sea (2006) The Divinity of Oceans (2009) The Giant (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	[2]
MetalReview	[3]

The Divinity of Oceans is the second album by the German funeral doom metal band Ahab. This album was also released through Napalm Records, like their previous releases were. ^[4]

The album's lyrics are based of the real-life sinking of the Essex whaleship in 1820, the event that inspired Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick . The album's cover was taken from the painting The Raft of the Medusa , by French Romantic painter Théodore Géricault.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Yet Another Raft of the Medusa (Pollard's Weakness)"	12:40
2.	"The Divinity of Oceans"	11:03
3.	"O Father Sea"	7:07
4.	"Redemption Lost"	10:25
5.	"Tombstone Carousal"	7:27
6.	"Gnawing Bones (Coffin's Lot)"	10:48
7.	"Nickerson's Theme"	8:06
Total length:		1:06:56

Personnel

Band line-up ^[4]

• Daniel Droste – vocals, guitar, synthesizers
• Christian Hector – guitar
• Stephan Wandernoth – bass
• Cornerlius Althammer – drums

Artwork

• Théodore Géricault – album artwork, Le Radeau de la Méduse ^[4]

Release history ^[4]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Additional notes
Spain, Finland	22 July 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France, Sweden	24 July 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
	24 July 2009	Napalm Records	2 x Vinyl	Limited to 500 copies [5]
The rest of Europe	27 July 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc
Canada, United States	28 July 2009	Napalm Records	Compact Disc

References

1. Freeman, Phil. The Divinity of Oceans review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
2. Alisoglu, Scott. The Divinity of Oceans review blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
3. Brandon, Jim. The Divinity of Oceans review metalreview.com. Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
4. Ahab: 'The Divinity of Oceans' Cover Unveiled blabbermouth.net. 2009-05-26. Retrieved on 2009-08-04.
5. Ahab (4) – The Divinity Of Oceans discogs.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-04.