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...And Oceans The Regeneration Itinerary CD Review

March 16, 2025
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…And Oceans is a Finnish Symphonic Black Metal band that fuses elements of Avant Garde/Electronic music in with their own special blend of Metal. The band has been around since 95, but I’ve never heard of them, which is typical. I don’t follow bands like this much these days but given that the band has been around since the 90’s it makes sense. Towards the end of that decade a few bands with this type of sound and feel were popping up on labels like Century Media Records and it just didn’t interest me until a few years later. Samael comes to mind quickly!


The band’s latest effort is entitled “The Regeneration Itinerary” and it will see a worldwide release in May on Season of Mist. Upon listening to the first single “Inertiae” I didn’t really get much from it, it was dense, and it didn’t really jump out. However, after listening to the album several times over, I’m of the mindset that the songs on this album work better together as a complete unit. That’s not to say that they aren’t good, but rhythmically, theoretically and musically they just make more sense together. I’m not sure if this is a concept story but that’s how I’m listening to the album, it’s a story musically for sure. This thought process has made the album more palpable and enjoyable.


I can’t speak on how far the band has come since their last effort, I’m not familiar enough, but what I can tell you is simple – this is an intelligent release given that this genre tends to suffer from trying to throw too much at the listener all at once. While there’s a ton to unwrap and take in on this album, it’s still very enjoyable and the production is fantastic. It’s thoughtful, intense and judging from the lyric sheet that was sent with the album, it’s damned interesting. If you fancy yourself a fan of Samael and Dimmu Borgir then look no further, …And Oceans is right up there with those bands and they’re ready to stand toe to toe with them.



Stand out tracks. “Inertiae”, “The Fire in Which We Burn”, “Copper Blood, Titanium Scars” and “The Discord Static”.

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