Over the last couple of years Ocean have established themselves as an unparalleled current in the east coast metal scene. Here Where Nothing Grows is their debut full length album of 4 rogue waves clocking in at a full 75 fathoms.
Here Where Nothing Grows was originally recorded by a physically and emotionally exhausted Ocean at Volume Studios in Chicago with Sanford Parker (Buried At Sea/Pelican) at the tail end of a self-destructive mini tour. The group returned home minus a drummer unhappy with the results of the Chicago sessions. With a new drummer in tow they immediately settled in to a familiar studio in Portland and began the arduous task of re-recording Here Where Nothing Grows on their own. Two months later Ocean emerged rejuvenated with a brand new testament to what Ocean is and can be. A thundering low end, crushing sloth-slow riffs and distant tortured vocals, Here Where Nothing Grows is an unprecedented doom with the three main tracks pushing over 20 minutes each.
Originally this album was released in the USA only on the ever-great Important records, and the vinyl sold out more or less immediately. Rocket are really proud to be able to get this amazing record into the record shop racks once again and this LP-only re-issue is limited to 1000 copies (500 for UK/Europe) on heavy, splatter-coloured vinyl and is housed in a beautiful foil blocked sleeve.
“Those lamenting the absence of Buried at Sea ought to look into Ocean. Not to say that this Maine four-piece is a clone, but they have the same mind crushingly heavy sound that rips through the fabric of time and space and turns your brain into a mound of foul smelling jelly. Ocean’s sound is otherworldly, so the band most likely had demonic help in crafting their sound. They’re doom for people who like to spend lazy Sunday afternoons looking at crime scene photos. Awesome stuff.”
StonerRock.com
"Ocean marry heaving riff tectonics with expansive rock-outs, straddling doom metal and post-rock with their colossal, continent-eclipsing sound."
Mojo Magazine
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