Ascendants (album)

Ascendants is the fourth studio album by American deathcore band Oceano. It was released on March 23, 2015 via Earache Records.[2]

Ascendants
Studio album by
Oceano
ReleasedMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Recorded2014
GenreDeathcore[1]
Length28:03
LabelEarache
Oceano chronology
Incisions
(2013)		 Ascendants
(2015)		 Revelation
(2017)

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[1]
Ultimate Guitar[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

Charts
Chart Position (2015)
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 41

References
  1. Jurek, Thom (2015-03-23). "Ascendants - Oceano | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. Perilla, Johnny (2016-03-08). "Oceano announce tour w/ Traitors (NY dates)". NextMosh.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  3. "Oceano To Release 'Ascendants' Album In March". Blabbermouth.net. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. "Ascendants Review: The further minimalizing of melody and defined riffs may have been... | Oceano | compact discs | Reviews @". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  5. "Review: Oceano – Ascendants". Pig Squeals and Breakdowns. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  6. "REVIEW: Oceano – Ascendants [2015". New-Transcendence. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  7. "Oceano's Ascendants: Like An Everflowing Deuce". MetalSucks. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  8. "Oceano Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. "Oceano Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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