Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic

Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic is the seventh studio album by German progressive metal band The Ocean. It is a concept album exploring the Phanerozoic geological eon, with each track title referencing a period of the Paleozoic era. Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic was released worldwide on 2 November 2018. It is the first of two volumes; the latter, Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic, was released separately in 2020.[2]

Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
Studio album by
The Ocean
Released2 November 2018
StudioSundlaugin Studio
Hidden Planet Studios
Christoph Kokos Studios
GenreProgressive metal, post-metal,[1] sludge metal
Length47:45
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerJens Bogren, Tony Lindgren
The Ocean chronology
Pelagial
(2013)		 Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
(2018)		 Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic
(2020)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net[3]
Metal.de[4]
Sputnikmusic[5]

The album was released to critical acclaim. "Devonian: Nascent" was selected by Loudwire as one of the top metal songs of 2018;[6] Jonas Renkse's guest vocals on this track were praised specifically by several reviewers.[1][4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robin Staps[7].

No.TitleLength
1."The Cambrian Explosion"1:55
2."Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence"7:52
3."Ordovicium: The Glaciation of Gondwana"4:49
4."Silurian: Age of Sea Scorpions"9:36
5."Devonian: Nascent" (featuring Jonas Renkse of Katatonia)11:05
6."The Carboniferous: Rainforest Collapse"3:09
7."Permian: The Great Dying"9:22

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 41

References
  1. "Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic - The Ocean". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "THE OCEAN "Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic"". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. Van Horn, Ray. "CD Reviews". blabbermouth. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. "The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic". metal.de. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. Stanciu, Raul. "Review: The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. "THE 30 BEST METAL SONGS OF 2018"". Loudwire. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. "The Ocean Collective* – Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic". Discogs. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – THE OCEAN – PHANEROZOIC I - PALAEOZOIC" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
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