…AND OCEANS Announces New Album, ‘The Regeneration Itinerary’, Shares First Single

…AND OCEANS has persistently defied musical confines, marrying the audacious essence of symphonic black metal with avant-garde elements. Through a remarkable 30-year trajectory, they have maintained an insatiable thirst for reinvention. The release of “Inertiae” is an embodiment of their relentless evolution, a heady fusion of symphonic mastery and kinetic industrial trance-dance beats.

Drawing from their rich history, this track lays bare the duality of light and dark, striking a balance that is synonymous with their iconic sound. The band’s mesmerizing blend captures the cosmic interplay between chaos and order, refined to unruly perfection by the mixing and mastering of Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio. As the song unfolds, Mathias Lillmåns‘ potent vocals dance intricately with the labyrinthine rhythms crafted by Timo Kontio and Antti Simonen, promising an expansive auditory expedition.

“Inertiae, the bringer of paralysis, the guardian of my sleep.” reflects Mathias. “The one that opens my eyes, keeps my flesh in stasis and my mind barely touching the surface. This track is a dialog, like a servant addressing his master, between me and the bane of my slumber.”

Imagine being pulled through a vortex, the edges of reality fraying as you’re whisked away to realms of myth and memory. “Inertiae” serves as a prelude to the labyrinthine odyssey that is The Regeneration Itinerary. It is an album that weaves together their storied past and audacious future, touching upon the celestial and the corporeal, the ethereal and the visceral. Each track is a portal to another facet of existence. From the spectral “Förnyelse I Tre Akter” to the ruthless pulse of “The Fire in Which We Burn,” the album’s narrative is at once both timeless and immediate.

The Regeneration Itinerary is a celestial compass guiding listeners through the prognostications of time and the shadows of consciousness. Recorded at SoundSpiral Audio by Juho Räihä, it is a tour de force that promises to redefine …AND OCEANS, while pushing the boundaries of symphonic black metal to uncharted territories.

The Regeneration Itinerary is out May 23rd on Season of Mist.

The Regeneration Itinerary track listing:

1. Inertiae (4:30)
2. Förnyelse i Tre Akter (5:07)
3. Chromium Lungs, Bronze Optics (4:29)
4. The Form and the Formless (3:32)
5. Prophetical Mercury Implement (6:57)
6. The Fire in Which We Burn (3:04)
7. The Ways of Sulphur (4:17)
8. I Am Coin, I Am Two (4:25)
9. Towards the Absence of Light (4:49)
10. The Terminal Filter (5:22)
11. Copper Blood, Titanium Scars (Bonus Track) (4:14)
12. The Discord Static (Bonus Track) (3:35)