...And Oceans, previously Havoc Unit and Festerday, is a Finnish metal band. It was formed in 1989 as a death metal band but changed to symphonic black metal. It released its first album as ...and Oceans in 1998. In the following years, it pursued a less traditional, more industrial-oriented direction.
History The band was formed in 1989 as Festerday and played death metal. It renamed to ...and Oceans in 1995. The band's debut release was the symphonic black metal album Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts, released by Season of Mist.Loftus, Johnny "[ ...and Oceans Biography]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation The Symmetry of I – The Circle of O followed in 1998. The band signed to Century Media, who issued the A.M. G.O.D.: Allotropic/Metamorphic Genesis of Dimorphism album, described by AllMusic as "definitely one of the band's finest".Jeffries, Vincent "[ A.M. G.O.D.: Allotropic/Metamorphic Genesis of Dimorphism Review]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation A European tour with Marduk, Vader, and Mortician raised the band's profile. Allmusic described the band's 2002 album Cypher as "Scandinavian cyber-metal", "sounding as if Skinny Puppy and Cannibal Corpse have spawned some kind of terrible, shrieking cyborg baby".Hinds, Andy "[ Cypher Review]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation Band members played in Rotten Sound, Deathbound, and 6 Billion Ways to Die.
Havoc Unit After ten years as ...and Oceans and four full-length albums, the band changed its name to Havoc Unit in 2005. Its first album under the new name was h.IV+ (Hoarse Industrial Viremia), released in 2008. In 2013, the band reverted to Festerday.
Return as ...And Oceans On January 14, 2020, Season of Mist announced the release of Cosmic World Mother, a new album from the band, now reformed as ...And Oceans.
In October 2022, the band announced their upcoming album, As in Gardens, So in Tombs, would be released on January 27, 2023.
Members T.kunz (Timo Kontio) – guitar , bass guitar de Monde "7Even II" (Teemu Saari) – guitar Kauko Kuusisalo – drums Antti Simonen – keyboards Mathias Lillmåns – vocals Pyry Hanski – bass guitar
Former members ...And Oceans
Martex "Cauldron, Grief, Mr. Plaster" (Jani Martikkala) – drums Mr. Oos (Marcus Roos) – bass Anti "Anzaar" – keyboards Heinr.ich (Mika Aalto) – bass, keyboards Pete (Petri Seikkula) – guitar Sa.myel (Sami Latva) – drums, bass, guitar Jallu – bass Piia – keyboards, violin Jos.f (Kena Strömsholm) – vocals
Festerday Teemu Kilponen – drums Jakke Mäki – bass Jari Honkaniemi – bass Miikka Timonen – drums Veijo Pulkkinen – drums
Timeline
Discography As Festerday (1989–1992; 2013–2020)
Festerday / Carnifex (split with Carnifex, 1991) Demo II (demo, 1991) Demo III (demo, 1992) Iihtallan (album, 2019)
As ...And Oceans (1995–2005; 2020–present) Albums The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts (1998) The Symmetry of I - The Circle of O (1999) A.M.G.O.D. (Allotropic/Metamorphic Genesis of Dimorphism) (2001) Cypher (2002) Cosmic World Mother (2020) As in Gardens, So in Tombs (2023) The Regeneration Itinerary (2025) Other Wave (demo, 1995) Promo Tape (demo, 1996) Mare Liberum (demo, 1997) War Vol. I (split with Bloodthorn, 1998) ...and Oceans (box set, 2000) mOrphogenesis (EP) (2001) The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts / The Symmetry of I – The Circle of O (compilation, 2003)
As Havoc Unit (2005–2013) Havoc Unit / And Then You Die (split with And Then You Die, 2007) Synæsthesia - The Requiem Reveries (2007) Havoc Unit / ...and Oceans (2007) h.IV+ (Hoarse Industrial Viremia) (2007)
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