Aeolian (album)

Aeolian
Studio album by the Ocean
Released	7 March 2006
Recorded	January 2004 to July 2005[1]
Studio	Oceanland Studios in Berlin
Genre	Sludge metal progressive metal extreme metal[2] metalcore[2]
Length	53:03
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Robin Staps, Magnus Lindberg
The Ocean chronology
Fluxion (2004) Aeolian (2006) Precambrian (2007)
Singles from Aeolian
"Queen of the Food-Chain" / "Inertia" Released: October 2005[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blabbermouth.net	7/10[4]
Kerrang!	^[citation needed]
PopMatters	6/10[5]
Revolver	^[citation needed]

Aeolian is the second studio album by German post-metal band the Ocean. It was released on 7 March 2006 through Metal Blade Records.

About

Aeolian is the second part of a two-CD project that started with Fluxion. Whereas Fluxion had a focus on atmosphere and orchestral sounds, Aeolian focuses more on the band's hardcore and metal influences.[2][5] The two albums were originally intended to be released together as a double CD, but this was cancelled due to financial reasons.[1]

An animated music video was created for the song "One with the Ocean".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Robin Staps. Lyrics to "The City in the Sea" are based on the poem of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The City in the Sea"	7:33
2.	"Dead Serious & Highly Professional"	1:28
3.	"Austerity"	9:40
4.	"Killing the Flies"	7:14
5.	"Une saison en enfer"	4:58
6.	"Necrobabes.com"	2:14
7.	"One with the Ocean"	2:35
8.	"Swoon"	5:00
9.	"Queen of the Food-Chain"	7:11
10.	"Inertia"	5:10
Total length:		53:03

Personnel

The Ocean

• Robin Staps – guitar, programming
• Jonathan Heine – bass
• Torge Ließmann – drums
• Gerd Kornmann – percussion, tools

Vocalists

• Meta – meaty howls
• Nico Webers – high-pitched shrieking
• Tomas Hallbom – Scandinavian hollering
• Sean Ingram – deep bellowing
• Nate Newton – raucous vociferation
• Ercüment Kasalar – sappy squalling
• Carsten Albrecht – plangent yelling

Additional live musicians

• Andreas Willebrand – guitars
• Gordon Hünies – bass
• Yuky Ryang – cello
• Nils Lindenhayn – visuals

References

1. Ayers, Chris (1 March 2006). "The Ocean Aeolian". Exclaim!. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
2. Henderson, Alex. "Aeolian - The Ocean". AllMusic.
3. "The Ocean Queen of the Food-Chain-Inertia (7")". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
4. Bergman, Keith (6 February 2006). "CD Reviews - Aeolian The Ocean". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
5. Pop Matters (24 March 2006). "The Ocean : Aeolian - Pop Matters Music Review". Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
6. "THE OCEAN - 'One With The Ocean'". YouTube. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2021.