THE OCEAN ARE BOTH HELIOCENTRIC AND ANTHROPOCENTRIC

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 12:30pm by

Two albums that are definitely going to fuck your face right the fuck off in 2010: new releases from The Ocean, which are tentatively scheduled to be released in March and October. And the band now tells our palls at Noisecreep that the first record will be called Heliocentric and that the second record will be called Anthropocentric.

And if, based on those titles, you’re guessing that there’s some sort of thematic connection between the two albums, well, hey, you’re right! Guitarist Robin Staps explains to Chris Harris:

Both discs, says Staps, “are a critique of monotheistic religion, especially Christianity, from different philosophical angles. ‘Heliocentric’ tells the story of the discovery that the Earth revolves around the sun and not vice versa, and the effects that this discovery has had on Christian beliefs, and ‘Anthropocentric’ deals with creationism, and modern day Christian fundamentalists who still believe the Earth is 5,000 years old, and the dinosaurs never existed and man is the epitome of God’s creation.”

So, there ya have it. Apparently The Ocean won’t be touring with Underoath anytime soon.

Read more at Noisecreep.

-AR

Thanks to Mark VanDeusen for the tip!

  • SeanN

    One of greatest German doom-metal bands ever!

  • http://nieznasztego.wordpress.com keenesh

    I like the concept of this album, but I’m curious if there’s any band with enough balls to question Islam;]

    • Sophus

      Karl Sanders said in an interview with Decibel that the first song off of Nile’s latest album is supposed to be blasphemy against Islam.

      He said he figured blasphemy against Christianity was pretty much played out.

      • Ryan

        THERE IS NO GOD
        THERE IS NO GOD
        THERE IS NO GOD
        THERE IS NO GOD

    • Spolodaface

      Exodus – Children of a Worthless God?

  • builtforsin

    This will most likely rule.

  • RockOutWithMy…YouKnow

    I already have the top 2 spots on my best of ’10 list reserved. So fucking psyched!

  • iolanach

    Woooooooo!! Can’t wait!

  • I killed a Dunky

    sick

  • Alex_P

    Great concepts, especially the second one. I feel evolution is a ripe theme for metal. I believe the Ocean have touched upon it already, albeit in a more geological way.
    The Ocean are useful to me because I can hold them up to my snob friends and go “see, some metal demands to be taken seriously, and should be treated as art”.

  • wolfgoose

    I just came.

  • Matty Taibs

    Post-metal and anti-christianity, two of my favorite things in one

  • Andy Synn

    Dammit… come my end of year list I now have a serious problem… count these two records separatley and thereby pretty much write off two entire slots, or count them as a grand whole and effectively invalidate all other music released this year.

    Bastards.

  • Mark Moritz-Rabson

    YESYESYESYESYESYES

  • sewageking

    I’ve been waiting for this since Precambrian. The Ocean is one of the most awesomest bands now, and if either of these albums is half as good as Precambrian, it will be pretty epic.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sanskar-Wagley/1376400331 Sanskar Wagley

    AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME

  • Adam

    Fuck yes!