Origin: Belgium  
Genres: Gothic Metal
DISBANDED
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Page online: September 13, 2009
Last update/review: March 15, 2011

Oceans Of Sadness

In a time where many bands choose a genre and doggedly stay within the bounds of that genre, a band like Oceans Of Sadness is a welcome change. This Belgian act formed in 1995 and put out five albums during their fifteen-year career, the last being 2008's The Arrogance Of Ignorance. Their style was quite hard to pinpoint, with influences galore -- part prog, part blackened death, and part gothic, with vocals effectively covering all three genres, Arrogance is a sprawling, impressive work, with songs having distinct identities rather than running together like so many bands these days. Opeth is frequently named as a comparison band, but it's more that Oceans are in the same neighborhood as Opeth, not that they really sound that much alike. This band was truly the sum of its many influences, forging a sound unique yet not wholly unfamiliar. They announced their amicable breakup in February 2011.

Last Lineup

Tijs Vanneste

vocals

Wim Melis

guitars

Tom Van Cauwenberghe

guitars

Jo Van Heghe

bass

Hans Claes

keyboards

Guy Vernelen

drums

Former Members/Guests

Jan

guitars

Bert Rommes

bass


Discography


For We Are  
2000 LSP
  1. As The Feast Begins
  2. For When You Sleep, My Love
  3. Re-Erase
  4. A Dying Nightingale
  5. Again The Wölf Wins
  6. The Apocalypse
  7. When We Became One
  8. Oceans Of Sadness
  9. Your Faith
  • Tijs Vanneste
  • Wim Melis
  • Jan
  • Bert Rommes
  • Hans Claes
  • Guy Vernelen


Laughing Tears, Crying Smile  
2002 LSP
  1. Communication - Relation - Illusion
  2. Who's in Control
  3. Wild Mystery
  4. Two Voices
  5. Conflict - Error - Disillusion - Denial
  6. Eyes like Fire
  7. Where Oceans Begin
  8. Ode to the Past
  9. Precious Gold
  10. Frustration - Anger - Resignation
  11. See the Angels
  12. You've Slain
  13. Hope is Gone
  14. Low
  15. Judas
  • Tijs Vanneste
  • Wim Melis
  • Jan
  • Bert Rommes
  • Hans Claes
  • Guy Vernelen


Send In The Clowns  
2004 Apache
  1. Sinners Dream
  2. So Close
  3. One Entire Shield Of Pain
  4. From The Seed To The Flower
  5. Cold
  6. Accepting Our Weakness
  7. We Are Alone
  8. Schizophrenia
  9. Shadows
  10. Try To See
  • Tijs Vanneste
  • Wim Melis
  • Tom Van Cauwenberghe
  • Bert Rommes
  • Hans Claes
  • Guy Vernelen


Mirror Palace  
2007 Scarlet
  1. Mould
  2. Mirror Palace
  3. Cruel Sacrifice
  4. Sleeping Dogs
  5. Intoxicate Me
  6. Them Bones (Alice in Chains Cover)
  7. Sheep And Shepherds
  8. Pride And Shame
  9. Silence Is Gold
  10. I Know You Know
  • Tijs Vanneste
  • Wim Melis
  • Tom Van Cauwenberghe
  • Jo Van Heghe
  • Hans Claes
  • Guy Vernelen


The Arrogance Of Ignorance  
2008 Scarlet
  1. Roulette
  2. Between the Lines
  3. In the End
  4. Subconscious
  5. Failure
  6. Self-fulfilling Prophecy
  7. The Weakest Link
  8. From Then On
  9. Some Things Seem So Easy
  10. Hope
  • Tijs Vanneste
  • Wim Melis
  • Tom Van Cauwenberghe
  • Jo Van Heghe
  • Hans Claes
  • Guy Vernelen



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