Thirty years into their serpentine career, â¦AND OCEANS have assembled a body of work that absorbs the bandâs entire lineageâfrom the avant-garde eruptions of A.M.G.O.D. to the majestic fury of Cosmic World Mother. With The Regeneration Itinerary, they synthesize those disparate identities into a seamless whole. From the trance-inducing intensity of opener âInertiaeâ to the meditative catharsis of âThe Terminal Filter,â the album is a dance of duality: body and spirit, destruction and rebirth, copper and mercury.
Vocalist Mathias LillmÃ¥ns channels these metaphysical themes into a labyrinthine narrative, drawing inspiration from alchemical symbolism and the interplay between light and shadow. Guitarists Timo Kontio and Teemu Saari, bassist Pyry Hanski, keyboardist Antti Simonen, and drummer Kauko Kuusisalo further flesh out the vision with layered textures and frenetic precisionâanchored by the visceral production of Juho Räihä and the finishing touch of Tore Stjernaâs mix and master at Necromorbus Studio.
The Regeneration Itinerary is out May 23rd on Season of Mist.
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Rebirth is never static. This itinerary is ever-evolving.
âThe Regeneration Itinerary’ is the Finnish group’s most cohesive and visionary workâa Dantesque journey through opposites, mental filters, and sonic rebirths.â – Rock Hard IT
âThere are moments here that soar, moments that I can connect with to a literally physical level.â – The Razorâs Edge
ââ¦And Oceans is more motivated than ever, and The Regeneration Itinerary also shows us that the band knows perfectly well how to draw the best from its roots to make a concentrate of darkness, rage, but also catchy tones.â – Acta Infernalis
âThe astral and symphonic journey of the Finnish band continues with enviable black metal experimentation and sonic compactness.â – Metalitalia
