Oceans of Slumber is a progressive metal band from Houston, Texas who have released several studio albums. Their discography delves into themes of “mental health, human emotions, and existential struggles.” The band have spent the winter immersed in the culture of Bogotá, Colombia and are “embracing the powerful force of change” while recording their new album. The band will also be touring the USA starting in May of 2024.
The first music teasing the upcoming album, titled “Poem of Fire”, has been released alongside a video. This piano medley collects the themes from Oceans of Slumber’s upcoming sixth album into a single movement. It was written and performed by the band’s multi-instrumentalist Dobber Beverly. Beverly has roots in Grindcore and Black Metal as the drummer for both Insect Warfare and Necrofier, and the track has been creates as “a monument to resilience and uncertainty.”
Dobber Beverly says:
Our universal love for film composers like Zimmer and Richter has cemented a place where cinematic music can flourish in the realm of progressive metal. And that’s a place where we’ve been existing for years.
I’ve been studying newer composers like Arvo Pärt and Ludivico Einaudi trying to see what fuses modernism with later era romantic music (my favorite!) and figuring out how I can inject more of it into our work.
I’ve been tasked with making more piano music by Season of Mist President Michael Berberian as a dare and I’ve taken various themes from our new record and made an overarching thematic piano piece that I hope you’ll enjoy.
Ignite the Fire Tour May 2024
May 2 – Wilmington, DE @ The Queen [TICKETS]
May 3 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony [TICKETS]
May 4 – Reading, PA @ Reverb [TICKETS]
May 6 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa [TICKETS]
May 7 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground [TICKETS]
May 9 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Rockville Festival [TICKETS]*
May 11 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl [TICKETS]
May 13 – Ft. Smith, AR @ Temple Live [TICKETS]
May 14 – Wichita, KS @ Temple Live [TICKETS]
May 15 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall [TICKETS]
May 17 – Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Festival [TICKETS]**
May 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Metal Fest [TICKETS]*
*Only Lacuna Coil
** No Oceans of Slumber
