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Precambrian 2007

sludge metal, progressive metal, doom metal, post-metal 84 min 14 tracks Metal Blade Records

Precambrian is the third studio album by German post-metal band the Ocean, released on 5 November 2007 through Metal Blade Records. It features several guest musicians, including Caleb Scofield, Nate Newton, Dwid Hellion (Integrity), Tomas Hallbom (Breach), Erik Kalsbeek (Textures) and musicians from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Character

Grave, character-led, earnest and contemplative.

gravecomic
character-ledplot-driven
earnest

Tracks

1Hadean: The Long March of the Yes‐Men3:48
2Eoarchaean: The Great Void4:46
3Palaeoarchaean: Man & the Sea2:46
4Mesoarchaean: Legions of Winged Octopi5:20
5Neoarchaean: To Burn the Duck of Doubt5:24
1Siderian1:57
2Rhyacian: Untimely Meditations10:57
3Orosirian: For the Great Blue Cold Now Reigns6:29
4Statherian5:58
5Calymmian: Lake Disappointment8:19
6Ectasian: De Profundis8:58
7Stenian: Mount Sorrow8:20
8Tonian: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind7:18
9Cryogenian3:30

14 tracks, 84 minutes.

About the album

Artist: The Ocean
Label: Metal Blade Records
Released: November 2, 2007
Type: Album
Format: CD, Enhanced CD
Country: DE

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