Oceanlord Sign to Magnetic Eye Records
If the notion of Magnetic Eye Records signing an Australian band hasn’t already raised your eyebrows, go check out the sadly-defunct Horsehunter. Following in those significant footsteps is the Melbourne trio Oceanlord, who released their two-songer demo (review here) in 2020 and thereby began to carve a place for themselves in their crowded native scene, making an impression in the broader international underground as well via strong social media word of mouth. It was a hard release to argue with, and on the e’er slight chance you didn’t click that review link, I’ll tell you flat out that I saw no reason to try.
Oceanlord add further depth to the Magnetic Eye lineup, which in recent years has emerged as both diverse in aesthetic and unflinching in quality, with standout offerings last year from Ruby the Hatchet and Caustic Casanova — look out for that new Witch Ripper as well — to underscore the point. From Arthur Brown to Greenleaf to Heavy Temple, the label has amassed a roster of forward-thinking talent that’s less about adhering to genre norms than supporting stylistic individualism. I look forward to hearing how that ethic manifests when Oceanlord make their full-length debut presumably sometime later this year.
The PR wire has it like this:
OCEANLORD sign with Magnetic Eye Records
OCEANLORD have sealed their fate by singing a forbidding deal with Magnetic Eye Records. The tentacled Australian doom triumvirate will soon release their debut full-length via the eldritch label.
OCEANLORD comment: “From the shadows, we herald the release of our debut album through Magnetic Eye Records”, writes guitarist and singer Peter Willmott on behalf of his fellow cultists. “Get ready for a voyage into the abyss of cosmic terror. The release is imminent, we ready ourselves for a journey beyond the veil of reality.”
Jadd Shickler welcomes OCEANLORD: “By the great old ones, doom is often brutal and annihilating, yet some is also dark and bleak as well as wistful, melancholic, crushing and somehow also strangely uplifting”, the Magnetic Eye director writes. “Oceanlord are of that second type with their epic, haunting yarns that feel as old and inexorable as the sea. This label stakes its existence on pushing outward at the boundaries of our favorite sonic styles, and we’re extremely eager for our endlessly dedicated and enthusiastic supporters to embark on this exciting voyage into the unfathomable depths that Oceanlord explore.”
Line-up
Peter Willmott – guitar, vocals
Jason Ker – bass
Jon May – drums
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