Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic

Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
Studio album by The Ocean
Released	2 November 2018
Studio	Sundlaugin Studio ; Hidden Planet Studios ; Christoph Kokos Studios
Genre	Progressive metal, post-metal, sludge metal
Length	47:45
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Jens Bogren, Tony Lindgren
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Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic is the eighth studio album by German progressive metal band The Ocean. It is a concept album exploring the Phanerozoic geological eon, with each track title referencing a period of the Paleozoic era. Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic was released worldwide on 2 November 2018. It is the first of two volumes; the latter, Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic, was released separately in 2020.^[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blabbermouth.net	^[3]
Metal.de	^[4]
Sputnikmusic	^[5]

The album was released to critical acclaim. "Devonian: Nascent" was selected by Loudwire as one of the top metal songs of 2018;^[6] Jonas Renkse's guest vocals on this track were praised specifically by several reviewers.^[1]^[4]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Robin Staps^[7].

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Cambrian Explosion"	1:55
2.	"Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence"	7:52
3.	"Ordovicium: The Glaciation of Gondwana"	4:49
4.	"Silurian: Age of Sea Scorpions"	9:36
5.	"Devonian: Nascent" (featuring Jonas Renkse of Katatonia)	11:05
6.	"The Carboniferous: Rainforest Collapse"	3:09
7.	"Permian: The Great Dying"	9:22

Charts[]

Chart (2018)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	41

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic - The Ocean". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "THE OCEAN "Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic"". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ Van Horn, Ray. "CD Reviews". blabbermouth. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic". metal.de. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ Stanciu, Raul. "Review: The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "THE 30 BEST METAL SONGS OF 2018"". Loudwire. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "The Ocean Collective* – Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic". Discogs. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – THE OCEAN – PHANEROZOIC I - PALAEOZOIC" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

[allm-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic - The Ocean". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[2] "THE OCEAN "Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic"". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[blabbermouth-3] Van Horn, Ray. "CD Reviews". blabbermouth. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

[metalde-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic". metal.de. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[sputnik-5] Stanciu, Raul. "Review: The Ocean - Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[loudw-6] "THE 30 BEST METAL SONGS OF 2018"". Loudwire. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[7] "The Ocean Collective* – Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic". Discogs. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[ac_Germany4_THE_OCEAN-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – THE OCEAN – PHANEROZOIC I - PALAEOZOIC" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

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Studio albums	(2003) Fluxion (2004) Aeolian (2005) Precambrian (2007) Heliocentric (2010) Anthropocentric (2010) Pelagial (2013) Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic (2018) Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic (2020)
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