Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic

The Ocean Collective have grown to become one of the most powerful, creative and tight units in the post metal sphere. Relentless touring also brought constant waves of new fans who were treated to some of the best LPs of the genre, Precambrian and Pelagial. The former is Phanerozoic’s direct precursor, while the latter’s influence lies in the melodic approach and layering present here too. Robin Staps & Co. had a difficult task to take things to the next level, but they successfully blended the strengths of previous affairs into what became another career highlight. Plus, detailing the Earth’s physical geography history (the title is the current eon in the geologic time scale) and coupling it with forays into the human’s psyche accompanies the music in the best way possible. Above this, worth mentioning is the really interesting packaging of their albums, as it details the concepts and is pretty much eye candy for hardcore fans.