The Ocean, who release their 8th full-length, 'Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic', via Metal Blade Records/Pelagic Records on Friday 25th September, have also announced details of their 2021 tour, that kicks off on Thursday 7th January in Wiesbaden, Germany, plus sees them hitting the UK in February, with support from Svalbard, PG Lost and Hypno5e. Widely hailed as their finest work to date, 'Phanerozoic I' brimmed with moments of wide-eyed melodic brilliance, alongside the expected warping and weaving of post-Metal conventions. In contrast with the compositional directness of 'Phanerozoic I', the new album is a vastly more Progressive and perverse piece of work and is underpinned by some of the most imaginative and challenging music that guitarist Robin Staps, drummer Paul Seidel, keyboard maestro Peter Voigtmann, bassist Mattias Hagerstrand and guitarist David Ramis Åhfeldt, have made yet.