Oceans of Slumber: Sleep Deprived Music Review

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Oceans of Slumber is a progressive metal/Southern Gothic band currently based in Texas. They give me the impression that they could all talk about the beauty of metal and Frankenstein amongst other topics.

The band’s last album, Starlight and Ash, has been out since July 2022. It is not as metal as their previous albums, which is not a bad thing. Their sound is changing. I am here for the evolution of Oceans of Slumber.

My favorite songs on the album are “The Lighthouse” and “Red Forest Roads.” Of course, all of the songs from start to finish are pretty amazing. The album reminds me that there are still stories to tell. Every song from Starlight and Ash is a beautiful, powerful story with sharp edges.

I had the good fortune to see the band in Detroit while they were on The Lighthouse East Tour. Photos were taken, merch was purchased, etc. (Why can’t I find my Oceans of Slumber t-shirt? Did I lose it because I haven’t been very adventurous since the fall? Maybe it is hiding in the same place as my Kublai Khan shirt.)

Anyway, Oceans of Slumber puts on quite a show. Hopefully, we can catch them on their next stop in the area. If you need a friend to go with you to their show, let me know. I probably need another Oceans of Slumber shirt.

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“Just a small town girl – living in a lonely world.” Concert tickets are practically essential. Musicals are the key to life. I like movies, music,books, and corny jokes.

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  1. Ray Van Horn, Jr. – Ray Van Horn, Jr. is the author of "Coming of Rage," available through Raw Earth Ink. He spent 16 years covering music and film for outlets such as Blabbermouth, AMP, Dee Snider’s House of Hair, Music Dish, DVD Review, Horror News.net, Fangoria Musick, Metal Maniacs, Noisecreep, Impose and many others. He has contributed essays to Neil Daniels’ music biographies on Iron Maiden and ZZ Top. His blog, “The Metal Minute” won Metal Hammer Magazine’s “Best Personal Blog” award. Ray wrote NHL game analysis for The Hockey Nut and other sports articles for Kid Shtick. He was a beat reporter and photographer for The Emmitsburg Dispatch and The Northern News. He was the host of the forum “Comic Books” at ReadWave. Ray wrote serialized superhero fiction for Cyber Age Adventures and his work has also appeared at Akashic Books, Atomic Flyswatter, The Rubbertop Review, Reedsy, Story Bytes and New Noise, plus the anthologies “Axes of Evil” and “Axes of Evil II.” He was the 1999 winner of Quantum Muse’s fiction contest. Ray has been featured at numerous poetry open mike events in his native state of Maryland.
    Ray Van Horn, Jr. says:

    Great band. I interviewed them year ago. Glad to see them gather such a following.

    1. holley4734 – “Just a small town girl – living in a lonely world.” Concert tickets are practically essential. Musicals are the key to life. I like movies, music,books, and corny jokes.
      holley4734 says:

      That is really cool! 🙂

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