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Ocean Grove “double-down” on nu-metal sound with their new single MY DISASTER
Watch the video for Ocean Grove’s new single MY DISASTER, which tackles the “mental highs, lows and chaos inherent to the human condition”.
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Check out the video for Ocean Grove’s new “apocalyptic symphony”, LAST DANCE
“It grapples with this idea of facing the death moment, whether that be of the planet or a loved one, and how we can be presented with one last opportunity for a loving embrace…”
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In the run up to their new album ODDWORLD, Aussie metallers Ocean Grove have dropped tasters in the form of heavy bangers FLY AWAY and MY DISASTER. Now they're back with a different side of the album, due on November 22, in the shape of the anthemic LAST DANCE.
Taking a more restrained tack, the band reveal that it looks at the very moment of loss.
“We knew this song was going to be a really important opportunity for storytelling," says singer Dale Tanner. "We felt the impact of how powerful the music was before any lyrics were written, and this warranted an equally powerful motif.
“We all sat down in the bunkbeds of the farmhouse we had converted into a home studio, with a setting sun and determination to not leave the room until we had an arrangement of words proportionately epic. LAST DANCE emerged as an apocalyptic symphony of sorts.
“It grapples with this idea of facing the death moment, whether that be of the planet or a loved one, and how we can be presented with one last opportunity for a loving embrace, and a conscious presence in that confronting reality. It’s the anthem for any listener to find solace and deeper meaning in the inevitable impermanence of everything.”
ODDWORLD is released on November 22 via SharpTone
Read this: Growth, grunge and going against the grain: How Ocean Grove became an “antidote to the mundane”
