In 2018, prog metal masters The Ocean released Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic, the first half of a paleontology concept album, and they’ll finally wrap up the set later this year with the eagerly-awaited part two,Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic. Today’s they’ve released that album’s the new single, “Jurassic | Cretaceous,” which featuresguest vocals from Katatonia’s Jonas Renkse, and it’s a sprawling 13-minute doozy.
Band mastermind Robin Staps explains that part two of this series is more progressive than part one, saying:
“‘Phanerozoic II’ is more experimental, more eclectic in musical style and direction, and more varied in terms of tempos, beats, guitar work and the use of electronics. This was an intentional choice: we wanted Part I to feel rather streamlined and to have a strong cohesion between the individual songs. We wanted to create a certain vibe to linger from the first until the last note throughout the whole record. We kept the weirder, more daring and more progressive material for Part II.”
Check out “Jurassic | Cretaceous” below. Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic comes out September 25
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