Ocean Of Plague - Interview

Hey Breathing The Core fans, here we bring you another interview of the Deathcore band Ocean Of Plague from Germany, so here you can see and give a like their FACEBOOK PAGE. We have nothing more to say, enjoy this excellent interview of this more excellent band and below the interview you have their biography.

1.Where did you get the idea for the band name, you planned it or came out just like that?

We wanted to have a name which combines the music we make. With the word ‘ocean’ most people associate the element water and life in general, plus aspiration, freedom, infinity, relaxation and beauty, what is musically expressed by atmospheric, thrilling and catchy melodies with a high recognition value. ‘Plague’ is meant to be the antipole and representsthe forceful riffing style, which power  seems to be relentless.

2.Why did you want to play this genre?   

Tough question... I think because everyone who starts to listen to this kind of music is dreaming to found his own band, perform live and inspire others to do the same. This passion for this special genre is like an untameable wildfire, once inflamed, it is impossible to extinguish. And so it became part of our lives. Moreover with metal you are also able to express feelings and spread messages in a very intense way.

3. Did you know each other before the band was formed?      

A few of us performed in a band together before Ocean of Plague was formed and a few of us joined later.

4. Each band member favourite band?  

Parkway Drive, Slipknot, Upon A Burning Body, In Hearts Wake, The Browning

5. Who or what inspires you to write songs?     

The everyday occurrences and life in general! But the instrumental parts come to our minds in the most unexpected moments. For example when you are trying to sleep after a painstaking day, when you are on the way to work or having a shit, you can't really control that part of songwriting. The difficult thing is to write it down before you forget it.

6. Where was your last gig?      

Our last show was in Biberach at the Biberrock Festival near our hometown, it was a blast!

7. Where would you like to act?      

Playing some shows outside Germany would be fucking awesome, a US Tour or something similar :)

8. Whom would you like to feature with?     

Winston McCall from Parkway Drive, his style of performing the vocals is unbelievable

9. Whom not?               

As long as it fits to our music, every feature is possible ;)

10. Any of you has ever suffered from stage fright? Any tip for beginners on how to beat that?          

Our guitarist Fabio always tried to hide behind his microphone stand or in the corner of the stage, but as he noticed it doesn't work and the people enjoyed the music, he got over it. But in general it is not easy to beat stage fright. With more shows you get more comfortable with yourself. And even if you're frightened just go on stage and live and love your passion to perform.

11. What bands have inspired you the most?       

I think there is no special band, we just consume everything and try to get some inspiration out of it.

12. What's the weirdest thing a fan has ever asked you for?       

Oh there are two funny things ;) Our singer Denis was asked to sell his nike mesh shorts after our mesh shorts were sold out during a show. Another funny story is about a guy who who asked our guitarist Fabio if he can sign his balls. He told him he would never wash it again, but our guitarist didn't want his girlfriend to suffer that hard, so he agreed to sign his butt.

13. What do you think of your fans?       

The most important thing for a band and also for us. Without them we would be nothing and we respect and love every single one

14. What do you think of our site?      

Very cool idea and it looks very good. Especially the diversity of bands you have in your rooster is great.

15. Something to add?                     

I think we said the most important things ;) But I will attach our bandbio for more information.

Band biography:

The path of the devoted musician is long and winding, littered with a number of highs and lows. This nonetheless applies to OCEAN OF PLAGUE, of course. But with the vision to explore new avenues, the circle around the five musicians was completed in 2012 and rhetoric taken into action. The result is a mixture of modern, fresh (death-) metal with hardcore elements, complet-ed by a fresh breeze of progressive.

This mixture of opposing elements is also represented by the band’s name: With the word ‘ocean’ most people associate the element water and life in general, plus aspiration, freedom, infinity, relaxation and beauty, what is musically expressed by atmospheric, thrilling and catchy melodies with a high recognition value. ‘Plague’ is meant to be the antipode and represents the forceful riffing style, whose power seems to be relentless.

After the recording of the 7-track EP “Existence Sold“ at the prestigious Iguana Studios in Freiburg (i.a. Necropha-gist), the result received above average criticism. The songs were presented live to the public shortly after, when the band started to play shows and left its first marks on the map. Beyond that, OCEAN OF PLAGUE were within the top 20 out of 2500 interna-tional applicants for the New Blood Award of the Summer-breeze Festival and also the first endorsement deals came along.

Finally at the end of their first year on stage, OCEAN OF PLAGUE were able to look back on an impressive number of shows, a well-earned faithful fan-base and support slots for national and international sizes like TEXAS IN JULY (USA), HEART OF A COWARD (UK), SILENT SCREAMS (UK), HIS STATUE FALLS (GER), MADISON AFFAIR (GER), ALLFACESDOWN (AT), BLACK BOMB A (FR), HILLS HAVE EYES (P), MYRA (GER), A TRAITOR LIKE JUDAS (GER), to name a few.

In 2013 OCEAN OF PLAGUE took the next step by writing their first full-length and focussed mainly on the album-production. As the pre-production was completed by the band itself, only the fine-tuning was undertaken by Downforce Recordings in Erlangen. The outcome is called „Final Chapter“ consisting of ten tracks, released worldwide via REDFIELD DIGITAL (a division of REDFIELD RECORDS) in summer 2014. The topic reflects the evolution of the band as human beings and as musicians. It includes the characteristics of their established but improved song-writing, unified with the maturity to risk something new. The first single called “Final Chapter”, featuring Carlo form Breakdown Of Sanity, was released with the band’s first lyric video.