Oceano - Contagion
The sun has seemingly set on the Deathcore fad. It would appear that this is the 14th minute of fame for the once hyped genre that gave us probably too many quality bands too fast. This is to be expected in the MP3 era and it’s 8-second attention span. One has to wonder if in the future a band like Oceano, who were signed seemingly overnight from their Myspace page, will be able to turn a single head. It’s sad for someone like me, a bona fide music addict, who cares nothing about the category, its popularity or lack thereof. Quality is quality regardless of how many bands sound similar. It’s also sad because bands like Oceano will feel the pressure to alter their proven successful style to avoid being yesterday’s news. Which brings me to why I believe Contagion isn’t as good as debut album, Depths. Fewer breakdowns and less groove, at this point we’ve heard just about every major Deathcore/Metalcore band go this way. I don’t agree. I want memorable songs. Depths had an assload of them, Contagion has very few. That’s not to say this album is completely worthless. Adam Warren’s inhumanly bestial vocals are worth the price alone (as if anyone actually bought CDs anymore). It’s just that as a mid-paced, grinding Death Metal band, Oceano are more in the middle of the pack. As opposed to the slamming, pit riff-driven, groove laden Deathcore beast that lives in their media-oppressed hearts, where they once stood at the forefront. Oh well, here’s to every band being Post-something, at least for the next 8 seconds.
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