...And Oceans, previously known as Havoc Unit and Festerday, is a metal band from Finland. It was formed in 1989 as a

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band, but soon changed its style to

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. It released its first album as ...and Oceans in 1998, and in the following years it pursued a less traditional, more industrial-oriented direction.

History

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'', Macrovision Corporation ''The Symmetry of I – The Circle of O'' followed in 1998. The band signed to

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, who issued the ''A.M. G.O.D.: Allotropic/Metamorphic Genesis of Dimorphism'' album, described by ''

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'' as "definitely one of the band's finest",Jeffries, Vincent " ''A.M. G.O.D.: Allotropic/Metamorphic Genesis of Dimorphism'' Review, ''

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Havoc Unit

After ten years of existence as ...and Oceans and four full-length albums, the band changed its name to Havoc Unit in 2005. Its first album under the new name was '' h.IV+ (Hoarse Industrial Viremia)'', released in 2008. After five years, in 2013 band's name returned to be Festerday.

Return as ...''And Oceans''

On January 14, 2020, heavy metal label Season of Mist announced the upcoming release of ''Cosmic World Mother'', a new album from the band, now reformed as ...''And Oceans.'' In October 2022, the band announced their upcoming album, ''As in Gardens, So in Tombs'', would be released on January 27, 2023.

Members

* T.kunz (Timo Kontio) – guitar , bass guitar * de Monde "7Even II" (Teemu Saari) – guitar * Kauko Kuusisalo – drums * Antti Simonen – keyboards * Mathias Lillmåns – vocals * Pyry Hanski – bass guitar

Former members

...And Oceans

* Martex "Cauldron, Grief, Mr. Plaster" (Jani Martikkala) – drums * Mr. Oos (Marcus Roos) – bass * Anti "Anzaar" – keyboards * Heinr.ich (Mika Aalto) – bass, keyboards * Pete (Petri Seikkula) – guitar * Sa.myel (Sami Latva) – drums, bass, guitar * Jallu – bass * Piia – keyboards, violin * Jos.f (Kena Strömsholm) – vocals

Festerday

* Teemu Kilponen – drums * Jakke Mäki – bass * Jari Honkaniemi – bass * Miikka Timonen – drums * Veijo Pulkkinen – drums Timeline

Discography

As Festerday (1989–1992; 2013–2020)

* ''Festerday / Carnifex'' (split with Carnifex, 1991) * ''Demo II'' (demo, 1991) * ''Demo III'' (demo, 1992) * ''Iihtallan'' (album, 2019)

As ...And Oceans (1995–2005; 2020–present)

* ''Wave'' (demo, 1995) * ''Promo Tape'' (demo, 1996) * ''Mare Liberum'' (demo, 1997) * ''The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts'' (1998) * '' War Vol. I'' (split with

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, 1998) * ''The Symmetry of I - The Circle of O'' (1999) * ''...and Oceans'' (box set, 2000) * ''mOrphogenesis'' ( EP) (2001) * '' A.M.G.O.D. (Allotropic/Metamorphic Genesis of Dimorphism)'' (2001) * '' Cypher'' (2002) * ''The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts / The Symmetry of I – The Circle of O'' (compilation, 2003) * ''Cosmic World Mother'' (2020) * ''As in Gardens, So in Tombs'' (2023) * ''The Regeneration Itinerary'' (2025)

As Havoc Unit (2005–2013)

* ''Havoc Unit / And Then You Die'' (split with And Then You Die, 2007) * ''Synæsthesia - The Requiem Reveries'' (2007) * ''Havoc Unit / ...and Oceans'' (2007) * '' h.IV+ (Hoarse Industrial Viremia)'' (2007)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1989 Finnish black metal musical groups Industrial metal musical groups Symphonic black metal musical groups Post-metal musical groups Finnish musical quartets Season of Mist artists Musical groups from Helsinki