NIGHTMARER ALBUM RECORDINGS 2020

After spending almost all of 2019 on the road with The Ocean i flew over to visit my long-time partner in crime Simon Sludge to lock ourselves in and write the Nightmarer follow-up album to “Cacophony of Terror”.

We spent a good 2 1/2 weeks in an intense writing session before i headed back home to Berlin to record drums at one of my favourite places: Daily Hero Recordings! Our buddy Marc, who has been involved in our album recordings since “In Shoals” times was more than happy to tag along and within 3 days all new tracks were tracked and done!

I’m very happy with my choice of gear (cymbals, shells, heads etc.), the tuning, the room and how everything turned out eventually! Intense sessions lead to intense music.

Check out some pictures captured by Emma Kollmorgen below:

Keep your eyes peeled for new music!
Love, Paul

SIBERIAN TRAPS TOUR 2019

A vital part of enjoying the perks of the musician life is touring, specifically when it comes to playing foreign countries and exploring the various cultures, nature and vibes that come with it.

Even after having played more than 700 shows across the globe and jet-setting from continent to continent there’s still so much more to dive into! This year’s highlights have already included travels to India, Australia, New Zealand and a full-month European tour.

But behold! The Siberian Traps tour taking place between August and October will guide us to some gems hardly anyone has ever been to let alone bands performing a concert. Not only will we traverse the vastness of Russia, we will also find ourselves in countries such as Latvia, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. The icing on the cake will be two shows in Japan!

This will surely be one for the books and an experience that will stay with all of us forever. Here’s the full list of shows:

29/08 – LG, Riga – Melna Piektdiena
31/08 – BO, Minsk – Brugge Club
01/09 – RU, Krasnodar – The Rock Bar
06/09 – AM, Yerevan – Puppet Theater
07/09 – GE, Tbilisi – Elektrowerk
12/09 – KZ, Almaty – Motor Club
14/09 – KZ, Karaganda – Fifth Corner
15/09 – KZ, Astana – The Bus
18/09 – RU, Samara – Zvezda
19/09 – RU, Voroneszh – Station Mir
22/09 – RU, St. Petersburg – Cosmonavt*
23/09 – RU, Moscow – Station Hall*
25/09 – RU, Ekaterinburg – Dom Pechati*
26/09 – RU, Omsk – Pushkin Club
27/09 – RU, Novosibirsk – Podzemka*
28/09 – RU, Tomsk – Varyag
29/09 – RU, Krasnoyarsk – Mods
01/10 – RU, Irkutsk – Rock’n’Roll Pub
03/10 – RU, Khabarovsk – Loona
04/10 – RU, Vladivostok – Vodoley
06/10 – JP, Tokyo – Shimokitazawa Era
07/10 – JP, Tokyo – Koenji High
* w/ Soen

To say i’m eager to hit the road is an understatement.

See you on the road!
Yours,
Paul

FESTIVAL SUMMER 2019

This year we’ll hit a bunch of outstanding festivals including Hellfest in France, Fusion Festival in Germany, ArcTanGent in England or Øya Festival in Norway.

See the full list below:

09/06 – FI, Rockfest
22/06 – FR, Hellfest
28/06 – DE, Fusion Festival
30/06 – DE, Full Force Festival
05/07 – ES, Resurrection Festival
13/07 – I, Bari w/ GIAA
07/08 – CZ, Brutal Assault Fest
10/08 – NO, Øya Festival
16/08 – UK, Arctangent
17/08 – DE, Summerbreeze Festival

For more info on shows head over to the DATES page.

See you out there!
Yours,
Paul

PHANEROZOIC TOUR – CHAPTER II 2019

In March / April we will return to the European territory to further celebrate the release of “Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic”, the first half of The Ocean Collective‘s double concept album, which is out since November 2018 and has been making waves all over the place.

We will bring a couple of incredible bands with us: Downfall of Gaia, Herod, Årabrot and Sâver! See the dates below:

13/03 – DE, Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
14/03 – CH, Geneva – PTR/ L’Usine
15/03 – FR, Lyon – CCO
16/03 – FR, Toulouse – Rex
17/03 – FR, Marseilles – Les Pennes Mirabeau
18/03 – FR, Colmar – Le Grillen
19/03 – FR, Bethune – Le Poche
20/03 – UK, Birmingham – Mama Roux
21/03 – IR, Limerick – Dolan’s Warehouse
22/03 – IR, Dublin – Voodoo Lounge
23/03 – UK, Glasgow – Audio
24/03 – UK, Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
25/03 – BE, Antwerp – Trix
26/03 – NL, Den Haag – Paard
27/03 – DE, Cologne – Club Volta
28/03 – DE, Leipzig – Werk 2
29/03 – PL, Poznan – U Bazyla
30/03 – DE, Bremen – Tower
31/03 – DE, Hamburg – Logo
02/04 – SE, Stockholm – Fryshuset, Klubben
03/04 – SE, Gothenburg – Tradgarn
04/04 – NO, Drammen – Union Scene
05/04 – NO, Hamar – Gregers
06/04 – NO, Stavanger – Folken
07/04 – DK, Aalborg – 1000Fryd
08/04 – DK, Copenhagen – Vega

Tickets are available HERE!

Come say hello and enjoy the ride with me & us!
I’m very much looking forward to seeing you all out there.

Love,
Paul