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09/03/2024

An Oceans of Night Interview with my bud Gary Hill over Music Street Journal last month.

It's been quite a while since we've done an Oceans of Night interview. Can you catch the readers up on what's been going on in your world?

08/30/2024

From the Oceans of Night newsdesk:

Review of the new Oceans of Night CD (MINDSTORM - didn't think I forgot about it, did you?) from my longtime bud / journalist / author / critic, Gary Hill is up here, at Music Street Journal:

08/12/2024

Just a reminder - the new Oceans of Night release, Mindstorm, is available - still hot off the presses (these are durable presses!) Surf on over and check it out via the links here:

View oceansofnight’s Linktree. Listen to their music on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music here.

08/08/2024

Yes, the rumors are true - Oceans of Night is still on Bandcamp, and if the speakers are rockin' do come knockin'

As the enigmatic name suggests, Oceans of Night is a modern rock band - equal parts progressive rock and modern heavy metal, wrapped around powerful vocal melodies and evocative guitar work served with a distinct ambient flavor. Conjuring epic and dynamic music with an cinematic twist, each Oceans o...

07/24/2024

Anyone going this weekend? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Mueller? Johnny Fever? Oceans of Night will be there. ;)

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07/16/2024

Scott Mosher (of Oceans of Night) sitting down with a down home interview with my longtime bud Ron Fuchs on the ProgNaut presents show last Saturday. We discussed... stuff - mostly the new Oceans of Night record (MINDSTORM) but nothing (overtly) political or conspiratorial. Check it out, and thanks again Ron!

Official Oceans of Night bandcamp: https://oceansofnight.bandcamp.com/

07/12/2024

Check out Oceans of Night on HOP Radio.

Recently did an interview with Steve Bonino from House of Prog Radio. Steve and I had a great and insightful conversation covering a lot of topics and perspecitves. The interview will air this Saturday July 13 at 9am PT. noon ET. 5PM UK Time, 6pm CET at

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07/05/2024

Happening now... check it out. :) Oceans of Night on Metal Express Radio

Oceans of Night is a progressive metal band based in the New York area that has been active since 2007. The project is primarily the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Scott Mosher, who handles guitars, bass, and

07/01/2024

Mark your calendars this Friday. I'm taking over the controls, and I'll be keeping it real (and real heavy) and I think you'll like what you are going to hear. Oceans of Night / Oceans of Night

Oceans of Night is a progressive metal band based in the New York area that has been active since 2007. The project is primarily the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Scott Mosher, who handles guitars, bass, and

06/10/2024

The obligatory epic from MINDSTORM, the new Oceans of Night album. "No Turning Back" featuring my Brazilian bud, Pablo Zuccala on vocals, tearin' it down. Gotta give props to my longtime musical brother Todd Corsa for the creative assist on this track as well. Horns up!

06/08/2024

Check out Oceans of Night on Bandcamp and grab some CDs, some new music for your listening pleasure, and some peace of mind for aiding and abetting. :)

As the enigmatic name suggests, Oceans of Night is a modern rock band - equal parts progressive rock and modern heavy metal, wrapped around powerful vocal melodies and evocative guitar work served with a distinct ambient flavor. Conjuring epic and dynamic music with an cinematic twist, each Oceans o...

06/05/2024

Review of the new Oceans of Night CD Mindstorm over at Metal Rules. Wait are you whating for? :)

https://www.metal-rules.com/2024/06/01/oceans-of-night-mindstorm/

Reviewed: June, 2024
Released: 2024, Indie
Rating: 3.5/5
Reviewer: JP

It is hard to believe it has been well over 20 years since I first review Scott Mosher’s second solo album VIRTUALITY! I’m a bit behind the time because Mosher shifted from creating solo albums to more of a band project called Oceans Of Night. They have three albums prior to this and it has been ten long years since the last album MIDNIGHT RISING.

Based in the New York area Oceans Of Night have been around since 2007 and they are an independent band and I believe it is digital only for the time being. Mosher is still teamed with Scott Oliva (Reverence, ex-Wind Wraith) while Mosher handles pretty much everything except the vocals.

As one might expect, the band is not dramatically different than Mosher’s solo work but the added vocal elements, albeit minimal at times do make a difference. MINDSTORM is a generous album at twelve tracks that run over an hour. The compositions are in the four-to-six-minute range, so still based on a traditional song length with the exception of ‘no Turning Back which clocks in at just under ten minutes. I mention this only because some progressive bands bands tend to write long songs for the sake of being long. Oceans Of Night don’t fall into the trap and the songs have more traditional arrangements and structures.

MINDSTORM certainly has progressive and some ambient elements but tracks like ‘Closer To The Edge’ and opener ‘Servants Of Shadow’ have enough speed guitar bite to keep this from dropping simply into ‘progressive rock’ territory. I’m hearing lots of great elements coming from the keyboards, hints of 80’s Rush, and certain parts of the middle years of Queensryche or Fates Warning. Keyboards dominate many of the songs but work well with the guitars. The playing is complex and advanced but not too technical to lose sight of the song. No harsh vocals or blast beats here!

The dynamic and interesting songs and fine production make this an album certainly worth investigating for fans of Prog Metal.

Spread the metal:  Reviewed: June, 2024 Released: 2024, Indie Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP It is hard to believe it has been well over 20 years [...]