Origin: Houston, Texas, USA  
Genres: Progressive Metal
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Oceans Of Slumber

It's been quite the journey so far for Oceans Of Slumber. The Texans debuted in 2013 with Aetherial to little fanfare, but swapping the capable Ronnie Allen with chanteusse Cammie Gilbert was a game-changer, and folks started taking notice. Their first proper album with Gilbert at the helm, 2016's Winter, was an intriguing blend of a prog metal base, with doom influences and even death/black traces, all overlaid with Gilbert's soulful crooning. It was the sort of album that, while quite good in its own right, seemed to lay the groundwork for more to come. Momentum was building for the band when, somewhat unexpectedly, three core members departed following 2018's The Banished Heart, leaving Gilbert and founding drummer Dobber Beverley to pick up the pieces and soldier on. And that they did, with a renewed vigor on 2020's self-titled release, the title no doubt signalling a new vision for the band. Predictably to some, 2022's Starlight And Ash continues the march away from their early roots -- gone are the extreme tendencies, the complex arrangements, and indeed a large part of their metal core itself, as Gilbert, Beverley and company branch into lush, epic, soaring compositions with Gilbert's vocals continuing to take center stage. The group seems to be shift membership constantly (two more departures since Starlight's release), but this band has weathered that storm before, and they seem poised to continue their path.

Current Members

Cammie Gilbert

vocals

Chris Jones

guitars

Semir Özerkan

bass/backing vocals

Dobber Beverley

drums/keyboards

Former Members/Guests

Ronnie Allen

vocals

Sean Gary

guitars/backing vocals

Anthony Contreras

guitars/backing vocals

Jesse Santos

guitars

Alexander Lucian

guitars/backing vocals

Keegan Kelly

bass/backing vocals

Beau Beasley

keyboards

Mat Aleman

keyboards



Discography


Aetherial  
2013 self-released
  1. God in Skin
  2. Coffins Like Kites
  3. Memoriam
  4. Remedy
  5. Only a Corpse
  6. Aetherial
  7. Primordial
  8. Blackest Cloud
  9. Great Divide
  • Ronnie Allen
  • Sean Gary
  • Anthony Contreras
  • Keegan Kelly
  • Dobber Beverley



Blue  EP
2015 Century Media
  1. Solitude
  2. Kashmir
  3. Turpentine (Reprise)
  4. The Wanderer
  5. Memoriam (Blue Studio Edition)
  6. On the Turning Away
  • Cammie Gilbert
  • Sean Gary
  • Anthony Contreras
  • Keegan Kelly
  • Beau Beasley
  • Dobber Beverley



Winter  
2016 Century Media
  1. Winter
  2. Devout
  3. Night in White Satin
  4. Lullaby
  5. Laid to Rest
  6. Suffer the Last Bridge
  7. Good Life
  8. Sunlight
  9. Turpentine
  10. Apologue
  11. How Tall the Trees
  12. ...This Road
  13. Grace
  • Cammie Gilbert
  • Sean Gary
  • Anthony Contreras
  • Keegan Kelly
  • Beau Beasley
  • Dobber Beverley



The Banished Heart  
2018 Century Media
  1. The Decay of Disregard
  2. Fleeting Vigilance
  3. At Dawn
  4. The Banished Heart
  5. The Watcher
  6. Etiolation
  7. A Path to Broken Stars
  8. Howl of the Rougarou
  9. Her in the Distance
  10. No Color, No Light
  11. Wayfaring Stranger
  • Cammie Gilbert
  • Sean Gary
  • Anthony Contreras
  • Keegan Kelly
  • Dobber Beverley



Oceans Of Slumber  
2020 Century Media
  1. Soundtrack to My Last Day
  2. Pray for Fire
  3. A Return to the Earth Below
  4. Imperfect Divinity
  5. The Adorned Fathomless Creation
  6. To the Sea
  7. The Colors of Grace
  8. I Mourn These Yellow Leaves
  9. September (Those Who Come Before)
  10. Total Failure Apparatus
  11. The Red Flower
  12. Wolf Moon (Type O Negative cover)
  • Cammie Gilbert
  • Jesse Santos
  • Alexander Lucian
  • Semir Özerkan
  • Mat Aleman
  • Dobber Beverley



Starlight And Ash  
2022 Century Media
  1. The Waters Rising
  2. Hearts of Stone
  3. The Lighthouse
  4. Red Forest Roads
  5. The Hanging Tree
  6. Salvation
  7. Star Altar
  8. The Spring of '21
  9. Just a Day
  10. House of the Rising Sun
  11. The Shipbuilder's Son
  • Cammie Gilbert
  • Jesse Santos
  • Alexander Lucian
  • Semir Özerkan
  • Mat Aleman
  • Dobber Beverley




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