The Ocean announce European tour for early 2027; new full-length album »Solaris« out now via Pelagic Records!

Photo credit: Jiawei Zhang

After charting on #15 of the German album charts with their new opus »Solaris«, post-metal heavyweights The Ocean announced the second part of their European tour for early 2027 with A.A Williams as support on selected dates.

The Ocean – Solaris Tour
Expedition II: West / South
23/01 – DE Bremen, Tower
24/01 – NL Groningen, Vera
25/01 – DE Cologne, Kantine
26/01 – BE Antwerp, Trix
27/01 – NL Nijmegen, Doornroosje
28/01 – FR Tourcoing, Le Grand Mix
29/01 – FR Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge
30/01 – FR Nantes, Le Ferrailleur
31/01 – FR Bordeaux, Rocher de Palmer *
02/02 – PT Lisbon, Republica da Musica *
03/02 – ES Madrid, Revi *
04/02 – ES Barcelona, Salamandra *
05/02 – FR Tarbes, La Gespe *
06/02 – FR Montpellier, Victoire 2 *
07/02 – FR Marseilles, Le Dodu *
08/02 – FR Grenoble – Austra Rocks
09/02 – IT Milan, Legend
10/02 – IT Rome, Monk
11/02 – IT Bologna, Alchemia
12/02 – CH Geneva, PTR/L’Usine
13/02 – CH Lucerne, Schuur
15/02 – DE Munich, Backstage Halle
16/02 – DE Karlsruhe, P8
17/02 – FR Colmar, Le Grillen
18/02 – DE Aschaffenburg, Colos-Saal
19/02 – DE Memmingen, Kaminwerk
20/02 – DE Leipzig, Täubchenthal
* with A.A. Williams

Get your tickets here: pelagic-records.com/tickets

»Solaris« is an album that tells a story of cosmic escapism: a journey on that ship, which is essentially a celestial rescue boat escaping from a metaphorically sinking Mother Earth. The rescue boat can be imagined as a historic naval vessel, and the lyrics and episodes of the album make reference to the real-life explorers of the past who set out to discover (back then) unknown continents and uncharted territories: Da Gama, Magellan, Sir Frances Drake, as well as the Polar explorers Amundsen, Scott, Rasmussen etc.

The »Solaris« album artwork is a collaborative effort by German artist Phillip Janta (Metallica, Queens Of The Stone Age, Envy) whose distinctive, highly detailed line work is instantly recognisable, and Norwegian artist Martin Kvamme who is the graphic designer behind most of Mike Patton’s numerous projects. The deluxe version of the album will be accompanied by a hardcover, fabric-wrapped book with copper hot foil print, printed inner sleeves, a 32 pages book, seven art prints by Phillip Janta as well as a customised, retro-futuristic star constellation finder.

»Solaris« was released on September 25th, 2026 via Pelagic Records. Order / stream HERE.

The Ocean line-up:
Robin Staps – Guitar, Vocals
Mattias Hägerstrand – Bass
Jordi Farré – Drums, Percussion
Enrico Tiberi – Vocals, Keys
Lane Shi – Vocals
Emmanuel Jessua – Guitar
Marco Gennaro – Guitar

In addition, the following musicians performed on this record:
Thorsten Quaeschning – Keys
Orestis Zafiriou – Keys
Simen Eifring – Trombone
Jiawei Zhang – Vibraphone

Courtesy of Pelagic Records

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well