Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic — the latest heady offering from Germany post-metal explorers the Ocean — wraps up what might be the long-running band's most ambitious creation yet: a paleontologic concept double-album. It goes without saying that the LP is a lot to digest and unpack, so to help in that effort the group's guitarist-composer Robin Staps and drummer Paul Seidel filmed a track-by-track breakdown the record and did so in pretty much the perfect setting: the Natural History Museum in Berlin. Revolver premiered the first installment on album release day (September 25th), and now we've followed up with part two. Join the duo among the millions-of-years-old artifacts there as they dig into the LP's central cuts, and look out for the concluding episode of the three-part video series. Phanerozoic II is out now via Metal Blade Records.
The Ocean at Berlin's Natural History Museum: 'Phanerozoic II' Track by Track, Part 2
Robin Staps and Paul Seidel break down paleontologic concept album
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