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Ascendants is the fourth studio album by American deathcore band Oceano. It was released on March 23, 2015, via Earache Records.[2]

Ascendants
Studio album by Oceano
Released	March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Recorded	2014
Genre	Deathcore[1]
Length	28:03
Label	Earache
Oceano chronology
Incisions (2013) Ascendants (2015) Revelation (2017)

Background

Adam Warren of Oceano commented "This album is an evolution of our brand of heaviness. It is our most focused release ever and contains a concept that elevates the band onto a higher plane."[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Ultimate Guitar	[4]

AllMusic gave the album a 0/5 rating with the review stating "the sound of Ascendants is pure pummeling deathcore, more closely aligned with the monstrous attack displayed on their 2009 debut, Depths."[1] Ultimate Guitar suggested the album as unoriginal, stating "there's very little that makes Ascendants feel like new music."[4]

The album was described as dark, grim, brooding, hopeless deathcore with an impressive demonstrated range of vocals.[5] Connor Welsh of New Transcendence wrote "it showcases a band not just at the peak of their performance, but towering with immensity and an iron rule over the remainder of [the] heavy music scene."[6] Metalsucks had described the album as "having the same sound, the same rhythm, the same everything."[7]

Track listing

Personnel

Band line-up

• Adam Warren - vocals, lyrics
• Michael Kasper - lead guitar
• Scott Smith - rhythm guitar
• Chris Wagner - bass
• Chason Westmoreland - drums

Charts

Chart	Position (2015)
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[8]	14
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9]	41

References

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