Lochlan Watt, Journalist

"Man, I think there’s a real undertow of pretentiousness in the industry at the moment, and it’s a shame."

“Music... music’s important. That’ll be the first thing I’m looking for. Dance moves definitely, various outfits, headdresses, backhanders...”

Pelagic is a cinematic spectacle that represents The Ocean at an undoubtedly unique and masterfully original musical summit.

"Whoever said that music should ever be free? Picasso certainly didn’t, Jimi Hendrix certainly didn’t, Kurt Cobain didn’t, Rage Against The Machine – they still sold their records."

"We play death metal. We play extreme music. We have a name that is equally as extreme as the music we play."

No encore, no bullshit – just a non-stop, excited barrage of some of the tightest fury around from start to finish.

“I’ve got a great family, a beautiful wife, two kids, and just bought a house about two years ago. I work a job and it’s been pretty good. I drink beer and watch sport. Life’s good. I still like rock’n’roll too man.”

"We were cutting down a lot of unnecessary guitar tracks. Also a lot less keyboard stuff, and also try and keep the other orchestrations as minimal as possible to get the best sound for the songs."

"We’re tight, it’s a well oiled machine. It’s still a rock band. It’s Guns N’ Roses man. I guess you could call it a classic vibe, but I think that’s what we do.”

"We don’t even limit ourselves to what traditional, seafaring pirates do. We take to the skies, we harpoon the sun, we drink till we die. We can do whatever we want."

“When we can just play a place that is kind of the same ethics as attitudes that we have, it just makes it better. It just so happens that our views align in a more DIY, independent-minded scene."

"We have one where we did something on the road that we put together that’s new [and] may surface, but at the moment there’s nothing concrete as far as another record.”