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Oceans of Sadness

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Oceans of Sadness
OriginDessel, Belgium
GenresProgressive metal
Years active1995–2011
LabelsScarlet Records
Members
  • Tijs Vanneste
  • Hans Claes
  • Wim Melis
  • Tom Van Cauwenberghe
  • Jo Van Heghe*
Guy Vernelen

Oceans of Sadness was a progressive metal band from Belgium.

History

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Oceans of Sadness were featured in 1996 with a Demo of the Month in the Dutch metal magazine Aardschok [volume & issue needed].

They released their first album, For We Are, in 2000. One year later, they played for the first time at Graspop Metal Meeting, the most famous Belgian metal festival. They would return there in 2003 and 2007. Oceans of Sadness received airtime [when?] for their single So Close by music television channels TMF and JIMtv.

Oceans of Sadness have been supporting acts for a.o. Dimmu Borgir, Within Temptation and Obituary.

Band members

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  • Tijs Vanneste (vocals)
  • Hans Claes (keyboards)
  • Wim Melis (guitar)
  • Tom Van Cauwenberghe (guitar)
  • Jo Van Heghe (bass)
  • Guy Vernelen (drums)

Discography

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  • Between Heaven, Earth and Beauty (1998)
  • For We Are (2000)
  • Laughing Tears, Crying Smile (2002)
  • Send in the Clowns (2004)
  • Mirror Palace (2007)
  • The Arrogance of Ignorance (2008)
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