Metal at theaters

The Stockholm-based metal band Nocean has been playing on theater stages since the third album "Aurora: The Weight of a Shadow" came out in the fall of 2021. The album was made as a concept album in a gothic style. With an animated film integrated into the theater show, the band combines cinematic/symphonic and melodic metal with a powerful sound and energetic live shows. 

- We wanted to play where other metal bands don't normally play. Now the audience sits and listens carefully to every note, and we also reach young people to a greater extent, says singer Hanna Olsson.

 

Working independent

The band has existed since 2014, started as a classic hard rock band but has now developed the sound into cinematic/symphonic metal with progressive elements. Nocean produces music, light shows and video material entirely on their own. The band is currently working completely without a record company or booking agency. Over 1000 visitors came to the shows (Aurora: The Weight of a Shadow) as the band sells tickets through social media marketing.
- We have great resources within the band, so we can focus on marketing ourselves and selling tickets. Not only do we bring something interesting and unique to Swedish theaters, I also believe we are very unique among independent bands in Sweden when it comes to arranging concerts at the level that we do, says Hanna.

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Three albums
Nocean's first album was released in 2016 (Nothing To Hide), and then the second album came out in late 2017 (Diamond). Aurora: The Weight of a Shadow was released in October 2021 and got great reviews.

5/5 Rocknytt
If you like melodic, heavy, well-played and superbly sung metal, you will thank me for the discovery as "Aurora: The Weight of a Shadow" is one of the best Swedish hard rock records of the year and day. Yep, that's how good it is. // It is with pleasure that I hand out my first full scorer on behalf of Rocknytt. ” - Martin Nygren

7/10 Sweden Rock Magazine
“Tim Burton-reminiscent theme as well as romance combined with traditional Nightwish bombasm and a bit of pure pop on this. Nocean has undeniably put together an interesting and inviting sound and this together with an appetizing song material that leaves few doubts worth mentioning. " - Neven Trosic

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Words from the audience
This is what some of the concert antendees have said about the show on social media:

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"Thank you so much for a wonderful show!! The coolest thing I've ever been to!" - Marcus, Norrköping
"... it's AWESOME!!! You've done an amazingly nice job!!" - Ann-Sofie, Karlstad
"It was great!  We'd love to come back!" - Kristina, Karlstad (Bought tickets for the same show again)
"Thank you for a wonderful performance!" - Jörgen, Norrköping

"You must come to Gävle again!🔥" - Nina, Gävle
"Thanks for a great evening!! You were Awesome!" - Sara, Jönköping
"Thanks for coming to Köping. An unforgettable experience. Outstanding concept." - Woman, Köping