Nocean blends cinematic metal with theatrical storytelling and visual narration, inviting you into a world where every note paints a scene, and every shadow holds a story.

 

Cinematic metal on theaters

Stockholm-based Nocean combines melodic metal with progressive elements, cinematic drama, and powerful live performances. Since their formation in 2014, the band has released three albums - one through a record label - and toured Europe multiple times, including performances at festivals like Sweden Rock Festival. With their own record and production company, Nocean has broken new ground with the concept album Aurora: The Weight of a Shadow (2021), which was brought to life through a unique tour across 18 Swedish theater stages. There, the band merged gothic animation, custom-designed lighting, and live music into an immersive experience. 

 

As one of the most exciting underground acts in the Swedish metal scene, Nocean has built its audience outside the traditional circuit, performing on stages where the genre is rarely represented. Their latest singles, Break of Spell (2023) and From the Shallows (2024), continue to explore Nocean’s fictional fantasy world as the band now works toward their fourth album.​

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Three albums
Nocean has developed their sound with every album release. Their first album Nothing To Hide was released on a record label (Attitude Recordings) in 2016, and then the second album Diamond came out in late 2017. Aurora: The Weight of a Shadow was released in October 2021 and was very well recieved.

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

 

New music in production
Nocean is writing on their forth album and during 2025 the band is only doing a couple of concerts on festivals and clubs in Sweden. On November 3rd 2023, the single Break of Spell was released along with a music video and cinematic teasers. The same follows for the next single, From the Shallows, released on May 23rd 2024.
- We want to pique curiosity about our music and build an immersive fictional world around it, offering more than just a musical experience, singer Hanna says.

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Words from the audience
This is what some of the concert attendees have said about the Aurora-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