Plans are now being laid for the farewell shows from Illinois deathcore outfit Oceano. Earlier this week, vocalist Adam Warren announced he would be leaving the group following a string of final live performances. Across numerous posts on social media, Warren outlined his reasons for opting to disband the outfit in somewhat dramatic fashion.
Warren‘s decision came about rather abruptly to fans of the group, emerging as he was defending himself against the controversy surrounding the ‘America’s Rejects Tour‘. Announced earlier that week, that early 2025 trek was set to see Oceano appear as direct support to Attila on a bill that also featured with Dealer and Nathan James. However, past sexual assault allegations leveled against members of Attila and Dealer saw both fans, and other bands, ake shots at the tour, with Oceano being drawn into the controversy.
Seemingly exasperated by both the backlash his band faced for taking that tour, and his own displeasures with ‘bad actors’ in the industry, Warren announced he was pulling the plug on his band. He stated of that in one reply on social media earlier this week:
“By leaving my band that HAS been active for many years I’m Boycotting the flashy side of the metal scene and industry to be an Indy artist because it’s clearly hiding info and people that are not good people and are in it for reasons I don’t agree with. These bad actors who work within it. Deeper than even people think and I’m seeing the circles are far more wide than I ever knew. These things exist in other industries too. It would be complicit of me to continue working around it and not speak on it openly upon my change in direction.”
Speaking via the social media of Oceano today, November 22nd, Warren spelled out the ongoing preparations for the band’s send-off:
“Oceano had no other tour plans lined up for the year so that allows us to focus on pushing this forward smoothly.
The Funeral of Oceano:
We have started Talks and planning directly with our team on our final shows ever in 2025. (I must prepare you, Oceano is never coming back after these shows happen. sorry, and if you’re those few truly happy about it? Me too. I’m getting too old for this shit lol).
The Funeral will be a unique experience and A fun send off for the REAL Oceano fans, friends, and family. I have been in talks with old friends abroad and from back home to have their bands or business be involved. I’m excited about being able to be super hands on with this! More news to come!
Meantime, Enjoy the new album “Living Chaos” It’s litterally the Last Oceano Album EVER to be done! Me and Scott are very proud of it! And I’m proud of SCOTT for writing such amazing heavy music. You all should work with and pay Scott (our guitarist/composer) to help you produce music.
He’s a genius at it and I think he’d be greatly successful with it if he chose to work with a few good artists here and there. Js. As for me I’m already focusing on my Solo Music / Live Rehearsals for my solo project down in Texas. I’ve been releasing music solo since 2022. So Moving on from Oceano, You can find all my music at ADAM ON EARTH on All Platforms right now. Much love. Forward NEVER backwards. ❤️
– Adam“
