THE OCEAN have announced their twelfth studio album, Everything Is in the Right Place, alongside the most significant lineup overhaul in the German post-metal collective's history. Three core members — vocalist Loïc Rossetti (with the band since 2009), drummer Paul Seidel (since 2014), and guitarist David Ramis Åhfeldt (since 2017) — have all departed.
Founder and guitarist Robin Staps confirmed the album is expected in the second half of 2026, describing the record as "approximately sixty minutes of new music." The remaining core consists of Staps, bassist Mattias Hägerstrand, and newly recruited drummer Jordi Farré. No replacement vocalist has been announced, raising questions about how the band's dense, dynamically rich sound will be approached on the new album.
THE OCEAN's catalogue is one of the most ambitious in progressive and post-metal. Their conceptual trilogy Pelagial (2013), Precambrian (2007), and the Anthropocentric/Heliocentric diptych explored geological and theological themes across some of the most intellectually demanding metal records of the last two decades. Rossetti's versatile delivery — spanning clean singing, spoken word, and extreme metal techniques — was central to that work.
Staps was philosophical in his statement: "Everything changes. Bands are living organisms. I am grateful for what each of these members gave to THE OCEAN, and equally excited for what comes next."
The album title is pointedly ironic given the circumstances, though Staps has confirmed it reflects a genuine creative optimism rather than deflection.