Uniting boundaries between multiple genres in modern metal, <a href="spotify:artist:58sBIaSMMZUOlBs4dQblGJ" data-name="Chris Turner">Chris Turner</a> [Drums], James Kennedy [Guitar], Mike Stanton [Bass] and Joel Heywood [Vocals] fuse unpredictable polyrhythms and a sporadic partnering of melodic and dissonant passages, Rock Sound and Revolver both pegged Oceans Ate Alaska as a “Band to Watch,” while they landed on Alternative Press’s “100 Bands You Need To Know” list and covered HM Magazine. The Birmingham, UK, technical metal acts second full-length album, <a href="spotify:album:1LnLYVGRQLk2VplgyefEqz" data-name="Hikari">Hikari</a>, translates to “Light” in English and represents their current mindset, illuminating major strides in the group’s sonic vocabulary. Following a lyrical and musical theme rooted in Samurai mythology, the 11-track album blends traditional Japanese instruments with Oceans Ate Alaska’s dynamic flare. Ultimately, <a href="spotify:album:1LnLYVGRQLk2VplgyefEqz" data-name="Hikari">Hikari</a> means both a new “light” for Oceans Ate Alaska and heavy music at large.