The Ocean Premiere New Single & Music Video "Ultima Esperanza" From Upcoming New Album "Solaris"

German post-metal collective The Ocean have unveiled another glimpse into their forthcoming 12th studio album “Solaris“. The track “Ultima Esperanza” has now surfaced alongside an official music video. The record was inspired by the 1972 Andrei Tarkovsky film ‘Solaris“.

A press release offered the following description of the song:

”Ultima Esperanza‘ (Spanish for “last hope”) is the name of the southernmost province on the South American continent, named after the inlet known as Última Esperanza Sound. The inlet was given its name by Spanish navigator Juan Ladrillero in 1557, who hoped it would offer a passage to the Strait of Magellan. Instead, it leads to a glacier — and ultimately, a dead end.’

The band commented alongside the unveiling of the 11-minute-plus Craig Murray-directed visual for the track, which almost functions as a spiritual prequel to the group’s “Light Pollution” music video:

“‘Ultima Esperanza‘ explores the intrinsically human notion of hope as the driving force behind all explorative endeavours, and loss thereof. It is a reflection on mental resilience, tracing the different stages of losing hope and the mind’s remarkable tendency to keep projecting it even onto the most dire realities, as an instinctive means of survival.”

“Solaris” features the latest incarnation of the band, which now comprises vocalists Enrico Tiberi (ex-EyeHate, etc.) and Lane Shi (Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Otay:onii), alongside guitarists Emmanuel Jessua (Hypno5e) and Marco Gennaro.