OCEANO Members Involved In Van Accident, Forced To Cancel Dates

OCEANO guitarist Andrew Mikhail and bassist Jason Jones were involved in a van accident over the weekend. Both members luckily limped out of the accident with minor injuries. However, their van and the trailer that was attached to it had flipped and is need of repair. With no means of transport for the band and their gear, OCEANO was forced to cancel their dates with xLIFERUINERx and THROUGH THE FIRE.

Commented the band: "Today OCEANO has suffered a major loss, guitarist Andrew Mikhail and bassist Jason Jones were in a terrible accident this morning while picking up the band's new van and trailer from Belvidere, Illinois. Nearly 10 minutes of completing sale, they were headed back home to pick up the rest of the band, and get back on the 'Sinner's Reward' tour in due time. Unexpectedly, the van flipped into a ditch on the side of highway. As Andrew was driving along with the empty trailer attached, it was hit with a hard wind thus pushing the trailer out of alignment with the van. While trying to maintain and keep the van steady from merging into other lanes of traffic, the van spun out of control, hit a patch of ice, and flipped out of traffic and into the ground. Considering the urgency of trying to find transportation in due time (with mix-ups with money transfers, etc.) in order to get the van and get back on tour, the van was not 'road-ready' JUST YET (a.k.a. new tires, etc.) which made this week to be one hell of a week for us. Thankfully, they limped out of the accident fine due to people being 'good citizens' and helping them out of the van.
"We have cancelled our appearances on the Sinner's Reward tour with xLIFERUINERx and THROUGH THE FIRE and HOPE to be back on the road in time for the TOO PURE TO DIE/CATALEPSY tour on January 28. We'd like to apologize in advance for any inconvenience to anyone who wanted to come out and rock out with us on the Sinner's Reward tour. We'll be hitting the same areas on the TOO PURE TO DIE tour, so hopefully we'll see you there!

"As some of you may know, towing a vehicle (let alone, TWO NEWLY purchased ones) can be pretty damaging to the pocket. Not to mention, to add insult to injury, fines and repairs for the accident to pile on top. We'd like to ask you guys for your help in this time of need, if anyone can PayPal ANYTHING to us to help out in the 'relief' of this situation, it would be GREATLY appreciated. Donations can be sent via PayPal to [email protected]. Please help us in our time of need! Much thanks, much love, much respect, and don't forget to wear your seatbelts."

A photo of OCEANO's downed van and trailer can be viewed below.

OCEANO's debut album, "Depths", was recorded with producer Joey Sturgis (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MY CHILDREN MY BRIDE) at The Foundation Studios in Connersville, Indiana, and will feature artwork from Colin Marks (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ABORTED, WHITECHAPEL). The CD will contain 13 tracks of the angriest deathcore cuts ever committed to record, alongside a limited-edition bonus DVD, and will also be available as a limited-edition version with two exclusive bonus tracks.

"Depths" track listing:

01. Descent
02. Inhuman Affliction
03. Empathy For Leviathan
04. Plague Campaign
05. Fractured Frames, Scattered Flesh
06. Disgust For Your Kind
07. Depths
08. District Of Misery
09. With Legions
10. Slaughtered Like Swine
11. A Mandatory Sacrifice
12. Samael The Destroyer
13. Abysm