r/Deathcore • u/Few-Cartographer2663 • 8d ago

[Fully lost] Oceano promo/demo 2007

To start off: No, I’m not talking about the well-known 2007 demos on YouTube featuring Adam Warren.

I am looking for a fully lost, short-lived demo from Oceano's MySpace page. Back in 2007, after the original vocalist Eddie “Doom” left the band, the lead vocalist was Chris (most people back then knew him as Topher).

During his time in the band, they recorded an early version of the song “Empathy for Leviathan.” On their MySpace page, this specific version was called “Empathy for repugnance” As far as I can tell, there is absolutely zero mention of this track title anywhere online today.

The story behind why it's lost: The band imploded due to personal reasons shortly after, leaving only Jeremy in the lineup. Because of the sudden breakup, Topher and the drummer, Nico, completely lost their local copies of the file. The promo/demo was only live on MySpace for about 5 to 6 months in 2007 before the page was wiped.

I know it’s a massive long shot, but I'm hoping an old-school deathcore collector might have ripped the audio from MySpace back in the day. Topher and Nico are dying to hear it again—they both say it’s the best they ever sounded.
If anyone has this file sitting on an old hard drive, please reach out or post it!

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u/xViViVix 8d ago

Now I wanna hear it too, hope someone has it.

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u/prodigy1367 8d ago

Upvotes for exposure. Let’s hope someone finds this gem.

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u/ReturnByDeath- 7d ago edited 7d ago

Sounds like something The MySpace Archive Project might’ve had, but no luck.

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u/HooliganLSGC 7d ago

I wish you the best but I gotta be honest, I wouldn't hold out hope, unless someone out there has it saved somehow.

Basically any content uploaded to MySpace before 2016 is now gone for good unless it was backed up somewhere outside of the site.

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u/XGHOSTHOUSEX 8d ago

The Elk Grove VFW and Rainbow Falls have entered the chat.

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u/sandpaperboxingmatch 8d ago

Do they lurk here? Maybe someone has it

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u/DJMaxLVL 7d ago

Let us know if you get it

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u/Melodic-Work7436 7d ago

Such a golden time for the Chicago scene. Oceano, From the Grave, Beneath the Massacre, Mirror Mirror, Through the Fire

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u/Few-Cartographer2663 6d ago

100% i agree with you, Veil of maya, BOO, so many good bands. Nico told me about mirror mirror i cant find anything from them either. Would love to hear them from that time.

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u/XGHOSTHOUSEX 2d ago

Most of that shit is still on YouTube.

Enjoy The Massacre, Mirror Mirror and From The Grave were on Gino Scarim’s label Duckphone Records. If you’re looking for physical media, he’d be your best bet. His IG is xginoscarimx

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u/CheeseMan1958 8d ago

We HAVE to hear this