The 'centrics'-albums saw the introduction of current vocalist Loïc Rossetti to the band's lineup, a game changer in their 17 year history. 'Anthropocentric' is heavier than its same-year predecessor 'Heliocentric', with the crushing 15-minute opening track duality of the self-titled track and 'The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov Baseness', followed by 'She Was The Universe', one of the most-streamed The Ocean tracks to date, setting the bar high for the rest of the album.
Conceptually, 'Heliocentric' and 'Anthropocentric' are a comprehensive critique of the legacy of Christianity: While 'Heliocentric' approaches the topic in a historical-chronological way, the main focus of 'Anthropocentric' is the 'Grand Inquisitor'- a chapter in Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s world-famous novel 'The Brothers Karamazov', which is spread out over 3 tracks of the album. Other songs like the serene 'The Almightiness Contradiction' take up ideas by Richard Dawkins, the spearhead of modern day’s atheism.
2LP black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, with gold hot foil stamp and metallic pantone inks, 2 printed inner sleeves and an etching on Side D. 2026 reissue
Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. Anthropocentric
2. The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov Baseness
Side B:
3. She Was The Universe
4. For He That Wavereth...
5. The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts
6. The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain Of Faith
Side C:
7. Sewers Of The Soul
8. Wille Zum Untergang
9. Heaven TV
10. The Almightiness Contradiction
Side D:
Engraved artwork by Martin Kvamme
