# Ocean Sleeper

Ocean Sleeper is an Australian metalcore band based out of Gippsland, Victoria fist established in 2016.

## History

The band was first established in 2016 and they hail from the rural Gippsland region in southeastern Australia. Ocean Sleeper was formed with lead vocalist and frontman Karl Spiessl, guitarist and backing vocals Ionei Heckenberg, guitarist Stan Liagourdis, and drummer Jarred Robson, and the quartet quickly made a mark with their debut, Breaking Free. In early 2017, they released their debut EP titled "Six Feet Down" but beforehand during their foundation year, they released a song and music video for "Smokin' and Drinkin'" which appeared on the EP. According to the reviews, Ocean Sleeper made a tremendous statement. In that brief time, Ocean Sleeper released a music video for "Six Feet Down" and shared a stage with Columbus, The Brave, The Getaway Plan, and Belle Haven all the while touring with fellow Australian bands For All Eternity and Of Divinity. In the later part of 2017, Ocean Sleeper dropped another single titled "Worthless*No Purpose". In the Autumn of 2018, Ocean Sleeper joined Justice for the Damned as opening acts on tour through Australia with Killswitch Engage as the headliners.
After the tour, the band dropped yet another song titled "Save Me" as well as a video while engaging in a tour they headlined in Australia while supported by the Vita Music Group. In February and March of 2019, Ocean Sleeper became the supporting act for a tour co-headlined by The Getaway Plan and Dream On Dreamer. In the Summer of 2019, Ocean Sleeper dropped another single titled "Hate Me Like You Mean It". So far, Ocean Sleeper left a carbon footprint, recorded in the United States with legendary producer, Kris Crummett, and as 2019 was concluding, they dropped their first album titled "Don't Leave Me This Way" and releasing a music video to "Killing Me". In February 2020, shortly before the Pandemic hit, Ocean Sleeper supported Atreyu on tour in Australia. Shortly after the COVID lockdowns in 2021, Ocean Sleeper dropped their next single titled "Forever Sinking" which was in response to what was happening in the world. The theme to the song is quite dark. The song outlines the mindset of an already damaged soul trying to function in the day to day world as it was during COVID.
In May 2022, Ocean Sleeper headlined the AM//PM Emo Night 5th Anniversary tour with Clay J Gladstone as the opening act. Before hosting that tour, they participated in the 2022 UNCAGED festival in Brisbane. In June that same year, the band dropped another track "Your Love I'll Never Need". In August 2022, Ocean Sleeper released their second Ep under the title "Is It Better Feeling Nothing". They then went on the "Is it Better Feeling Nothing Tour" in August and September as the headliner with Thousand Below, Earth Caller, and Inertia. In May and June of 2023, Ocean Sleeper became the opening act for the Neverbloom 10th Anniversary Tour with Make Them Suffer as the headliners and Fit for an Autopsy as a supporting act. During that time, Ocean Sleeper dropped another single along with the music video to "Never the One". In June 2023, Ocean Sleeper dropped another track titled "Tourniquet" and during August and September, the band headlined the "Never the One East Coast Tour" supported by Stepson and Harroway. In December that year, Ocean Sleeper participated in the 2023 Good Things festival in Brisbane.

## Band members

* Karl Spiessl - vocals
* Ionei Heckenberg - guitars/vocals
* Stan Liagourdis - guitar
* Daniel Stivens - Live Drummer

## Discography

Album
* Don't Leave Me This Way (2019)
EPs
* Six Feet Down" (2017)
* Is It Better Feeling Nothing (2022)
* Maybe Death Is All I Need (2024)