3 years after their promising debut EP, French genre-blending power duo OCRE (alt-rock/90s post-hardcore) emerge from Clermont-Ferrand with a full-length debut that defies expectations and blurs genre lines with confidence, elegance, and raw sonic power. ‘So Often Lifeblood Comes From Ashes’ is a masterclass in musical duality—delicate yet dense, minimal yet emotionally vast, rooted in the past but pushing defiantly forward.
Landing somewhere between Cave In, Failure, Deftones, Quicksand, and Soundgarden, OCRE proves that drums and guitar—in the right hands—can sound absolutely massive. In just 34 minutes, they draw from a rich palette of stoner, grunge, sludge, post-rock, and even doom, shaping a sound that feels both cinematic and immediate. Their stripped-back setup doesn’t restrict them—it sets them free.
Released in CD & Digital via Araki Records, Atypeek Music & URGENCE DISK RECORDS, OCRE’s debut isn’t just an album—it’s a journey through grief, rage, reflection, and rebirth. It’s proof that minimalism can be rock solid, and that genre boundaries exist only to be broken. For fans of emotionally intelligent heavy music that blends muscle with melody and depth with dissonance, ‘So Often Lifeblood Comes From Ashes’ is a rare and unforgettable find.