Larcenia Roe and Friends at Oceano’s Farewell

August 21, 2025 – Death is inevitable, legends fall, and things are torn down. That was my original understanding of what Oceano’s farewell tour would be about, and to a certain degree, I was right. Deathcore fans from near and far all collected in Austin’s legendary venue, Come and Take It Live on Thursday the 21st to witness the funeral of one of the most prominent bands of their genre: Oceano. Following a hiatus, a new album, and a few controversies, Oceano is ending it’s nineteen year run by going out with a bang. The farewell tour includes a stacked lineup of new and old bands that have certainly earned their place on this tour – including a favorite of mine, the absolute freaks in Larcenia Roe.

Local Austin deathcore act, Living Hollow, was the first band to play on the stage. A pretty heavy group with a chunky sound and a fun stage presence, the band played every trick it had up its sleeve. Their set ended with most of the band jumping into the audience and inciting a circle pit around them as they played some good old fashioned Texas heat.

Living Hollow Gallery:

Inferious was the first touring band on the line-up. I wasn’t familiar with their music prior to, but I’m a fan now. Somewhere between the folds of hardcore dancing and killing your mosh partner with a hammer, Inferious has been growing like a mold, cooking up songs that you could two-step over corpses to. Their vocalist, Drew, celebrated his birthday by screaming his lungs out on that stage, and in turn, the audience gave the band the participation they asked for. To be fair, inviting fellow San Antonio native, John Slofkoski of Snake Father fame, on to the stage for a gnarly vocal feature is always a move that will win you points in my eyes.

Inferious Gallery:

North Carolina’s sickening collection of grotesque madmen ( also known as deathcore outfit, Larcenia Roe) took to the stage in their standard slasher masks and dental surgery props to make some of the grossest noises I’ve ever heard a human make live on stage. Seriously, the vocal acrobatics that Ryan Vail performed sounded like someone throwing up a strand of barbed wire. Larcenia Roe’s fame is only growing. From making songs about toolshed torture chambers, to sampling kazoos in their tracks, the horror-metal act likes to have fun and expand their horizons. It’s no surprise that they were the first band to see crowd surfing. Ripping through the crowd like a chainsaw, they called for mayhem and they certainly got it. Truly a fantastic set!

Larcenia Roe Gallery:

Larcenia Roe invited guest touring vocalist, Dustin Mitchell of Filth to co-perform a song, which only served to be a great soft launch of Filth’s set. With such tracks as “Chin Check” and “Southern Hostility” loaded in the chamber, the Carolina head-smashers played the angriest music of the night, firing their tightly wound snare and hateful lyrics into the crowd like a forty-five gage shotgun. Double barrel carnage ensued in the form of spinkickers, hardcore kids, and moshers with something to prove. Filth brought the crowd to their knees, shattered kneecaps and all, and then invited Carlyle Champion of Chernobyl the Secret to help stir the pot.

Filth Gallery:

Rose Funeral’s been around the block for about twenty years now, and knew exactly how to prepare the stage of Oceano. With haunting guitar melodies, a drummer that puts in overtime, and riffs that crush ribcages, the MySpace-era deathcore group played throwback after throwback, and went as far as to include a Suicide Silence cover in honor of Mitch Lucker. Of course, they also played several tracks off of their most recent full-length album, “Crucify. Kill. Rot.” including the crowd-favorite title track. For those worried that their 2021 release is growing a little stale, don’t fear; the band announced that new stuff could be on the horizon, so keep your eyes peeled.

Rose Funeral Gallery:

Finally, Oceano came to say goodbye. For a concert based around the death of a beloved band in their scene, the group was incredibly adamant about what death is really about for them. “Death is just rebirth,” said Adam, the vocalist. “There will be new music, new bands, new projects, this is just about letting go of Oceano.” The group played some of their most popular songs, including “District of Misery,” “Dead Planet,” and “Lucid Reality” as well as tracks like “Wounds Never Heal,” and “Dawn of Descent” from their latest album that released only just last year. Opening with newer songs, they back pedaled through their own history, and threw themselves a comprehensive funeral both beautiful and aggressive.
The tour is still going on, so make sure you attend Oceano’s funeral when it drops by a city near you:

Oceano Gallery:

08.25 – Mesa, AZ — Rosetta Room
08.26 – Albuquerque, NM — Launchpad
08.27 – Lubbock, TX — Jake’s
08.28 – Oklahoma City, OK — 89th Street
08.29 – Kansas City, MO — Warehouse
08.30 – Dallas, TX — Trees

PHOTO CREDIT: Live photos by Liam Tennant for ZRockR Magazine – (c) 2025 – All Rights Reserved.