{"id":917151,"date":"2026-07-03T04:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/australian-metalcore-band-ocean-sleeper-sign-global-deal-with-rise-records-bmg\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T04:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:18:07","slug":"australian-metalcore-band-ocean-sleeper-sign-global-deal-with-rise-records-bmg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/australian-metalcore-band-ocean-sleeper-sign-global-deal-with-rise-records-bmg\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Metalcore Band Ocean Sleeper Sign Global Deal With Rise\u00a0Records\/BMG"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heath Johns, President of Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia at BMG, called Ocean Sleeper “one of Australian heavy music’s best kept secrets” <\/p>\n<\/header><\/div>\n

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\n\tSydney metalcore outfit Ocean Sleeper have signed a new global recording deal with Rise Records and BMG, the band and label announced Friday (May 15). Their new single \u201cBreak the Cycle\u201d is out now as the first release under the partnership.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe signing represents an expansion of Ocean Sleeper\u2019s existing relationship with BMG, which previously partnered with the band across their debut album Don\u2019t Leave Me This Way<\/em> and EPs Maybe Death Is All I Need<\/em> and Is It Better Feeling Nothing<\/em>. The addition of Rise Records \u2014 home to Spiritbox, Sleeping With Sirens, Sum 41, Polyphia, Dance Gavin Dance and Memphis May Fire \u2014 gives the band a significant new foothold in the international heavy music market.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cWe could not be prouder to announce we have signed a new global record deal with Rise Records & BMG,\u201d the band said in a statement. \u201cThe essence of this band has always been independent and driven by a DIY attitude, but we are ready to level up with a team who we trust with our vision. Partnering with both a powerhouse in the industry and a label behind all our core favourite bands is an absolute honour.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHeath Johns, President of Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia at BMG, called Ocean Sleeper \u201cone of Australian heavy music\u2019s best kept secrets\u201d and said the combined resources of Rise Records and BMG would be taking the band \u201cto every corner of the planet.\u201d Sean Heydorn, SVP of Rise Records, praised the band\u2019s \u201crelentless work ethic, creative ambition, and a deep connection with their audience,\u201d adding that Ocean Sleeper have \u201cemerged as one of Australia\u2019s standout metalcore bands.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSince forming, Ocean Sleeper have built a devoted international following through sold-out headline tours in Australia and the U.S., appearances at Good Things Festival, and supports alongside Northlane, Parkway Drive, Polaris, Make Them Suffer and Thornhill. The band joins a BMG Australia and New Zealand roster that includes Chet Faker, Dope Lemon, Crowded House, Hockey Dad, The Cat Empire, Pacific Avenue and Ladyhawke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Music Heath Johns, President of Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia at BMG, called Ocean Sleeper “one of Australian heavy music’s best kept secrets” Ocean Sleeper Jonti Wild Trending on Billboard Sydney metalcore outfit Ocean Sleeper have signed a new global recording deal with Rise Records and BMG, the band and label announced Friday (May […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":917152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[131522],"class_list":["post-917151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business-news","tag-podcast-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}