Ocean Sleeper

OceanSleeper is an Australian metalcore and post-hardcore band from Gippsland, Victoria, formed in 2016. The band consists of vocalist Karl Spiessl, guitarist and vocalist Ionei Heckenberg and guitarist Stan Liagourdis.

The band released their first single Breaking Free in 2016, followed by the EP Six Feet Down in 2017, which introduced her early musical style. They gradually expanded their audience by touring with other Australian bands.

The first studio album Don't Leave Me This Way was released in 2019 and the band supported it with a tour including participation in festivals and joint performances with other bands. In 2021, the single Forever Sinking was released, which responded to personal loss and a period of isolation during the pandemic. In 2022, the EP Is It Better Feeling Nothing followed.

In May 2023, the band released the single Never the One, followed by the single Tourniquet in June of the same year. The band did their own East Australian tour and performed at several festivals, including the Good Things Festival. In 2023 or 2024, the single Heaven was released, and in April 2024, the song Lonely Love in collaboration with Lil Lotus, which was recorded without scream and with an emphasis on melody.

In 2024, the band released the EP Maybe Death Is All I Need and in May and June 2025, they toured Australia Maybe Death Is Feeling Nothing which supported this very EP.