Formed out of established bands, German emo rockers Oh, Heaven
make their first mark with the release of their debut EP “Snooze”.

Musically rooted in metalcore and post-hardcore, the four members of Oh, Heaven got together to leave their heavy past behind. The band members’ previous bands have played as support acts for groups like Betraying The Martyrs, Darkest Hour, Eskimo Callboy, Breakdown Of Sanity, and War From A Harlots Mouth. Now they’re looking at names like Basement, Movements, and Tigers Jaw, bands that are also reflected within their sound.

Around the end of 2019, the band began working on their “Snooze” EP. At this point, they had already set themselves high ambitions. “The goal was always to establish ourselves within the scene and play some great shows”, as drummer Rodney explains. Oh, Heaven gained a strong local fanbase right after launching their social-media pages with the simultaneous release of their first single “Bed”. The band’s first show was supporting fellow emo rock band The Deadnotes, which was a great success. As Andrés adds: “The vibes and mood at this show just felt right from the first song on.”

The band had to cancel a hometown Show supporting Anorak due to the pandemic and lockdown. A situation that leads to frustration, as singer Andrés explains. “The lockdown came at a very unfortunate time. We had just played our first show and were still in the process of recording our EP. Even when we finally managed to finish it, our initial drive had noticeably subsided.” It was a phase of constantly reminding themselves that there will be a time after the lockdown and that this was a chance to do a lot of prep work, from which to benefit the future, as Andrés resumes.

After weeks in quarantine, the vocal recordings finally continued in June. Just as singer Gregory moved to Leipzig for college, the band released their second single “Losing Signal”, which couldn’t have come at a better time. Followed by “Pages”, which gained them the interest of magazines and blogs. In October, the fourth single “Memories” followed. All songs have been written quite fast, as there was good chemistry between both songwriters, as Gregory recalls: “Small changes and Marc and Rodney's influences polished the songs into a final product.”

The sound of Oh, Heaven could be described as melancholic pop-punk. „Bed“ is a depressing song with an unmistakable pop feeling and a catchy chorus. “Memories“ follows this approach as well with its melancholic vibes, something you’ll find in Oh, Heaven’s music overall. Every now and then, there are slight elements of post-hardcore, which reveal the bands heavier roots for just a moment and offer some great variation. “Snooze” isn’t so much a “coherent piece of work, but rather a collection and a cross-section of everything that Oh, Heaven have to offer musically and lyrically. A common denominator is an emotional honesty and sincerity, which leads to incredibly authentic music and lyrics.

According to Julia Köhler (Minutenmusik), „Losing Signal“ is a single done in a „classic emo guise, as well as an energetic hymn for upcoming festival days”, while Jonathan Schütz (ShoutLoud) finds “Oh, Heaven (…) show themselves in their best emo rock manner”. In addition, “Pages” was described as „atmospheric, and catchy emo-pop“ (Volume Magazine) that “leaves you wanting more with its good riffs” (Gringoz Magazine).

In 2021, Oh, Heaven will focus on a full-length album and plan on playing as many shows and festivals around Germany and Europe, if the current situation allows it.