Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance
| Release date: | 11 November 2011 |
| Style: | Psychedelic doom metal, Funeral doom metal |
Owners: |
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Disc I
01. Abandonment
02. Loss Of Will
03. Cipher
04. Non Being
Disc II
01. Aberration
02. Disconsolate
03. A Torrent Of Ills
The best Extreme Doom Metal album of 2011
Top 20 albums of 2011: 19
01. Abandonment
02. Loss Of Will
03. Cipher
04. Non Being
Disc II
01. Aberration
02. Disconsolate
03. A Torrent Of Ills
The best Extreme Doom Metal album of 2011
Top 20 albums of 2011: 19
Review
Lyrics Mark Bodossian - bass
Greg Chandler - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Joe Fletcher - drums
Jim Nolan - guitar, keyboards
Gordon Bicknell - guitar, keyboards on "Non Being"
Mark Lockett - piano on "Disconsolate", "Loss Of Will", "Aberration"
Additional info
Produced by Esoteric.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Greg Chandler/Esoteric at Priory Recording Studios during May/June 2011.
Artwork by Kati Astraeir.
Graphics & layout by Mauro Berchi.
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Rating:
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Rating: 9.0 |
Being around for almost 20 years, Esoteric never were in a hurry to release as many albums as they could every 1-2 years. For some artists the burden of the aforementioned title is grandiose and they'd never exchange not even a bit of their quality for quantity. Esoteric belong to this group, they always took their time to bring together the main concept of every album and place in the right place at the right time all the ideas and emotions that were overrunning them at the time. And whenever it felt right a new work was coming our way to cleanse the band's world and torment the audience with all this sense of decay, horrid beauty and decomposition of morals transformed into vast fields of devastating soundscapes. So, almost 20 years of existence gave birth to 6 abhorrent children, with the successor to the throne being the newborn Paragon Of Dissonance, from the same septic womb, with the same unearthly stare, but with its very own personality and characteristics. Read more ›› |
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 ZaphThe Nothingth Posts: 2596 From: Belgium  |
Written by Guest on 09.10.2016 at 12:16 If an album can still surprise you after 51 listens it must be truly special 
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| Dima Posts: 1533 From: Australia  |
Written by Zaph on 09.10.2016 at 13:03 or just a case of memory loss :3
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LuciferOfGayness
Account deleted Written by Zaph on 09.10.2016 at 13:03 Thats a good point 
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| solar Posts: 94 From: India  |
Was listening to this after my daily swim and then it all came together: why not listen to it WHILE in water? Oh god, that is going to be a phenomenally deep experience. This is the perfect band to listen to when you're in water. And Ahab, certainly.
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| Jaeryd Nihil's Maw Posts: 1020 From: USA  |
Just started getting into this album/band. Seems pretty damn good so far.
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| VIG Starman Posts: 1097 From: USA  |
Written by solar on 29.05.2017 at 06:50 Sounds cool, but I doubt there would be a way to listen to music in water, unless your in a private pool with loud speakers and no one cares.
---- "I've got good news. That gum you like is going to come back in style."
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| VIG Starman Posts: 1097 From: USA |
Written by Jaeryd on 17.06.2017 at 03:31 The Maniacal Vale is one of the very best albums of the century
---- "I've got good news. That gum you like is going to come back in style."
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| solar Posts: 94 From: India |
Written by VIG on 21.06.2017 at 01:03 Search for waterproof headphones right NOW!
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| VIG Starman Posts: 1097 From: USA |
Written by solar on 21.06.2017 at 01:26 Do you mean like this or this? Kind of interesting idea I guess. So if you have those, you listened to Esoteric or Ahab under water I assume? Sounds cool. I personally like to swim, but I'm not the best at it.
---- "I've got good news. That gum you like is going to come back in style."
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| solar Posts: 94 From: India |
Nah, not too big. Like this: https://www.amazon.com/Swimbuds-Waterproof-Headphones-Underwater-Promotion/dp/B006IF7S92 I don't have them, and neither have I tried listening to Esoteric/Ahab underwater *yet*. Given their fascination with oceans, Ahab (particularly Call of the Wretched Sea) seems quite the appropriate band to listen when underwater. Maybe when scuba diving as well, or something similar.
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| VIG Starman Posts: 1097 From: USA |
Written by Jaeryd on 17.06.2017 at 03:31 Have you heard The Maniacal Vale yet? It's easily their masterpiece, but I'd say this one is almost as good
---- "I've got good news. That gum you like is going to come back in style."
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| Alex F Slick Dick Rick Posts: 3197 From: USA  |
Written by VIG on 20.07.2017 at 17:28 I wouldn't say tMV is easily their best, given how phenomenal the band's output is. I've always been of the opinion that The Pernicious Enigma is a close rival for their best.
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| InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2505 From: Syria  |
Written by Alex F on 20.07.2017 at 18:47 I agree, but TMV is still their best 
---- He who is not bold enough to be stared at from across the abyss is not bold enough to stare into it himself.
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| VIG Starman Posts: 1097 From: USA |
Written by Alex F on 20.07.2017 at 18:47 Basically what InnerSelf said^. You're right, it's not easily their best, but it is to me.
---- "I've got good news. That gum you like is going to come back in style."
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