Esoteric
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Line-up
| 1992- | Greg Chandler - guitars, vocals |
| 1992-1996 | Gordon Bicknell - guitars, keyboards |
| › 1996-2010 | -//- guitars |
| › 2011- | -//- |
| 2003- | Mark Bodossian - bass |
| 2007- | Joe Fletcher - drums |
| 2009- | Jim Nolan - guitars |
| 1992-1994 | Stuart - guitars |
| 1992-1994 | Darren Earl - drums |
| 1992-1997 | Simon Phillips (I) - guitars |
| 1992-2002 | Bryan Beck - bass |
| 1994-2007 | Steve Peters - guitars |
| 2003-2005 | Andy Semmens - drums |
| 2003-2009 | Olivier Goyet - keyboards |
| 2007-2009 | Kristopher "Kris" Clayton - guitars |
| 2012-2014 | Jan Krause - keyboards |
| 1997 | Anthony - drums |
| 1999 | Keith York - drums |
| › 2002 | -//- |
| 2004 | Trevor Lines - bass |
| 2011 | Mark Lockett - piano |
| 2021 | Daniel Rochester - bass |
| › 2022 | -//- guitars |
| 1999 | Tom Kvålsvoll - vocals |
Discography
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1994 | Epistemological Despondency | 7.6 |
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1997 | The Pernicious Enigma | 8.2 |
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1999 | Metamorphogenesis | 8.3 |
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2004 | Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum | 8.3 |
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2008 | The Maniacal Vale | 8.6 |
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2011 | Paragon Of Dissonance | 8.5 |
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2019 | A Pyrrhic Existence | 8.3 |
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1993 | Esoteric Emotions - The Death Of Ignorance [Demo] | 7.8 |
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2020 | Vigor Reconstruct: A Benefit For The Soroka Family [VA] | 7 |
Latest reviews
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A Pyrrhic Existence was released on November 8 of last year. It is now January 15. I guess that's how long it takes me to fully digest an Esoteric album.
Review by Auntie Sahar ›› |
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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...
Review by KwonVerge ›› |
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Who needs a soul anyway?
For the last 16 years or so and with every consecutive release, Esoteric get just a little bit closer to finally condemning us all to hell, and I personally respect any band with a disposition this sunny. The Maniacal Vale is... Review by jupitreas ›› |
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Photo galleries
| 13.11.2022 | Saturnus + Esoteric / Novi Sad / 2022 by RaduP | 23 images |
| 05.11.2022 | Dutch Doom Days XX by X-Ray Rod | 44 images |
| 19.04.2014 | Esoteric - Tapper, Tallinn, Estonia, 19.04.2014 by Ivor | 45 images |
News
| 07.12.2022 | Saturnus / Esoteric - Before The Storm Tour 2022 |
| 23.11.2022 | Dutch Doom Days XX |
Forum topics
| 07.03.2024 | Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale in Albums | 95 |
| 18.01.2024 | Esoteric - The Pernicious Enigma in Albums | 30 |
| 27.10.2023 | Pedantic Marcel's Top 100 Of 2000-2009 in Articles | 58 |
| 25.09.2023 | Rank the 7 Esoteric Albums in Extreme metal forum | 1 |
| 30.12.2020 | Esoteric - Paragon Of Dissonance in Albums | 170 |
| 21.11.2019 | Esoteric - Metamorphogenesis in Albums | 9 |
| 28.02.2019 | Esoteric - Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum in Albums | 9 |
| 19.08.2018 | Esoteric - Working On New Album in News | 14 |
| 28.01.2018 | Esoteric - Esoteric Emotions - The Death Of Ignorance in Albums | 2 |
| 20.03.2016 | Esoteric - Epistemological Despondency in Albums | 2 |
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