Esoteric News

Posted on February 9, 2024

Esoteric move at their own punishing pace. The band climbed out of the post-industrial wreckage of metropolitan England back in the early ’90s, when the underground was hell-bent on death-defying speed. That these Birmingham Britons bucked that trend by hitting the brakes ran circles around some slower-witted metalheads. But while ahead of the curve, they’re now rightfully regarded as one of the heaviest — and headiest — hitters in funeral doom.

Posted on March 29, 2023

Dark experimental doom band Esoteric have announced a new Australian tour, which will take place in during the Australian winter in June/July 2023. The ‘Maniacal Pyrrhonism’ tour will kick off at the Brightside venue in Brisbane, followed by 4 more dates throughout the country! A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.

Posted on February 2, 2023

Funeral doom masters Esoteric will be embarking on a run of Australian dates starting on June 6, 2023 in Brisbane! The trek will make its way around the country until its conclusion on July 2 in Adelaide. The full itinerary can be found below!

Posted on August 29, 2022

Dark experimental doom band ESOTERIC are announcing a new European Tour dates, supporting their fellow titans of Doom; SATURNUS. ESOTERIC will be touring for the first time since the 2019 release of “A Pyrrhic Existence”.

Posted on November 12, 2019

Dark experimental doom band ESOTERIC are now streaming their new album ‘A Pyrrhic Existence’. The record was released on Friday, November 8. Listen to the full album at the link below.

Posted on October 15, 2019

Dark experimental doom band ESOTERIC have teamed up with Invisible Oranges to release a track teaser for “Rotting in Dereliction”. The teaser is an edited version of the full song which can be found on the upcoming album ‘A Pyrrhic Existence’. The release date of the record is slated for November 8, via Season of Mist.

Posted on September 10, 2019

UK doom band ESOTERIC have released a 10-minute long track teaser for the song “Descent”. The teaser is an edited version of the nearly 30-minute song on the new album, ‘A Pyrrhic Existence’. The release date of the record is slated for November 8, via Season of Mist and pre-orders are now available.

Posted on August 6, 2019

UK Doomsters ESOTERIC have unveiled the cover artwork and track list of their new album ‘A Pyrrhic Existence’. The record is set for worldwide release on November 8, via Season of Mist. The long-awaited follow up to 2011’s ‘Paragon of Dissonance’ was recorded earlier this year at vocalist/guitarist Greg Chandler’s Priory Recording Studios in Birmingham.

Posted on February 19, 2019

UK Experimental Doomsters ESOTERIC are set to begin recording their seventh full-length album on the 11th April at vocalist/guitarist Greg Chandler’s Priory Recording Studios in Birmingham. Read more below.

Posted on March 4, 2014

Kings of experimental doom metal ESOTERIC return to Europe in support of their critically acclaimed double album ‘Paragon of Dissonance’. The English will explore new areas in Eastern and Central Europe as well as Scandinavia plus Central Europe. ESOTERIC will be joined on most dates by Swedish/Chilean epic doom masters PROCESSION. This powerful package will be completed by special guests ISOLE from April 11th to 22nd and INDESINENCE for the remainder of the dates, which can be viewed in full below:

Posted on September 10, 2013

Legendary UK doom pioneers ESOTERIC have revealed more details about their forthcoming North American tour, and added additional dates. The tour, which starts on September 20th in Soda Springs, CA, will run for two weeks before ending on October 5th in Cambridge, MA. New tour dates have been announced in Chicago, IL at Reggie’s and Cambridge MA, at T.T. The Bear’s Place. The tour will see support from SATURNALIA TEMPLE and VELNIAS. A full list of tour dates can be found below.

Posted on July 24, 2013

Legendary UK doom pioneers ESOTERIC have announced their first-ever tour in North America. The tour, which starts on September 20th in Soda Springs, CA, will run for two weeks before ending on October 5th in Boston, MA. A full list of tour dates can be found below.

Posted on February 14, 2012

In the wake of last year’s “Paragon of Dissonance” album, British doomsters ESOTERIC will embark on a European tour in next May and June, with AHAB and OPHIS. Dates and places are as follows:

Posted on November 8, 2011

British doomsters ESOTERIC’s new album is entitled “Paragon of Dissonance” and will hit the stores this Friday (next Tuesday in the US). The whole album will be available for streaming on Finnish website www.kaaoszine.fi for a week, starting tomorrow!

Posted on October 18, 2011

British doomsters ESOTERIC’s new album “Paragon of Dissonance” will be dropped unto the world on November 11th (November 15th in North America). You can now listen to a full song from this mammoth double disc. Download “Cipher” here!

Posted on September 13, 2011

As previously announced, ESOTERIC’s forthcoming album is entitled “Paragon of Dissonance” and will be out on November 11th (November 15th in the US). Here are the cover artwork and tracklisting of the British doomsters’ sixth full-length:

Posted on August 10, 2011

As announced last June, ESOTERIC are back! The British doomsters’ forthcoming album is entitled “Paragon of Dissonance” and has been described by vocalist Greg Chandler as a “varied and diverse mix of emotions and soundscapes”…

Posted on June 14, 2011

The autumn will also bring you British doomsters ESOTERIC’s new offering. The British doomsters are currently hard at work on their sixth full-length, which should hit the stores in November. Vocalist Greg Chandlers presents the yet-untitled album as a “varied and diverse mix of emotions and soundscapes”…