Paragon of Dissonance

Paragon of Dissonance
Studio album by Esoteric
Released	11 November 2011
Recorded	May–June 2011 [1]
Venue	London, England
Studio	Priory Recording Studios
Genre	Doom metal
Length	90:18
Label	Season of Mist
Producer	Esoteric
Esoteric chronology
The Maniacal Vale (2008) Paragon of Dissonance (2011) A Pyrrhic Existence (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic	[2]

Paragon of Dissonance is the sixth studio album by the British doom metal band Esoteric. It is a double album and was released in 2011 through Season of Mist Records. A two-disc vinyl edition of the album was released through Finnish label Svart Records on 25 April 2012.

For unknown reasons, long-time guitarist Gordon Bicknell temporarily left the group early during the recording sessions, the only track that features Bicknell is "Non Being". The majority of the album was written between Greg Chandler, Gordon Bicknell, and Jim Nolan. ^[3]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Abandonment"	Chandler, Nolan	13:34
2.	"Loss of Will"	Chandler	7:05
3.	"Cipher"	Nolan, Bodossian	9:15
4.	"Non Being"	Bicknell, Chandler	15:30
Total length:			45:24

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Aberration"	Chandler	15:44
2.	"Disconsolate"	Chandler, Nolan	15:33
3.	"Torrent of Ills"	Chandler	13:37
Total length:			44:54 Total 90:18

Credits

• Greg Chandler – vocals, guitar, engineer, keys, mastering, mixing, engineering
• Gordon Bicknell – guitar, keyboard
• Mark Bodossian – bass guitar
• Joe Fletcher – drums
• Jim Nolan – guitar
• Mark Lockett – piano
• Mauro Berchi – graphics, layout
• Kati Astraeir – artwork

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002235204
2. n/a (2011-11-15). "Esoteric – Paragon of Dissonance". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 10 July 2017.
3. Virtanen, Mike (2011-11-01). "ZT Exclusive: Esoteric Talks Paragon of Dissonance". ztmag.com. Zero Tolerance Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

External links

• Paragon of Dissonance on Discogs
• Paragon of Dissonance on Bandcamp