1) Esoteric is a funeral doom metal band from Birmingham, UK. Formed in July 1992, after the gathering of five individuals, inspired to create dark, innovative music that was evocative to and expressive of the contents of their psyche. The lyrics and music are reflections and transpositions of their thoughts, philosophies, emotions and experiences. The music captures the essence of the word esoteric.
1993 saw the release of "Esoteric Emotions - The Death of Ignorance" - a demo tape containing 82 minutes of hateful - drug influenced tortured doom with a total of 8 tracks. Almost immediately, this brought about an offer from Aesthetic Death to record a full length CD of new material.
In June 1994, Esoteric entered Rich Bitch studios in Birmingham to record 6 tracks (lasting almost 90 minutes). This recording was released as a double CD, titled "Epistemological Despondency". Soon after the recording of this album, Stuart (guitar) and Darren (drums) parted company with the band leaving Greg (vocals), Bryan (bass), Simon and Gordon (guitars). In September of that year, Steve joined Esoteric to complete the guitar section. However, a suitable drummer was yet to be found.
In 1996, Esoteric entered the studio once more to record "The Pernicious Enigma" - Their second double-CD. Nine tracks, lasting a mind-debilitating 115 minutes. "The Pernicious Enigma" proved to be a more complex, sinister, intense and dissonant release, yet it still maintained the Esoteric essence throughout.
October 1997 saw the departure of Simon Philips. Greg (vocals) took the place of Simon on guitar in order to keep the instrumentation the same.
In 1999, "Metamorphogenesis", was unleashed. This release, containing only three tracks, is often described as a Mini-CD in comparison with the first two albums, yet it has a total playing time of nearly 45 minutes. "Metamorphogenesis" shows Esoteric to be more extreme and diverse than ever. Still surviving without a permanent drummer, session drums were recorded courtesy of Keith York.
In May 2002, just one week before Esoteric were due to start recording their fourth album, Bryan (Bass) left the band leaving the three remaining members (Greg, Steve and Gordon) to record the album. This was done at intervals over a period of time spanning across the rest of the year and into 2003, giving the band time to fine-tune the recording and production and also giving time to allow the session musicians (Keith York - Drums and Trevor Lines - Bass) to learn and record their parts. ESOTERIC signed a deal with Season of Mist (Fra) and the album titled "Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum" was released on June 28th 2004. It contains four songs and lasts 51 minutes. This release sees the band as uncompromising as ever, with a more refined yet totally bombastic production.
The addition of three musicians (keyboards, bass and drums) during the summer of 2003 enabled Esoteric to play live once more. The two successful European tours in 2004 and 2005 took Esoteric to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, UK, Finland and Norway with bands such asWhile Heaven Wept, Skepticism, Reverend Bizarre, Indesinence, Officium Triste, Mourning Beloveth, Thee Plague Of Gentlemen, Pantheist and many others. The addition of the keyboard player allows the band to orchestrate the material better in the live environment, where the use of an extra instrument has become necessary to emulate the complexity of the studio recordings. Mark Bodossian (Bass) and Olivier Goyet (Keyboards) stay with the band to this day but Andy Semmens (drums) parted company in September 2005 following the gigs in Europe.
In February 2007, Joe Fletcher joined on drums to complete the line-up. Steve Peters departed the band in August 2007, and was replaced by Kris Clayton.
Shows during 2007 have so far included the UK, France, Germany and Holland, with bands such as Forgotten Tomb, Anaal Nathrakh, Malasangra, Indesinence and many others.
Esoteric's 5th album, entitled "The Maniacal Vale", has been released on Season of Mist records in June 2008.
The current line-up consists of
Greg Chandler (vocals, guitar)
Mark Bodossian (bass)
Joe Fletcher (drums)
Jim Nolan (guitar)
Official website: www.esotericuk.net
Official Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/esotericuk
2) Esoteric was a Mexican death metal formed in 1993, born from the ashes of the bands Infected and Corrupter.
They released a demo in 1995 titled "Life Is Death".
Abandonment
Esoteric Lyrics
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And resentment is all that is left to give
Still we go through with the facade
Wasting our time humouring insanities
And know so well
Sense has no place here
Until there's no place left to burn
Did those eyes drown?
Did the soul slip so far down it became lost?
Is the only spirit left, the one that passes the lips?
An age of destruction
I watch, my disbelief waiting for change
The will for resolution faded fast
And in the end, it stands for nothing, counts for nothing
Tis like a funeral march
Driving towards the death
Awaiting the vultures' call
The lyrics of Esoteric's song Abandonment depict a sense of disillusionment and hopelessness towards life. When the words spoken by people make no sense and the only feeling left is resentment, individuals still put on a facade, humor themselves, and waste time. The sense of reasoning fails to exist in such a situation and people find themselves running with abandonment, with no regard for the consequences. They are overwhelmed by the agony of drowning eyes and a lost soul and the only thing that remains is the spirit that passes through the lips. The age of destruction surrounds them, they bear witness to it, and yet their belief in change fades quickly. In the end, it all stands for nothing and counts for nothing, just like a funeral march towards death.
Line by Line Meaning
When the spoken words make less sense than those unspoken
It's better to say nothing if what we have to say doesn't make any sense
And resentment is all that is left to give
All we have left to offer is our anger and bitterness
Still we go through with the facade
We continue pretending and putting on a show
Wasting our time humouring insanities
We're wasting our time playing along with crazy ideas
And know so well
We're fully aware
Sense has no place here
There's no rationality in this situation
Fire, running with abandonment
Our passion burns uncontrollably
Until there's no place left to burn
Until it consumes everything and there's nothing left
Did those eyes drown?
Did we lose our sight of what's important?
Did the soul slip so far down it became lost?
Did we lose our sense of self and identity?
Is the only spirit left, the one that passes the lips?
Are our words the only things that define us now?
An age of destruction
We're living in a time of upheaval and chaos
I watch, my disbelief waiting for change
I'm waiting in disbelief for things to get better
The will for resolution faded fast
Our desire to find a solution disappeared quickly
And in the end, it stands for nothing, counts for nothing
In the end, none of this matters
Tis like a funeral march
It feels like we're just heading towards our own demise
Driving towards the death
We're headed towards a metaphorical death, the end of our current state
Awaiting the vultures' call
Waiting for the inevitable, when the consequences of our actions come to claim us
Contributed by Elliot H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
John Stephen
Everything after 8:00 moves Esoteric from the realm of men to the realm of gods. Simply ineffable.
Jaky696
Perfection!
pa
Absolutely agree!
Hessel M
The Vocals are extremely good.II love the way how at the end of each word he sings he lowers or heightens the pitch of his screams.The melancholic heaviness is also quite hypnotizing.
Xenoforge78
8 minutes in is when I started to experience pure musical nirvana. I had shivers throughout my entire body. Even though I love this genre I never really "got" Esoteric. Until now, with this fucking song. What an experience. I only wish that the music I produce one day will have a similar effect on another person.
Kenneth Donnelly
Oh sweetie, you've got to hear "The Blood of the Eyes," and more from this profound band...
Onlythewindremembersmyname
one of my all time favorite doom songs.
Gary Edward Allen
Loved it from the opening note....
jā carter
Esoteric has the most amazing Movements...
Every one squares the intensity and elevates you into a new qliphoth of experience...
these fuckers are sonic priests .
I'm converted. show me the sights of the forbidden tree
Jaky696
After 8:00.... PERFECTION!!!