Paragon of Dissonance

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2011 studio album by Esoteric

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)

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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

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Disc oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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 twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002235204
2. ^ n/a (2011-11-15). "Esoteric – Paragon of Dissonance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ Virtanen, Mike (2011-11-01). "ZT Exclusive: Esoteric Talks Paragon of Dissonance". ztmag.com. Zero Tolerance Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

## External links

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* Paragon of Dissonance on Discogs
* Paragon of Dissonance on Bandcamp

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Esoteric

* Greg Chandler
* Mark Bodossian
* Joe Fletcher
* Kris Clayton
* Simon Walcroft

Studio albums|

* Esoteric Emotions – The Death of Ignorance (1993)
* Epistemological Despondency (1994)
* The Pernicious Enigma (1997)
* Metamorphogenesis (1999)
* Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum (2004)
* The Maniacal Vale (2008)
* Paragon of Dissonance (2011)
* A Pyrrhic Existence (2019)

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