Esoteric Emotions – The Death of Ignorance

The Death of Ignorance
The Death of Ignorance
Studio album (Demo tape) by Esoteric
Released	30 July 1993
Recorded	1993
Studio	Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham
Genre	Doom metal
Length	78:06
Label	Self-released
Producer	Esoteric
Esoteric chronology

Esoteric Emotions – The Death of Ignorance is the debut demo album by the British doom metal band Esoteric. Noted for its usage of effects pedals, something not commonly used in metal music up to that point in time, the demo would obtain the attention of independent label Aesthetic Death,^[1] who issued the band's first two albums Epistemological Despondency and The Pernicious Enigma. The demo was released by the band in small runs on cassette only, and in 2000 it was reissued on CD-R through the band, though bootlegged versions exist of this edition. The demo would see an official CD release in 2017 through Aesthetic Death Records as part of the band's 25th anniversary.

A common misconception is that the band's name was Esoteric Emotions when it was released, however vocalist Greg Chandler has stated that "Esoteric Emotions" was meant to be only part of the title.^[1]

Track listing edit

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Esoteric"	9:06
2.	"In Solitude"	7:10
3.	"Enslavers of the Insecure"	8:44
4.	"Scarred"	12:13

Side B

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Eyes of Darkness"	16:48
6.	"Infanticidal Fantasies"	7:56
7.	"Expectations of Love"	8:15
8.	"The Laughter of the Ignorant"	7:14

Credits edit

Esoteric

Bryan Beck – Bass, fretless Bass, effects and bass synth
Gordon Bicknell – Lead guitar, effects, samples, synthesizer
Greg Chandler – Vocals, effects
Simon – Lead Guitar, effects, samples
Stuart Blenkinsopp – Guitar, effects
Darren – Drums

Production

Alex Tepper - engineering, mixing

References edit

^ ^a ^b Rosenthal, Jon (16 January 2018). "No Such Thing As Nothing: Esoteric on 25 Years of "Esoteric Emotions – The Death Of Ignorance"". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

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[IO-1] Rosenthal, Jon (16 January 2018). "No Such Thing As Nothing: Esoteric on 25 Years of "Esoteric Emotions – The Death Of Ignorance"". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

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