Paragon of Dissonance

Paragon of Dissonance
Paragon of Dissonance
Studio album by Esoteric
Released	11 November 2011
Recorded	May–June 2011
Venue	London, England
Studio	Priory Recording Studios
Genre	Doom metal
Length	90:18
Label	Season of Mist
Producer	Esoteric
Esoteric chronology

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic	^[2]

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002235204
^ n/a (2011-11-15). "Esoteric – Paragon of Dissonance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ 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)

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[AMG-1] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002235204

[sputnik-2] /a (2011-11-15). "Esoteric – Paragon of Dissonance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[ztmag-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)

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