Epistomological Despondency is the first studio album by British doom metal band Esoteric. The album was released in 1994 as a double CD through Aesthetic Death Records, and was remastered and reissued in 2004. In a retrospective article written about the album by Metal Injection editor Cody Davis, the album "built Esoteric's foundation in funeral doom."[2]
| Epistemological Despondency | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 6–16 June 1994 | |||
| Studio | Rich Bitch Studios, Birmingham | |||
| Genre | Funeral doom metal | |||
| Length | 89:00 | |||
| Label | Aesthetic Death | |||
| Producer | Esoteric | |||
| Esoteric chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Sputnikmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bereft" | 20:24 |
| 2. | "Only Hate (Baresark)" | 2:41 |
| 3. | "The Noise of Depression" | 18:59 |
| Total length: | 42:04 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lamented Despondency" | 12:37 |
| 2. | "Eradification (of Thorns)" | 7:19 |
| 3. | "Awaiting My Death" | 26:07 |
| Total length: | 46:03 Total 89:00 | |
Credits
edit- Bryan Beck – Bass guitar, fretless bass, effects and bass synth
- Gordon Bicknell – Lead guitar, effects, samples, synth
- Greg Chandler – vocals, effects
- Simon Phillips – Lead guitar, effects, samples
- Stuart Blekinsop – Guitar, effects
- Darren Earl – drums
- Steve Wilson - engineering, mixing
References
edit- ^ n/a (2009-05-13). "Esoteric - Epistemological Despondency". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Davis, Cody (2017-02-17). "Funeral Doom Friday: ESOTERIC and Their Brilliant Debut, Epistemological Despondency". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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