 | Esoteric Paragon of Dissonance
4.1
excellent
| Ranking: #27 for 2011 | |
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| 4.5 superb | Homeslice | November 7th 11 |
Esoteric's discography could be divided in thirds based on how their sound has developed throughout the years. This album is of similar musical fashion to the "Maniacal Vale" and very well challenges it. Chandler has taken the ideas that worked so very well in the previous release and expanded upon it. There are moments in this album that would leave you speechless upon listening. Definitely worth for purchase for fans of the genre. Doubt it will win any album of the album of the year accolades because of the obscure and mind debilitating nature of the music, but it should it is sublime.
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| 4.5 superb | J34 | November 13th 11 |
Person who gave this a 2 rating, prefers Nickelback to this
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| 4.0 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | October 7th 20 |
Funeral doom band doing funeral doom album: somber and melancholic music for 90 minutes. It's not all about impending doom though: beautifully despaired guitar licks add epicness to the mostly depressive music. It allows the record to grow louder, to try to exit its almost constant state of pessimism, only to fail, centimeters away from paradise.
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| 1.0 awful | Jonathan McCombs | July 7th 18 |
Fucking trash. If you can't see this, you may be in need of a baby bottle. Baby need a bottle? Baby needs a bottle.
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | July 26th 17 |
I always preferred the shorter works Esoteric released like Subconscious Dissolution Into The Continuum because things were always tighter without comprising the excellent songwriting the band uses so well. That being said, Paragon Of Dissonance is definitely my favorite of the longer releases, as though it clocks in at an hour and a half, it just may be the most varied Esoteric release, not only in songwriting but in tone as well. Sure, you have the trademark unsettling psychedelic bull-dozing, but you also have moments of contemplative sadness and melancholy here that were never divulged as much on previous efforts. Many of the sadder progressions have the dually wonderful quality of memorability as well, as "Non Being" and "Aberration" so beautifully demonstrate, making for an engaging second half, something the other long records often fell short on. If Esoteric were to call it quits this album would be quite the swan song, but hopefully they can wow the doom world once more and possibly top this bad boy.
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| 0.0 | | November 16th 15 |
8.7
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| 5.0 classic | romanometal1 | December 26th 13 |
Just started getting into these guys, I think we'll go far together
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| 0.0 | | January 23rd 12 |
A dark. gloomy journey through a chasm of sheer doom, fueled by dark, heavy-impact riffing and multiple other musical elements. Esoteric has crafted a two part album that will not only leave your mouth hanging open, but will set a new standard for doom metal in creating atmosphere.
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| 0.0 | someguest | November 15th 11 |
This will not be topped within metal this year. An absolute monster of an album.
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| 4.0 excellent | Virium | November 10th 11 |
Didn't quite grow on me like I thought it would, still a great album though.
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| 0.0 | Scoot | November 7th 11 |
gonna get this shii
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| 3.5 great | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZoddHand | November 26th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | September 14th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Voor | June 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Metaxu | March 26th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Spag | February 22nd 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | February 1st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Maco097 | November 12th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Evrimen | December 1st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | November 22nd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | xxm | January 14th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | June 21st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Basara | March 16th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | CJBobs | December 24th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Fear | December 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | GazAldo | August 5th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Nud | May 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | necropig | February 10th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodstar | December 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | November 4th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Elynna | August 17th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | btati | May 27th 16 |
| 3.5 great | jmh886 | March 30th 16 |
| 2.5 average | 8genre | January 5th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Pavera | December 28th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | hsb | May 8th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nigtwig | January 15th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Dizchu | November 8th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | October 19th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sunn177 | October 14th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | StarsDie | February 24th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | motyli | January 31st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | ThrashK | January 3rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Motyl | September 11th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | rid | August 30th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | gumi | January 22nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Caelum | January 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nacen | October 8th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | leycec | September 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shuyin | July 12th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Rail | May 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | fjutt | May 12th 12 |
| 3.0 good | lobby | April 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Voivod STAFF | February 26th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Lethe | December 22nd 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Coast | December 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shadow17 | December 10th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | blabony | December 8th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Andrew | December 1st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Inveigh | December 1st 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Mendigo | November 26th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Pagaard | November 24th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | November 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gmork89 | November 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wizard | November 19th 11 |
| 3.5 great | itchy | November 17th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Vesper | November 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kyle Ward EMERITUS | November 10th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | ev0ken | November 10th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | GodL1ke | November 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Warpt | November 10th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Hawks | November 9th 11 |
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